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r VWk yesterday morning, when within
(,■»-,m two miles of the Beaver Dams,
«.»rr detachment was attacked from an
k»i»miicatle ; but soon drove the enemy
s >n»e distance into the woods, and then
i. tired to a clear field, and sent an cx
j»*e*s tor a reinforcement, saying be
v >*[,'(1 maintain his position until rein*
i- .(I; a reinforcement of 300 men
n* '* ed immediately under the com*
i!. i I wt Col. Chri stie ; but on arriving
j, - • }t!f*t*n\ton, Col. Chryitie received au
i • - Mttc information that TisutCol Baerst
p. ,vitU his command had surrendered
t > ttic enemy, and the reinforcement re
t niieJ to camp. A man who belonged
t a <»r» >11 corps of mounted volunteer li
ft ?irn, came in this morning, who states’
t'nt tire enemy surrounded our detach*
t rut in the wood*, £t towards 12 o'clock
commenced a general attack—that «-ur
timrsps fought more than two hours until
tin* artillery had expended the whole of
i‘<H . mmuuition. and then surrendered ;
{inr! at the tim«‘ of the surrender Hie in
f rmant made his escape. Why it should
Ih^vc been deemed proper to remain se
ifpil hours in a position surrounded
vijli woods without <-i*hor risking a de
risive action, oi effecting a retreat, re
i.t.iiii* '«> be accounted tor, as well at, the
1 r<*;.'et ol wailing fur a reinforcement
|m> n a distance of fittccn or sixteen
lu’t-s. *
No hiformat’op has been received ni
t’jt k*iled or wounded. The _cmemy’s
fir* ♦ h>s again arrived in our neighbor
hood.
Wtth resp-ct. and esteem,
1 am, sir, yours* Scr.
H. DEARBORN.
Iit;a. John Armstrong,
Secretary-of War.
J‘I’/nuf' from a letter rrc^'eved tit tr <7 .<•/.
inf':cn, dated '2SUi JunCy /• ort-C*eci tr?*
.... , : _ . _...
I* 1 f • v I J !1 • I • 5* V»V iuwimms .if
from other corps to t^a nmotint ot 300,
v.'re yes'vcrrlay o'ch*red to ic'.nlorcfi
B *e: srf« r wtv» hud beo; sent off with
rear fiOQ picked troops to beat in or
skirmish with the enemy's advanced
pots at the distance of 15 miles, nnd
v;m> ! v! fa lien into *n ambuscade, cx*
t b ated himself from \ and retired to a
Bws'uion which he t' ought a strong one,
(vbeie he drt» r*Ti’ncd to retrain. li!i he
Ion tribe supported — Chris!*'- command
id o«; r detach men*, n:-*- wc proceeded as
| ,r -.s Queen*towi> itrn, tic received
LwrmuMon that the enemy, collecting
Bis whole force, fell upon li*>erstler*s po
|i ;on about 1'2 o’clock and after a most
Salinate conflict ot we hour and Jit:y
|r untrit compelled hts Li-.inc hut ill-kit
li! h.itv! to su- render. Xot a .mao out
If the whole number escaped, but one, to
let! the story.
[ poerstler ought to have retreated,
rlis stand was gallant* but injudicious,
B;t* fhuIt was that of a brave but %i*#in
jtructed or ill-advi<i:d officer. H w
juich less blame-hie however than dr- I
BrcAtJip ot all without sutlainittg the dc
wchment ?
f Wr.cn shall we learn the first princi
■cs of the art ? When obey the first
■cutes of common sense ? Shall we
Brisk in detail, in the fare of s* beaten &
■forinr i e, tlie dupes and victims of
Be livlc ar ifices of the petite guerre Z
Bur detachment was made in the same
B|!v—«vX> men were to fight an army
K,; keens cooped up a* Fort George a
Bum or. of 4000 effect! * s ? I languish
Mr the sight of a man who, underiland
K: his Inkiness, will d > justice to the
Br v and 11*t country. U-icier such a
L, there i* both honor an 1 renown—
B V _ a V_ - _ _ _ . f., a.,. #! n• * rt *' llfvd
it ft If till it- If I.wti’uj'. 'I ,
Horace. Adieu—we hope for better
Brs.
ML Tuesday morning between Mount
H Washington and Alexandria*
B)u nd le oI iema 1 c( !of hin 5.
■ft finder will be rewarded by leaving
^Blh Ihe Subscriber.
Mary Ann Ball.
8 , St* '
11st Received for sale
AN'l II ON Y RV! >1 ‘ VS,
>xc3 of Dotnr.stio Cnods, con
!)• dlitkihg* S!»*nd>rays. Gin?
PlAs'r. riid St’ .pc's* Shawls
Tl ■ cads r f w peers of fire
v S*trfiel»s mixed colors, lir.ck
i-'b colored Superfine Cloth, cot
11 ling.
is stork.
Twist while ;*!.(! colored
and Women's line ;;nd coarse
<>c»
.u* and coarse lint*
end Trunks
of 1'rvt tjualiiy Chewing Te
rr, long Twi*t
of l\atU '.*h
sbh.c India Cotton
Candcs and Grocers* as
June 2%
n shfjrises.
ccs R C'> ;•> Rlieetings
cd and f *r *?d
iivvrascn
Atso ;y sroxe,
•b Ire >h 1C.: sin
o.Ov.kt ard b
blowi! So.p.
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I
:
tV.t no man who was President of the
Culled States, could be so deficient in
the knowledge of his own means to con
quer, jar-ct of his adversary's means to
defend, as to venture upon such a pro
ject es the wresting from the empire
ot Britain their possessions on the St.
Lawrence and the Lakes. Yet this mar
veil us adventure you have tried ; and
having been disappointed in y >ur first
and greatest gcr.cfals, in your first and
most numerous armies, the conquest of
Canada b:ing farther removed at this
day than K was at the declaration of war,
if the hope oi conquering Canada in alow
months induced you then to reject every
approach to an armistice, now that the
j cntei prize l»as been tried in vain, and is
j become t) >vv more desperate than irefore .
it was liied, ought you not to be per
suaded that an armistice shouiei not be
deferred on thi- account.
Having been wrong in issuing your
proclamation of November, 1S10, which
involved us in the war; having been
wrong in Juvb saving to issue your pro
clamation last year, which was deemed *
a preliminai y article to the cessation oj’
hostilities, k would have stopped them
you stand before your country accounta
ble fur all the evils which have been or
shall be produced by the war. To ike
people of An erica the President alone
is responsible, and net Ids ministers, ior
the executive acts of government
You arc accused of doing that which
you ought not to have done, of issuing
an unv arranted proclamation, which
involved us in war, ard whalis worse,
not doing that which you ought to have
done, of Tint issuing another proemma
ib'n commanded by statute, which might
; end probably would have given a pause, „
and if improved in a suitable manner, a
j permanent stop to the distresses ol the
| people of every description in the Unit
j cd States—a proclamation which would
; have held back the expenditures of the
pul lie treasure, ard would have arrest*
cd the career of our youthful, gallant Sc
a*dent countrymen, "ho too eager to
add a wreath of honor to the Ameilean
name, have impetuously rushed into the
held and to their -untimely end.
I
Jf fast autumn you believed an ormis
! ticc was cnreasonable and would have
deprived you ol a good chance of sub
duing Canada by a coup de main, or it
you believed the Canadians only wished
for an opportunity oi changing their ru
lers Sc their government, you have been
mistaken and deluded. Such a reason
against a cessation of hostilities no lon
ger exists. Canaca has been well sup
plied with officers and troops, and all
things necessary for its defence. It will
never be conquered by your arms, nor
is it probable that it will be conquered
bv your $ri*. Or if your disinclination
o ;iii armistice last year arose from the
policy of co operating with France, by
[ imposing -on England the necessity of
sending a part of her public 'orce to A
mericat so as to afford to France the best
chance of success in the grand * suer
prize against Russia. Yet ujw, v t:tii
that enterprise has been tvh .
ed. this reason against an a»'u: »ls* 1
seem9 to be much weakened,
Jf you believed that an armistice was
not requisite for the sake of commerce,
but that during the war Great Pritam
was incompetent actud'y to block: de
our sea-ports, and that there would ha
considerable neutral trade, notwithstand
ing the war ; in this too you arc proved
lo be mistaken. The wants of your ar
my have been many and severe, especial
ly they have suffered greatly for clotn
ing. The winter is approaching, and
uuless there be importations, there will
not be blankets and woolen clothes for
one half of the troops, regular* and mi
litia, who are in actual service.
These are a few of the many reasons
which are urgent in favor ol an armis
tice, which I shaii proceed to show,
might have been agreed upon, and pro
bably may yet, if the non-importation and
hon-interc#u:’se acts were out of force.
The power vested in you upon this sub
ject was full, or.d thfc i>on exercise of it
cannot be justified.
VIRGIN! US.
CONG RTSS.
IIOL’SF. OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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[ReportedJcr (he Alexandria Gazette.J
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i MU.M J *\w§w ^ •
Mr. Sybert o fie red lue {*>11 awing :
Resolved ihal the secretary ol the trea
sury be directed to have printed during
the ensuing recess ol rod- ■ ->>, lor the
uve ol the members, 10'/" copies ol the
digest which was authorised h> he made
by the resolution of in. h>u>o Adopted.
. Messrs. Webster, Siockt n, Smith,N.
‘II. Bur well, Lowndes, MoiVc ami Fisk,
N. Y. had leave ofubvenre bout Sunday
nest till the end of the session
Mr. Bi adlcy. after some introductory
observations, offered the following :
Resolved, that a committee be ap
pointed to enquire into the uchm wlw h
have let! to tin: muliiplU <1 {.tiiurcs <>l the
wr.ov ol me Unfed States on cur west
ern and north western lion.tiers, v i'i that j
the committee have power to send lor
persons n«) papers
Mr. Hopkins, ol K»*n. Advocated the
passage ot the resolution, but thought it
would be pro pc i’ that li:ne shahid be j
given the committee to innke their re
port till the next ol congress.
Mr sybert opposed the passage.
Mr. Jackson, o: Vir.gi.jij, also opposed
it. lie thought it Wji the most imp. di
tic resolution ever Muted to Coiigmss
It was particularly improper at this
tone. lie would niovt heartily concur
in an enquiiy alter the campaign was
cluivd.
Mr. Taylor moved that it lie on the
table and be printed.
Mr. Findley advocated its lying on the
tube.
Ii was ordered to lie on the table—76
to 67.
Mr. Heed and Mr. Boyd had leave of
absence.
A bill from the Senate for the relief
of-the owner* ol ihe sbip^ Good i rici'id.*:,
.‘wnaz n mikI the L. Slates and their car
goes, was read u first atiu second time
and teferitcl to the committee ol ways
and menus.
A bill from the Senate, making an
appropriation to complete * the Senate
Chamber and repair the north wi.ig ol
the Capitol, was twice reed and leferred
to a committee of the wi*ole House lor j
Monday next.
A bill from the Senate, prov ding for
the further defence ot the ports and
harbors of the U. States, was read twice
and referred to the committee on milita
ry affairs.
* Mr. Jackson of Virg. had Line ol ab
sence.
The House in commit tee of the whole.
Mr. Breckinridge in the chair, on the
amendment* cl tl-u Semite, to the bill
for the relief of capt. Lawrence, his of
ficers and crew. 1 he amendments were
concurred in and the committee rose k
reported the bill and the HCusc concur
red in the report.
An engrossed bill laying a duy on su
gar refined within the U. States, v.as
read a third time and passed. Ayes 94,
r.oes 53.
A ;> engrossed bill for establishing the
Office of Commissioner of the Revenue,
was read a third time and pasted.
An engrossed bill laying duties on
side* at auction of forciun merchandize
and ships and vessels, was read a third
time and passed—a\es 102—-ooca 51.
The house in committee ot the whole,
Mr. Nelson in the chair, on a bill laying
a duty on Carriages for the conveyance
of persons.
The committee went through the bill
and n-ade sundry amendments which
were reported to the House.
Mr. CJopion spoke against the pas
sage of the bill, on the ground of it* be
ing unconstitutional. He had not finish
ed his speech at half past three o’clock
It is little more than • year since war
tras declared. This last resort of nations
waa held out by the friends of the minis
try, as the only alternative which re
,named to an injured people, and as an
infallible remedy for all our wrongs.-—
We were mid that Canada could be
taken 44 with a white Handkerchief, and
that the British fleet would v.duiiuuily
d.sert to n*, it wo would only afford
;iicm an asylum. And from the maimer
in wnich mis ill judged war has been
conducted we have no doubt that nsarij
o: its advocates sincerely entertained the
opinions.they were so anxious to incul
cate. Our first descent upon the cne
I ;u\*h territory', was by a'prod .mallon,
i with an escort. The failure of such a
formidable attack was au event against
which iV ad minis! ration were imt }*•<
pared. Finding, however, that me Ca
nadians were cleat to argument, they
were reluctantly obliged in* resort to
arms. But so little adapted weic their
plans li> a measure of ihi* kind, that they
have reaped or.iy i.ccuipulalt <i• dis*. r.n e
from a change of operations. 1 ncy have
incurred millions oldobi, and *>c» iriccd
j thousands of lives, without even U*v..ig
been able to retrieve what they had msi
by their iwlly. jMic'mgan is siili in Hit
possession ol the Biitisb, and the nope
of conquest is forgotten in me ueces-iiy
of defence. Our 44 grand army” n en
vironed, and all the reputation tu be gam
ed i*> that of making a good ret Pea'.
The catalogue of our calamines does
not end here. Whilst our stvboard has
been left to its fide, and the protection et
our domicile abandoned to prosecute
ambitious schemes of worthless acquisi
tion, our own borders have been visited
with those evils which we wetc su eager
to inflict upon others. Pro fitting by the j
apathy and mismanagement id the txc- ^
cutive of the union, which had ieft them
at liberty to act upon the offensive, '
whilst no adequate precautions bud been
taken to guard against attack, the British
have at last been able to measure to u»
as we have meted to them. They have
effected a 1 Hiding and obtained a loot
hold in tin* ancient dominion
Ration Repertory.
UnftcraU 'led Carnage.—Of forty four
marines under the command of toe la’e
Lieut Broome, of me Chesapeake, in
her desperate naval combat with the
Shannon, twelve were killed and twenty
\vf*i:nd^ci — tib<>ut thiee quaitcis ot the
w hole detachment.
Wc understand that the delicate si'u*
atio'.t ot if11? I'Ujiahle widow ot toe Jute
Captain Luvrk.vce, has hitherto nnoe
it r.ccessan to conceal Iron her the de
cease vf her husband ; kt the birth ot two
children since the irreparable bereave
went, <i which si;c is yet unctmsciohb,
-as rendered lift it possible a still more
in tv resting' object ot universal constdua
lion t.nd >j mpatny.
Mrs. Bowles, widow of tl»c late Gen
Bowles, has been arraigned in Lngiand
lor Bigamy, but no prison i.ppmied »
gainst ner, and she was acquitted It
• s rare that a woman is charged with
this offence.
‘5 Give the D v’l bis due.”—Adage.
Cupt Hancock Lee, a genttem n or
respectability, well known in tins town
at:<J vicinity, atiivcd here tm Saturday
last, frpm Hampton. He was taken
prisoner by the British in their late at
'si-l- mi that nlitcc. and carried on bon d
of Admiral Cockbum’s ship, where he
was detained two days, and i; en releas
ed. lie was vety well treated while on
board—wrs closely questioned by the
Admiral, \especting the force which was
stationed at Hampton, the rniljlaiy re
sources of the state, 8cc. The enemy
i'cknowlcd'gc a loss ol ISO killed and
wounded ; and very shrewdly estimate
the American loss at 1500 i !
('apt. I.ce visited almost every house
in Hampton on his return. To our ut
ier astonishment, he states, that the
accounts we have received of the savage
conduct of the enemy, the abuse of le
irudts, See. are utterly unfounded.
\W beseech those who have the means
ef ascertainin'? the farts, to give them
publicity, properly attested. If one
half the reported enormities have really
been committed by the British, it is our
sacred duly to meet them as we would
beasts of prej,t.o whom the least degree
of mercy would be criminal. But if
this terrible duty is imposed upon our
gallant soldiers by misrepresentation,
the blood of every enemy unnecessarily
slaughtered, and every American sacri
fietd to a mistaken duty, will rest on the
heads of those by whom sensibility end
ardent patriotism are misled.
« Virg. Herald.
The Analeceic Magazine
AND
THE PORT FOLO
For the present month, arc received
<md rcadv.for delivery to subscribers.
j. Kennedy & Son.
July 10* co<t3t.
ATT ENT 10 !!.
A quarterly meeting of the Alexan
dria Independent Blues, will be held at
the Court-House to-morrow evening s»t
7 o’clock.
By order,
J. P. THOMPSON, Scc’ry.
July 9 2t
j 50 Dollars Reward.
/Ran away
From the subscriber, Hiving near Mid*
dlclurg, in the first of April last, a
Negro Max named DANIEL, who calls
nun self Daniel Chaveri. He is about
22 years of age; 5 feet 10 inches high,
aod very genteelly made for a slave ;
of a black complexion ; has a small sc*1*
b'twecw his eyebrows ; his upper fora
Lfeih rather waue apart; has a pleasing -
. o'untewance, and is apt to smile when
spoken to : he professes 10 be a baptist,
j,ifcys very well, and 1 buve no doubt
now attempts to preach it is pre*
sunied he will endeavor 10 obtain cm*
ploy as waiter or cook, having been ac*
< usiotut'd to both. \\ hoover wiil »e—
cure paid slave in any j;’»! *o thut 1 get
Min again shall receive the onove re
u ; rd. and if brought home all ressona—
i ic extern es paid.
Robert Proven.
f,1v 10 9awif £2*
(p3=- ;jOGO lbs. ; -niiti Held
! IJams, just received and for
sal., bv •
V- m. GARNER.
Jn!; 9 6t.
Thirty Dollars Reward.
R \N A W \Y horn the subicribcr,
on Occoquan, on Monday the 2tslinst.
two Negroes, Mosks hhu I.ve; Mosea
a ir an ibout six feet high, 19 ywursold,
I of a dark complex! ;ii afid is ^ verr
likely fellow; had on when ^e eloped
oznabrig trousers, a cotton shirt, a
grey cloath waistcoat and a felt hat, but
it is probable he may change hia
clothes, as he ha •> plenty of money.—
Eve a stout woman, upwards of lortf
years of age, pretty dark complexion,
• n i Ins a large scar on hel* breast# it
i* probable the said Negroes'will at*
tempt to go to one of the northern
states, for which purpose I hsve be«n
informed Moses has procured a pa:,*#
Whoever will apprehend the said Ne
gro** and secure them in any jail,
that l get them again, shall receive tbs
above reward, or Twenty Dollars for
Moses and Ten for Eve.
Wtn. Davis#
July 1 _ - _C7t_
Public Sale.
ON S iturday the 17th i*st. at twelve
o’clock, will be exposed to sale on tli©
premises, one undivided lourth part of
the WHARF and WAREHOUSES*
situated at the into section ol King and
Union Streets, row ip i»>e •ccupation of
Mr Thos: Inver —Term* of sale made
known on the day.
(J. i. Catlet, Trustee
Of SAAfUhL L UN LAP
July 8.
FUK ^ALt,
A VAIXBJ f Hoo*'Servant* about
f\ 2i ra\s i gf—\ r is very likely
and intelligent, rori vv*uicl suit tiihei a
tavern, priiate tan sly « r u single gentle*
mnn 1 wish n, dl^po-.c «.» the servant
to some person in Altxficciiia oi its vic i
nity, a* m v only « bjev • in selling him is
t" gmtif* him by being neat Ids wife—•
She can hr l>oUt*h to arcoinn odato orr
•ies, by applying to William Robinson,
Esq The Servants ' til be shewn, and
the term* uf sale marie known.
McK BEVERLEY;
Westmoreland county,Va. June 24.
PUBLIC SALL.
Will be sold at Public Auction on
Satuiday the 7th of August next, at 11
o’clock on the Premises, that elegant
and commodious three story Brick
House and Lot on the South si * of
Ling street, adjoining the Post Office.
Terms of bale—Endorsed Notes at
6, 12 and 18 months with interest Irom
the date, the payment ol whith will be
secured by a deed ol trust on the pro
perty.
July 8
Just Received
For sale by ROB’t. CRAY,opposite
the Washington Tavern, the follow
ing valuable
Law Books—viz :
COOPER’s Justinian
Heniug’s Justice
t.ranch’s Reports vol. 5 and 6
Mun lord’s Reports voi. 1
East’s Reports-vol. 14
Cooper’s Equity Pleader
American IJi^rst
Lawyer’s Guide by W. W. Hen in g
voi. 1
Johnson’s Cr.se* vol. 3
Coudy’s Marshall-on Insurance
Taunton’s Reports vol. 2
PI..ckstone’s Comrrentarics
N cwR nci or Conn nets
C! itty or. t»>e Law of Nations
Johnson’s Repot Is vol. 7 and 8
Lax/ of Mtnchments
Curran's speeches
Statute ot Limitation
CREHORE’S
Hot-pressed Piayivg Cards,
received nnd for sale by
Cottom & Stewart.