Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-10-27
[ExYae.s from papers J., the John Ad4ns.]
WE'LL DONE. PEACOCK!
LIVERPOOL, August


The Venus from Bordeaux bound to the Clyde,
was taken or Thursday lest about eleven at night,
between Cork and Waterford, about ten leagues
from the land. by the Peacock american sIoob Of
oar. Of 90 guns. so poanders and two long ls
FOUNDERS, and las men she had also taken the A
deona. from Liverpool to Quebec: and the Cutter
Eortitude, from iverpool to~S, ondon: the Venus
and FortiuiJie she destroyed the Adeona she plum.
dered, and gave her up to the crews on Friday
last she has since arrived at Dublin; the Ame-
rican then went in chace of fleet OF twenty sail,
from Bordeaux, six Of which were in sight when
The Adeona was let off The Peacock had pre-
yiouslv taken shin from the Brazils, with hides
and taliow; she sailed from Savannah on the 4th
of Iune and was chased by two British frigates,
but escaped by superior sailing.
DUBLIN, August 9.
The Peacock American sioop of war, is now in
the Irish Channel The crews Of several vessels
sunk bp her. arrived on Saturday at Dunleary. The
sails of the Peacock were much shattered, in con-
sequence of severe engagement which she had
with British sloop of name unknown, which
che unfortunately sunk. On Friday morning she
off the Wexford coast. She has oone much
mischief all the captured vessels have been sunk
FROM THE LONDON COURIER AUG. IL.
"At Grand Fete given on Saturday, at Whit
church, in honor of Lords Hill and CombeTne9e,
the Chairman, among other toasts gave Success
to Lord Hill and his American expedition" 10
returning thanks the noble Lord said, that ne had
three days ago taken leave of his Prince, and on
the lst September he should quit England Tor
Cork, lDaere he should embark the rs favoratls
optoYnuiy for america, taAs the comm aud Of the
British ar71y: and he had doa5t Nth the means
ALREADY there, together with those on the oa9, and
ia promised BY his Prince, he should hanl6 s
The lanAees, dgd bring The contest 10 speedy ana
successful termination. From the remote period
fixed Tor his Lordship's departure, it IS evident
that he waits the result of the negotiations at
Client"
The above extract from an English paper. as
the reader will see, looks to q continuance OF the
war, a probable event. Lord Hill, 1T would
appear, is mpa.iently waiting to SAL with his
troops, and he comes, it seems, IN msh commence
OF success. Should, however, the Congress at
Vienna end in hostilities on the continent, we
might then l presume, nationally calculate on
speedy peace between Great Britain and ourselves
in that case, however, she must very materially
modify the two exceptionabe articles she has seen
NJ to propose and which l take the liberty OF
saying never could have been proposed, but on o.
OF two suggestions either that she IS entlreiy
Ignorant of the subject to which they relate, both
as respects territory and the Indians for whom she
attempts to obtain terms impracucable, lnpefu-
hent and absurd, or she means no peace at pre-
sent and only plays off upon us the same game ths'
tne Present and former administration has more
ehan once played off her, in order to render ne
EQUATION abortve One instance ailude 10 IS Mr
leiferscn's sending back the treaty OF Monroe ano