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FROM SACKET’S HARBOR.
Extract of a letter from a maj. Samuel
Stewart, of col. Prior's regiment cf
detached, militia, to Judge Child, of
Greenfield, dated Socket's Harbor,
January 7.
“ We are here, frozen in as might be
expected ; the Lake not crossable yet;
but soon wiil be. Our fleet, the object
of the enemy’s attention, is laid up with-
fh the point, in such a linei as will pro-
tect the village anti itself from an attack
from the east ; the United States
troops? are located at, and east of fort
Volunteer, so as t© make a cross fire i appointed, should be the time at which
quest in the most urgent terms, that he
would expressly name th^ place as
well as the time for the examination ;
and proposing to him that if he covilcj*
with convenience bring his machine to
the city (as he had in private conversa-
tion with. Henry Voight and others
intimated that he would) then the com-
mittee would defray all the necessary
expences, and provide a commodious
room for its reception and examina-
tion : but if he should prefer Chesnut
Hill as the place of examination,
then the noon of the day he had
with the fleet, and defend us from the
southeast; fort Tompkins, you recol-
lect, is calculated to meet an enemy
from northwest to northeast, and the
4th brigade is situated so as to afford
pi -jtcction from southwest to northwest;
so that we are ready to meet a foe at all
points—and troops of all descriptions
are on the alert, and since the weather
has become settled winter weather, we
have made very considerable improve-
ment in exercise and manoeuvring—
tor the last 3 or 4 weeks, the weather
has been mild and about as good for
military improvement, as could be wish-
ed. Our caitij' has become more heal-
thy than it has been, since the rains have
ceased—and although there has been
much sickness, the mortality has not
been very great, considering our num-
bers. I have been told, that frightful
presentations are made of our situa-
■ ion in the country, which I am disposed
?o give you the pleasure of contradict-
ing. Our actual loss by death stands
hus-—(I mean at this post, and of the
4th brigade)—Captains 1, lieuts. 1,
sergeants 2, corporals 3, and privates
i2. So stands the footing of my ledger
-—as posted up to January 4th. With
this information you may confront the
reports of 10 dying in a day, and it may,
at least, afford some consolation to those
who have friends ut this station.
“ The masts of the ship Madison are
all up—another sharp sailing boat, cal-
culated for dispatch, is in considerable
forwardness.
“ There are a thousand flying reports
respecting the British force at Kingston;
many are of the opinion that we shall
receive a visit from tnem, and we at
l ast ought to act as though we expect
it—and I do assure you, that if the
event were certain, we could not do
more than we are doing to meet it.
“ Few or no discharges are now grant-
ed. Furloughing less frequent than
L has been, and those of us who remain,
expect to tPugh it out.”—Saratoga Pat.
NAVAL DEFENCE.
A joint committee of both houses of
the Massachusetts legislature, were ap
pointed, and have reported in favor of
building a ship of the line of 74 guns,
lb be called the Massachusetts—and
that the same, when completed and
equipped, be offered to the government
of the United States, to be employed by
them during the present war with G
.Britain. Phil. Gaz.
PERPETUAL MOTION*
EXTRACT or A LETTER FROM HARRISBURG.
Jan. 28th, 1813.
“The following is a copy of a Report
read in each House of the Legislature
this day.
“ The Committee appointed by the ho-
norable the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in General Assem
bly met, in the month of December
last, “ to make a strict examination
of the machine invented by Charles
Reaclheffcr, and to make as specific
a representation respecting it, as its
alledged importance and the public
expedition require,” beg leave to
REPORT:
“ That immediately on receiving the
authenticated copy of the above resolu
tion, one of the committee, Robert Pat
terson, waited on Charles Readheffcr,
then in this city, to whom he exhibited
the copy of the appointment, requesting
him to name a time and place for the
committee to make the examination of
his machine, agreeably to the resolu-
tion and desire of the Legislature. But
Charles Readheffer declined complying
with the above request at that time,
promising, however, that he would call
on Henry Voight, another member of
the committee, before he left the city,
and appoint the time and place for the
examination of his machine. He did
indeed call on Henry Voight according
to promise, but still declined complying
with the request.
“ The committee was then convened,
at the Louse of Henry Voight, and or-
ganizer!, Henry Voight being chosen
Chairman, and Robert Patterson, Secre-
tary. / .
“ Agreeably to a resolution of the
committee, their chairman sent a letter
to Charles Readheffer, containing a co-
py of the resolution of the Legislature,
and earnestly soliciting him to appoint a
time and place for the examination of
his machine by the committee.
“ In reply to this, Charles Readheffer
sept a letter addressed to Henry Voight
and the other members of the commit-
tee, in which he named Thursday, the
21st instant, at such hour as the com-
mittee should appoint, when he would
submit his machine to their examina-
tion, but still declined or neglected to
name the piuce.
“ On tim receipt of the above, Hen-
ry Veight sent a second letter to Charles
Rcudheff eiy renewing the former re
WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1813.
Rufus King, Esq. is chosen a Sena-
tor in the Congress of the United States
Irom the State of New-York, vice John
Smith. Esq. whose term of service ex-
pires on the 3d of March next.
CONGRESS.
the committee would appoint for that
purpose.
“ To this letter, Charles Readheffer
gave no explicit answer, either verbally
or in writing, until yesterday, when be-
ing pressed by Henry Voight and Ro-
bert Patterson either to appoint a time
and piace himself for the committee to
examine his machine, or agree to a time
and place appointed by them, which
they proposed to be the noon of Satur-
day the 30th inst. at Chesnut Hill, he
explicitly declared to them, his friend
Dr. Christian Heydrick being present,
that he could not submit his machine
to the examination of the committee ap-
pointed by the Legislature for that pur-
pose.
“ The committee therefore consider
themselves as discharged from all fur-
ther attempts to execute the task as-
signed them by the honorable Legisla-
ture of this commonwealth, and would
finally take the liberty of declaring that
from the above recited conduct of
Charles Readheffer, as well as. from nu-
merous vain attempts to construct self-
moving machines on the ostensible
principles of his, it is their decided
opinion, that Charles Readheffer’s ma-
chine of pretended perpetual motion, is
a deception, and himself an impostor.
“ HENRY VOIGHT, Chairman.
“Attest—Robert Patterson, Sec'y.”
New-York’, February 2.
The privateer schooner Eagle, Capt.
Connelly, of this port, captured on the
28th of December an English schooner
with a cargo of dry goods, invoiced at
§21,000. Also a vessel under Spanish
colors, with a valuble cargo, acknow
ledged by the supercargo British pro-
perty. They - were both manned and
ordered lor the first American port.
Philadelphia, February 2.
An Epidemic. Last winter a very
alarming ana fatal disease prevailed in
Connecticut which the year before had
committed dreadful ravages in the State
of Vermont. Accounts front Albany,'
Herkimer and oth inland towns of
New-York inform us-ihat a simUar and
equally fatal disease prevails-in those
places. If we wore. corr< r,:-;‘y informed
this disease is at our very door and has
caused many deaths in Camden, N. J
whence some patients are said to have
been removed to this city, and we do
certainly know that some of the most
respectable practitioners in this city are
apprehensive of very srrious conse-
quences. Quere ? What are the pow-
ers and duties of the Board of Heafth,
or have they any in this case. Press
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.
The Country’s Bulwark.—On
Monday, according to previous arrange-
ment, the several volunteer military
corps of this city, the Infantry Legion
under the command of colonel Fotterall
(major of the legion) the regiment of
city cavalry, under lieutenant colonel
John Smith, and a great number of the
surviving revolutionary characters, and
a vast concourse of citizens, assembled
to escort into the city their estimable
fellow citizen, commodore Stephen
Decatur.
The cavalry received the commodore
near Frankford, five miles from Phila.
delphia, early in the morning, and ac-
companied him, together with a vast
number of citizens on horse back ; at
Kensington bridge he was met by the
infantry uniformed corps, and his ap-
proach was announced by a federal
salute from the handsome artillery corps
commanded by captain Boyd.
Here a landau, with four beautiful
white horses, was ready to receive him,
and in which he was accompanied by
col. F. Gurney to the city. The caval-
cade marched clown Second street, and
was greeted at every street and fromrthe
windows of the houses as it passed
along, particularly at the City Coffee
House ; the cavalcade then wheeled to
the west and having reached Market
street through Fourth, halted at the
elegant hotel kept by Mr. Renshaw, at
the corner of Eleventh street in
Market, where the commodore took up
his quarters.
A sumptuous entertainment will be
given in honor of the commodore, at
Renshaw’s, onThuisday next.—-Aurora.
Wilmington, February 3.
Arrived at Port Penn, schooner Dart,
capt. H. Rilil, from Hayti, cargo sugar,
coffee, &c.; was chased into the Bay by
the English squadron off” the Delaware
—had 150 shot through her sails, and 1
man killed.
Feb. 1, British transport Lady John-
son, from London for Halifax, prize to
the French brig Cornet, of Bordeaux.
J. M. Bason, prize-master, reports, that
theiie are on board of her 40 pieces of
battering cannon; ^Qii6>bv<rels large-
gra J. gun-powder, 90 lbs. i-. each ; a
large number of mu&keta accoutre-
ments ; a considerable quantity iS iron
and leaden bullets, cordage and muni-
tions of wai\
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, February 6.
Mr. Cheves, from the committee of
Ways and Means, in pursuance of the
instructions of the House, reported a
bill to remit the claims of the U. S. in
certain goods, wares and merchandize
captured by private armed vessels of
the U. Stated1.—Twice read and com-
mitted.
Mr. Basset, from the Naval Commit-
tee, reported a bill supplementary to the
act for encreasing the Navy of the U. S.
[The bill proposes to authorize the
building of six sloops of war, and four
others for the Lake service, and to put
out of commission, after the completion
of these vessels, such of the gun-boats
as the public service may not require.]
The bill was twice read ana com-
mitted.
Mr. Bond, from the committee on
the subject, reported a bill concerning
the making of salt at the U. S Saline
in the Illinois territory, by the partial in-
troduction of negroes therein.—Twice
read and committed.
The Speaker laid before the House
the Annual Report of the Commission-
ers of the Sinking Fund ; and also two
letters from the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, the one transmitting the names,
See. of the clerks employed in the Trea-
sury ; and the other transmitting a
statement of; payments made on ac-
count of the public debt, and of the Re-
volutionary government, in conformity
to a resolution of the House requiring
the same. These papers were severally
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Cheves, from the committee of
Ways and Means, made an unfavorable
report on the petition of Richard
Mitchell; which was lead and com-
mitted.
The engrossed bill to alter the time
of holding the District Court in the Dis-
trict of Maine, was read a third time and
passed.
EXCLUSION OF FOREIGN SEAMEN.
The house again resolved itself into a
Committee of the whole, Mr. Bassett in
the chair, on the bill regulating the em-
ployment of foreign seamen in the arm-
ed vessels and in the merchant service
oi the United States.
Mr. Ridgely made a speech of some
length explaining his ideas on this sub-
ject, and concluded with moving an
amendment, the object of which was, to
provide that no person not a native
shouldbe employed in the service of the
United States, until the period of pro-
bation of live yeais, required by our
laws, should have been completed.
Mr. Bibb having remarked that this
amendment only went to explain a pro-
vision of the bill not now perhaps suf-
ficiently clear—
It was adopted without a division.
Sundry other amendments were pro-
posed by Mr. Ridgtly and agreed to.
Other amendments were proposed to
the bill, like that of Mr. Ridgely, not
effecting the principle, some of which
were agreed to and others rejected, on
which a desultory debate took place.
The most important amendment made
to the bill, was the agreement of the
committee to a motion made by Mr.
Robertson to strike out the eighth sec-
tion of the bill, which our readers will
recollect provides that the bill shall not
have effect except as to the seamen of
such nation as shall have made recipro-
cal arrangements as to the seamen of
the United States.
About 4 o’clock, the committee rose
and reported the bill ; and
The House forthwith adjourned.
TO THE EDITORS.
28f/t January, 1813.
GENTLEMEN,
A publication signed “P. B. Por-
ter” has appeared in sundry public
prints, in which the writer professes to
give a true account of the prominent
transactions of the 28th November, and
first of December, at Black Rock.—
Some facts are truly stated ; but where-
ver the writer gives numbers, his state-
ments are (I must presume wilfully)
incorrect.
Fie states that on the 27th November,
there were collected near Black Rock
4500 effective itien, under my com-
mand; that on the 28th, 2000 or 2600
were embarked; that, on the morning
of the 1st December, 4000 men, with-
out order or restraint, were discharging
theii\nmskets at the navy-yard.
I affirm tiiat on the 27th November,
ther'1 were collected iii the neighborhood
of Black Rock not more than 3500 ef~
fcctive men, non commissioned officers
and privates, of every corps under my
command ; not more than 1500 of those
were liable to be ordered to cross the
Niagara,according to opinions generally
received.* On the 28th there were
1050 good troops embarked, and also
so many irregular volunteers as occu-
pied five boats, estimated at 150. On
the morning of the 1st December, the
number of men armed with muskets,
who were at the navy-yard, embarked
or not embarked, did not exceed 2000
men. ,
This statement is as correct as I can
make it; and is essentially correct;
He says he is informed that General
Tannehill’s volunteers, were ready to
cross. I had in my possession a return
shewing that of 150 officers of that bri-
gade only 37 were willing to cross-—
that only 211 men volunteered uncon-
ditionally, and 165 on various conditions.
A part of General Tannehill’s volun-
teers (I have been told 360) marched
to the navy-yard by a route I had pre-
scribed, and were prepared to embark.
The remainder went to Black Reck by
the way of Buffalo, I presume to be
spectators. If they ever lor a moment
intended to cross the Niagara, that in-
tention was not communicated to me.
If there were 4500 effective men
near Black Rock, how will General
Porter, in his capacity of contractor,
answer to his country for having on the
30th only 35 barrels of flour on hand,
not two pounds of flour to each man ?
The hostility of General Porter to
myself, grew out of the contract. The
troops were starving for provisions ;f
the officers complained of unfair prac-
tices, that damaged flour was forced on
them ;t that the lean beef was stripped
of every morsel of fat ;|| that vinegar,
candles and soap, were not furnished ;
ana in the. sickly state of the camp,
those wants were severely felt.
Under such circumstances, after mak-
ing ineffectual requisitions, I was com-
pelled to order purchases to be made.
If Congress desire that our armies
should conquer, they will consider that
“ an army is an edifice of which the ba-
sis is the belly ;” and they„wili pre-'
scribe some effectual mode of honestly
and amply supplying our armies with
good and wholesome provisions. They
will consider that “the principle ofvic-
v j.-s is discipline;” and subject to
| c; s martial «f regular officers ail the
J irregulars who join an army,
i Respectfully, your most ob’t.
ALEXANDER SMYTH
j * It is an error to re y on any troops except
those who are bound to obey. Of Captain Ri-
chardson's company of r flemen, and the compa-
nies of " Greens' under Captains Powers, Dillon,
Tate, and Walker, there were embarked on the
Is? December, only captain Tate, two L.eute-
mints, and eight men of the Greens.
j- For this fact I refer to Col. Winder.
i To Lieiit. Col. Boerstler.
|j To Col Barker’.
(By Authority.)
AN ACT
Authorizing the admission, under certain cir-
cumstances, of vessels owned by citizens of
the U. S. of America,with their cargoes, from
British ports beyond the Cape of Good
Hope.
BF. it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That in all cases where goods,
wares and merchandize, bona fide the
property of a citizen or citizens of the
United States, have been imported in-
to the United States from British ports
beyond the Cape of Good Flope, for the
cargoes of which vessels bonds have
been required, at the port or place of
shipment from, and have been given by
the owners, agents, consignees, or su-
percargoes of such vessels,that the car-
goes thereof *hull be delivered or landed
at some port or place in the United
States ; and the person or persons in-
terested in such goods, wares or mer
chandize, or concerned in the importa-
tion thereof, have incurred thereby any
fine, penalty and forfeiture, or have de-
livered the same into the possession or
custody of the United States, on such
person petitioning for relief to any
judge or court proper to hear the same,
in pursuance of the provisions of the
act, entitled “An act to provide for mi-
tigating and remitting the lines, forfeit-
ures and penalties, in certain cases
therein mentionedand on the facts
being shown, on inquiry had by said
judge or court, stated and transmitted
as by said act is required, to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury ; in all such cases
wherein it shall be proved, to his satis-
faction, that said goods, wares and
merchandize, at the time of their ship-
ment, were bona fide owned by a citi-
zen or citizens of the United States, and
for the landing or delivery of which, at
some port or place in the United States,
bonds were required and given as afore-
said, the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby directed to remit all fines, pen-
alties and forfeitures, which may have
been incurred in consequence of such
shipment, importation or importations,
to deliver up possession of the said ves-
sels, goods, wares and merchandize, to
the owner or owners thereof; upon
the costs artd charges that have arisen
or may arise being paid, and the duties .j
payable on such goods, wares and mer-
chandize, or which would have been
payable if they had been legally impor-
tetl, being paid or secured to be paid
according to law, as if the same had
been imported and entered at the time
of the release thereof, and also to di-
rect the prosecution or prosecutions,
if any shall have been instituted for the
recovery of such fines, penalties and
forfeitures, to cease and be discontinu-
ed : Provided, That nothing in this act
contained shall extend or be construed
to extend to a remission of or exempt
tion from any fine, penalty or forfeiture
which has been or may be incurred for
a breach of any law or laws of the Unit-
ed States other than such as prohibit
the admission into the United States of
goods, wares and merchandize, import-
ed as aforesaid.
H. CLAY,
Spealpr of the House of Representatives.
WM. H. CRAWFORD,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
January 27, 1813.
APPROVED,
JAMES MADISON.
NOTICE.
DeTAIITKENT OF STATE,
February 6,1813.
Alien enemies arriving withia the limits of
the United States from foreign countries, are,
immediately on their arrival, to report them-
selves to the Marshal of the United States, or
to his deputy, for the district Within which they
may be landed.
No Alien enemy can hereafter proceed from
a port or place within one district of the Uni-
ted States, to a port or place within another
district of the same, bj* land or water, without
a Special Passport from the Marshal or from
the collector of the customs, as the case may be-
Alien enemies permitted to travel from eve
district of the United States to another district
thereof, are forthwith on their arrival to report
themselves to the Marshal, to whom they are
to exhibit their passports.
The Marshals and the Collectors of the Cus-
toms of the several districts of the U. State!,
are particularly charged with the execution of
the provisions of this notification.
(ff Printers authorised to publish the, laws
of the Union, are requested to insert the pre-
ceding notice three times in their respective
papers.
POCKET BOOKS.
JOSEPH MILLIGAN - i
Jfas just received a Large and Elegant assort-
"Jw merit of Ladies and Gentle melts plain and o -
namented
POCKET BOOKS,
Thread, and Note Cases, Purses, ciO
All oi which will he sold on the lowest terms
for Cash
Jan. 14—
J(JST pv(i;.;^EjLL *
ALLEN’S MAP OF CANADA?
A CCOMP ANIEJD B t~
A PAMPHLET,
Describing that Country.
For sale by Josevh Milligan, Bookseller,
Georgetown. (Columbia,)
Price Three Dollars
This Map is allowed to be one of the best de-
lineations of the British Possessions in this
country, which has been yet offered to the
public
They may also be had by application at the
Book store and Lottery Office, Bridge street.
February 8——
PUBLIC SALE.
TJURSUANT to an order from the Orphan’s
i Court for Washington county, district of
. olumbla, will be sold at Public Auction, on
Thursday 25lh inst. if fair, if not, the next
fair day, at the late residence of Abner Claud,
deceased:
The following articles,
A large quantity of well conditioned Tobacco
in bulk, fit for packing and pressing
Also some valuable Negroes, consisting of two
young u£en, two young Women and one Wo-
man and Child
Two valuable Studs and six other Horses
A Waggon, Car t and Harness
Five Milch Cows Jk.
Sixteen Hogs ™
Fifteen barrels of Fish
Between 5 & 600 bushels of Salt
Three Seines, and three Boats and Fishing
Tackle, complete
Twenty-one hhds. and sundry empty Casks
A quantity of Farming Utensils, Household
Furniture, &c too tedious to enumerate.
Terms of sale ior all sums of 20 dollars and
under, cash ; all over 20 dollars a credit of six
months, the pun hasers to give their notes
w lh approved endorsers with interest from the
day of sale.
SUSANNA CLOUD, Admx.
EVURA.RD GEARY, \dmr.
JOHN TRAVERS, Auctioneer,
February 8-
ARCHITECTURE, "
The subscriber, being encouraged to res.de
in tliis place,respectfully informs those gentle-
men of the district who contemplate to build
the appioaching season, that he will superin.
tend or exeute according to their own plans,
or he will present them improved plans in the
most convenient manner possible, furnished
with neat fancy work, not as yet introduced in
this place, at the most reasonable prices.
Drawings will be given to his employers gra-
tis ; and he assures them, lie will use every
economy in using materials to the best advaft* *
lage, which is so frequently neglected, from
a deficiency of proper calculation. From the
experience he has had in finishing in the most
fashionable style, he trusts he will not fail in
giving general satisfaction to those who may
employ him.
Gentlemen who wish tq build elegant Geo-
metrical Stair Lases, and Hand-Railing of eve-
ry description, on new and improved plansr
with accurate calculations, may have an op-
portunity ts> please their fancy ; and those who
wish to see a specimen of his work, will please
to call and view that much admired Stair Case
in Capt. John Peter’s new house, Georgetown.
Gentlemen who may wish to see the subscri-
ber, will please appiy at the residence of Mr,.
Jeremiah Merrill,'High street, Georgetown.
DANIEL SUTHERLAND.
February 3—6tNI
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