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PUBLISHED BY PHILIP HU-VAL & Co. VO fl KHLT i.YTKMjM EJYCK. ‘ CONTINUATION OF ADVICES BY THE PRIVATEER HARPY, AUllIVKD AT SALBM. COLONIAL DEPARTMENT, Downing Street, Nov. 29. A Disnatch of-which the following is a cony, has been received from Lieut. Gen. S>r George Prevost Rart. addressed to Earl Bathurst, one of His Majesty’s Prin cipal Secretaries of State. Head.Quarters, P/at tab urg, Stute of j\e\u ■ York, Sc fit. 11. 1814.> Mt Lord—Upon the arrival of the re inforcements from the Garonne, I last no tire- in assembling tlm e brigades on the frontier of Lower Canada, ex’endiag from the river Richelieu to the St Lawrence ; and in forming them into a division under the command of Major General Do Rotten* burg, for the purpose of carrying i <to ef fect His Royal Highness the Prince Re. gent’s commands, which had been conveyed to me by your Lordship in your disputch of the 3d of June last. As the troops conc.en trated and approached the line of separa tion between this province and the U. States, the American army abandoned i*s entrench ed camp on the river Chazy, at Champlain; a position I immediately seized, and oejn. pied in force on the 3d instr The follow ing day tne whole of the left division ad vanced to the village of Chazy, without meeting the least opposition from the ene my. On the 5th it halted within 8 miles of this place, having surmounted the “'Acuities created by the obstructions in the road, from the felling of tress, and the removal of bridges. The next day, the division mo ved upon Plattsburg in two columns, on parallel roads ; the right column led by major general Power’s brigade, supported by four companies of light infantry, and a demi.brigade under major general Robin* son ; the left by major general Brisbane's brig.de. The enemy’s militia supported by his regulars, attempted to impede the advance ot the right column, but were dri. ven betore it from all their positions, and the column entered Plattsburg. This rapid movement having reversed the strong posi tion taken up by the enemy at Dead Creek, it was precipitately abandoned bv him, and his gun-boats alone left to defend the lord, and to prevent our restoring the bridges, which had been imperfectly destroyed, an inconvenience soon surmounted. Hero I found the eirmv in the occupation of an e tigi-I.C/.Tldg-*- rr-f ’..VI on ice South branch of t e Saranac, crowned with three strong redoubts anti other field works ar.d block hou'-es, armed with heavy ordnance, with tUeir flofilia, (the Saratoga, 26 guns ; Sur prize, 20 guns ; Thunderer, 16 guns; Pre ble, 7 guns; 10 gunVjoats, 16 guns,) at an chor out of gun shot from the shore, con aisting of a ship, a brig, a sellr. a sloop and 10gun-boats. I immediately communica ted the circ«m5tauce to Captain Downie, wV.u had been recently appointed to com mand the vessel* on Lake Champlain, con sisting of a ship, a brig, 2 sloops and 12 gun boats, (the Confiance, 36 guns ; Lin- ' net, 18 guns; Broke, 10 guns; Shannon. 10 guns; 12 gun-boats, 16 guns,) and re quested his co-operation ; and in the mean time batteries were constructed for the guns brought from the rear. On the morning of the 11th, our flotilla was seen over the isthmus which j iinsCum berland Head with the main land steering for Plattsburgh bay, f immediately order ed that part of the brigade under maj. gen. Robinson, which had been brought forward, consisting of four light infantry companies, 2d battalion, 27th and 79th regiments, and major general Power's brigade, consisting of the 3d, 5th, 1st battalion 2’th and 58'h regiments, to force the ford of Saranac, and advance, provided with scaling lad ders, to escalade the enemy's works on the heights; this force was placed under the command of major general Robinson. The batteries opened the fire the instant the ships engaged. It i* now, with deep concern I inform your Lordship, that, notwithstanding the intrepid v,der with which captain Downie led his flotilla into action, my most sanguine hopes ot complete success were, not long afterwards, blasted, by a combination, as it appealed to us, ot unfortunate events, to which naval warfare is peculiarly exposed. Scarce y had His Majesty’s troops forced a passage across the Saranac, and ascended the height on which stand the enemy’s works, when I had the extreme mortifica. tion to bear the shout of victory from the enemy's works, in consequence of the Bri. tish Rag being lowered on board the Confl ancc and Linnet ; and to -our gun bsats seeking their safety in flight. This unlook ed for event depriving me of the co-opera* tion of the Heft, without which the further prosecota n of the‘-ervice was become im practicable, I did not hesitate to arrest the Course of the troops advancing to the attack, because the most complete success would have been unavailing, and the pos session of the enemy's works offered no advantage to compensate for the loss ic mu'd have sustained in acquiring possession , of them. I have otdered the batteries to be dis mantled, ihe gars withdrawn, and the bng 8*g«. with the wounded men who can be removed, to be sent hi the rear, in order that the troops may be sent to Ciinr.y to morrow, and on the following day to Cham, ftlaln, where I propone to halt until l have ascertain**; the use the enemy propose na king of tht naval ascendancy they have ac quired on Lake Champlain. I have the honor to transmit herewith returns of the loss sustained by the left division of the ar my in its advance to Plattsburg, and in forcing a passage across the river Saranac. I have the honour to be, 8cc. (Signed) GEORGS PUSVOST. Right Hon. Earl Bathurst. Admiralty •Office, .\ov. 26; Cofiy of a letter from Commodore Sir J. L. Yro, commander in chief of His Afajcs* ty’s shifts and vessels on the Lakes of Canada. to J. If Crocker, Esq. dated on hoard His ATujesty's sh ifi St, Lawrence, ct Kingston, 24th Seflteuber, 1814. SIR, , T have the honour to transmit, for tdft information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter from Cantata Pring, late commander of His Majesty’s brig Linnet, It appears to me, and I have good reason to believe, that Captain Dnwnie was urged, and his ship hurried into action before she was in a fit i* ate to meet the enemy. I am also of opi • nion, that there was not the least necessity ■or our squadron giving the enemy such de cided advantages, by going iu*o their bay to engage them ; e»en had they been suc cessful, it would not in the least have assis» ted the troops in storming the butteries — whereas, h id our troops tuk'u their batte rr s firs-, it vould have ob’iged the enemy's squadron to quit the buv, and give ours a | :ata chance. I have the honour, xc. (Signed) J W1ES LUC \S YF.O, Com norlore and Commander in Chief. I Z*ond'jn% JSTox*. 26 —Paris pipers of WH nest! iv just received. Six^nv entire has i»'/en united to !*r»issia >ej'on ! al! doubt. t»reat Britain acceded to i'. I'he French torce intended to take possession of Bour bon, sailed tro:n Basque Kouds on Tuesday | last. _ _ | We hear it is fully determined, that m i. ’ar gen. sir Geo-gu Murray should be sent to America Several engineers officers, ha*** lately been ordered to the Nether lands. T..e Earl of Livernool in the House of Lords and Mr Vansi-tart in the House of Commons, on Monday night declared that the Negotiation at Ghent was still pending; and both complained of the conduct of the ’ American government in publishing a par* tial anil garbled account ot the commence ment o! a na^otiat i>r. still in progress wh'Ch could only be intended to strengthen toe war party, against this country. In answer to the Marquis of Lanslown, 'he Earl ot Liverpool declared that Government had no knowledge of the fact asserted bv the American Secretary of State, re’ativ- to s.aves being taken from the .American Slates and sold by British subjects; but that an enquiry was ordered to be m ide, and that it auv person should be found guilty of so atrocious an offence thay would be pun ished Capt. F. Hickey is appointed to the St. Lawrence, 100, carrying the broad pendant of Sir Jam-s Yeo. November 23.—Government yesterday received despatches from Lord Castlerea;h dated the 11th instant. The only account which transpired respecting their contents ' was “ that matters were going on well.** .Yovcmhpr 28. —The court martial on S r James Murray, is to be held on the 16th January next. A Hamburg paper states that the Gen. Defoiir who was lately arrested in France, was recruiting for the American States. M<- Longman fk Co, have adv^r-for publication Del, CHAKlXM VGNE, an Epic F iem, by Lucien r».ua:>me. Of Sfiain — The intelligence from Spain, shews lie anxe v of the government >f t:;e mother c untry as to her colonies ; and for ced contributions have been exir.vd fmm the merchants of Cadiz ni»« of whon has paid 10 OtiO dollars to accelerate the annu ment dost ned for S nttli America Portsmouth. AW 25.—The Streatham, which left Batavia on lie 20 h July, was de*. tai :cd at th .t place in consequence of an embargo which had been laij r.n accoant of some American privateers being in that quarter. One of the privateers, of 20 guns and 200 meo, had been captured by the Owen Gleiulower frigate. A prize to the Hyder Ally, American privateer, (of llos^ ton) hid run into Saldana Bay, (Cape of Good Hope) in distress, and was there ta* ken possession of by the garrison. She wa» ; captured on the coast of Sumatra. i DISTRIBUTION OF STATES, DIG. NITIES, tScc. I firnna, Nov. 13.—It is believed the em . peror Alexander, and the King of Prussia, will depart for Berlm after the ceremony shall hare taken place, reestablishing the Imperial dignity of Germany in the House | of Austria, If nothing interyen'; to proven* it, this ceremony will take place on the | 2'Jth. I he rights of the new Emperor will | be chiefly honorary. The head of the em. pine will call for declarations of war. will receive proposals for peace, will com muni, cate them to the General Diet, and will pro pose to it every thing he may deem useful to the interests of Germany. In codfcert with the kings of the empire, he will watch over the Germanic Constitution. Germany will be divided into seven principal branen cs of nations, or families; at the head of each will be placed a monarch to direct the military forcr. Two nations will be subnr. dinate to Austria, two to Prussia, one to Bavaria, another t*» Wirtemberg, and the seventh to Hanover, It is presumed that the medial princes of Germany will be appointed grand dignila ne» around the future c nperor, and the organs of that head of k.ngs at the Geuer.d Diet. \i to the imperial cities, it is asserted, that those of their, mi/intained by the vote of j the empire of ;803 will continue as such.— T <cy are Frankfort, Nuremberg and Aug?« burg. Dantzic will i>« Prussian. The partition of t.te German districts a long the Rhine *r. still unsettled. The foN lowing appears the most probable scheme : Tne Meuse will be the frontier of Holland; the country between-the Meuse and the Rhine will be ceded »*> Prussia, the mi l lie Rhine to llavari.t, an l the soutoern part of its left bank »■«> the (5rand Duke of B.i len ; *'f*ota and Ivehl will become fortresses of the empire. There is more talk than ever of giving a head to Switzerland ; that unfortunate couo trv is agitated by domestic dissensions, which it is full time to put an end to. Dresden, Oct. 2S. — V le igth our lot is j decided, and there no Ibngerexis's an E’ec-1 torste or Kingdom uf Saxony This hoe capital, which has been so long the resi dence of our august s tvereigns, will become a mere provincial town. The greater part of Sjx 'ov will be united to Prussia, and we shall Os Prussian sub jects. rhe Dike of Stxe Weimar has certain nortioiri tssignecl atm. a a compensati >n for giving ,> iii*- evcutual cl »im to the succe«sl -u of tue :r-v.vn ; but this prince is neither t > h i ve t ie city of Leiptic ; nor the districts »•' Nan n;mr», Mersebourg, and Zests, as once repotted. It h i- i .n been promised, that Saxony shall rev.: it its name, consti-.ation. liberties, and finances : h it how can iii this bo re conciled .von 'hr a. i nf Prussia, whch al ways ten ia to osu uniform aim ? time v/di shew w!t it this is. JVjv. 11 — File 'O emu drlive-y o" the king* dnm of Saxony to the Prussian An* borides, tb*t is to say, t> their F.x .allencies the’ Minister of is it.- ia »n R.*rk and Major ■ s ueral Miron Gau Iv til • one provision* ly the Civil Governor, the other Mihtary tyiv ern .r of Sax j-y, by Prince lleputn, was carried in.o eifect, on tlv-3 ,h instant, in the s il vrnofthe Pal ice of linihl, in which a’I the Saxon auviiorities. civil and military, were assembled. It was in pres-ice of an assembly of more than 200 person*, of the first classes belonging to the State, that Prince Kepuin pronounced his fire ve l a I. dress, which affected his auditors with uve. ly emotion. [The speech of Prince Kepuin. here nl lu led to. is very affectionate. lie begins thus •] 6 “ A compact entered into by Russia and Prussia, and to which Austria apd Engl.in 1 have acceded, places the future administra tion of Saxony in the hands of hi* M jesty the King of Prussia. It is therefore the last time, gentlemen, t iat I appear among you as the Deputy of Alexander, appointed to watch over your weifar?, and indirect your efforts to the sacred cau.-.e of the cm mcip lion of Europe. For all the good that I have had it in my power to do, while performing t lis honorable task, I am indebted to you, crave M ixons. J found 5300 troops ; on V ur embus am, yoartruv German hearts, iuipule l you to ilv to terns it1.lie first sum nn.in--; and in ;r»e - * v. r . ica oi three months, .ic > aid euher joined t’te victorious legions tit Alexander and Frede rick William, or were m iuil march to 4o » SO L'le then gnc3 on to mention other i n - portan* services rendered by Saxony; » mong o i»er.-, that, notwithstanding th ex haunted state of the country, and that there was no longer a public exchequer, yet, that in the shot c space of six wetits, owin'*’ to the zeal of the governors of the p.ovinces numeious magazines i isured supplies ‘or 400,000 men returning to their country ; and addressing his thunks t . the worthy inhabi tants, lie says *’ \ ur active industry and indefatigable ex-rfons have already erased the most frightf d traces of war; it is by you that the fields ;re mice m-re cultivated —t 't it the villages ri .e ig tin from their ash es” He speaks with tenderness of their attachment to a Sovereign who for half a century had preside* over their destinies, ; now diip-.iucsscd of his dominions; and con j eludes w th die f >1 lowmg passage :] “ A hippy futurity opens b-fo e you_ Saxony will c. ntinue Saxony—her frontiers wilt remain untouched. A libera! con-titu 1 tion will ensure her political exi teoce & in cl . idual prosperity ; and under the powerful and pater.ial protection of Frederick Wil liam and his descendants, she wll not be, as heietofore, exposed every half century to the ravages of war. With this cheering conviction. I resign the government of your ; countrv into the hands of the g -vernnrs ap pointed by his Majesty the King of Prus sia. Frederick. William, a ju;,t and gene rous Sovereign, great in adversity, magnan imous in prosperity, will su; erintend vour destinies; His powerful hand wiil protect you: he has a right to your love, and to a sincere and unbounded submission; Yon will never be indifferent to my august Sove reign ; by resigning ymi into the hand? of his friend, he is certain of assuring your ; felicity.” s^c%fi9tci Ucf 24 —• l lie brother of ;hf. j of Prussia, his roval higoess Fred-nek Wil liam, is to be Viceroy of Sixony. and to marry an Austrian Prince*. The Consti u tiou of Saxony will not be changed. Th* return of the Icing is no more spoken of_ Wm, bear from Ber'in that be U retur ed ' toTreleric feld, where he has bespoke his apartment for 3 mouths. Vienna, €>ct 28.— I tie crown of Poland i will be placed on the head of the Emperor | Alexander. Lord Cattlereagh opposed for a Ion* time tbe union of Poland with Russia ; as Austria did the annexation »t Saxony to itboui elfect. ;n Prince of the Netherlands 300na, ;uiTitt the title of the King of Belgium. Hanover, jVvv. 14 —The prince Regent of Engiand has issued * proclamation, that i ie Whig’s OorgjarvStates will in future t,.ro. tfir^ii'gdo n of Hanover, and his Ma jesty’s ritfS he King of the United King. 1 Join of (ireat Britain and Ireland, King ol Hanover, and Duke oi B u.uwick and Lu uehurg, Cic. Aninttelt, JVov. 4.—A public print his the lii.u’im# o ill ’i/* I m rl.. t «.l \f_■_ Vienna a formal proposal to consent to re ceive an indemnity for the Crown of N a* pie1*, which would then be restored to its ancient nassessor. The death of Queen Ca roline of Sicily has diminished s'i** more the s nail party of King Joachim, by all «.v. ing the fears of those among the nobility who were apprehensive that they should not be able to recover the favor of that Princess ” tro:n Ttalu, Nov. I.—-The king of Sicily is on the point of setting out for the Congress at Vienna, where it is «:,id he will enforce his claims to the kingdom of Naples. BRITISH PVRMAMENF. HOUSE OF LORDS. Tuesday, Nov. 8. 17" The following is the conclusion of the Prince Regen:s Speech, omitted in our last — Irtrtist. (lentlewt of the Home of Common*. I regret the necessity of the large expen diture rhich ve must be oreparsi to meet io the course of the ensuing year ; but the circumstances un ler which the long and arduous contest in Europe has been carried on and concluded, have unavoidably led to i u*ge arrears, fur which you will see the necessity of providing ; and the war still subsisting with America, renders the con. tinuance of great exertions indispensable. Hi3 Royal Highness having finished the reading of the Speech, and retire 1, the Earl of Abingdon, after a variety of observa tions, concluded by moving the Address, which, as is usual, wa3 a mere ec 10 of the R grot's Speech Lm*d I) ir-dey could not approve of the terms use 1 in *he Speech, with rss.icct to V-nsrea. He conceived that the Naval Administration of the country had oeen badly conducted, and gave notice that he shoal 1 feel it his duty to bring the subject for ward as early as possible. Lord Mel mile ’•eplied. The 1) ’to of S’ *rt dk reo^ihate l the glowing <er-ns in which the \merican war •»'ns sunken of in - he Revent’s Speech,which var he considered as trulv disastrous. Lor I Grenville, in a speech of considera. '>'■ up jo :d the Address, and c.on Is nned ihs measures pur«ne l in A nerica He siid, the war with 'hu coun ry had as sumed a new character, and described the burning of the civil buildings at Washing ton as an act of barbarous warfare, incon* si->tent with European manners. Lord Liverpool replied to Lord G. and the Address wa3 carried without amend ment. HOUSE OF COMMONS. In tli; debate on the Address to the ?le i«"t, Mr. W itsbread said— “ I* might n it be useless to ask, what was the ground of difference between the t o countries—for what England was fight" iog with America ? Before they were cal •led on to pay the price of the battle he •hought it would be wisdom to ascertain for v/hat the battle was to be fought. Was it respecting boundary—the principle gov* erning the impressment of seamen —or the general question of maritime rights > If they were fighting for the maritime rights of England—maritime rights, which, no doubt would be defined by the Congress at Vienna—it ought to be ascertained wheth er they did not wish to exact more from America than they tlssired from any other power. Toe effects resulting fr.un the at tack <>n Washington were very different ' fro n what it had been attempted to make this country believe ; is it had enabled Mr. Madison to obtain those militias which was before withheld, and conciliated those par* ties which had bee 1 hosti e to the war and the government. They h-*.ard nothing no w of the separation of the Sa.es ; of the in* c.rea«ed spread of the spirit of disunion ; for, since the attack on Washington, ail had united to revenge the common wrong. The destruction which took place at Washing ton, the capital of a rising empire—con duce so unlike that of the Goths before the walls of Rome—whether or not there was any ground for retaliation, was quite un worthy of a great, dignified and powerful i nation. The Chancellor of the Exchequer in re* ply, and in justification of the burning at Washington, said, “ What did the Ameri cans at York, the Capital of Upper Cana ; da f Why, they not only burnt the house of 1 the Governor, but also every house belong ing to the meanest individual, even to a ! shell, and left the populace in the most j wretched condition !—\yt gross falsehood.] HOUSE Of LORDS, Nov. 26. CONGRESS AT VIENNA. The E irl of Donoughmnrc gave notice of his intention to bring under their Lord* ship’s consideration a tsubj«cc, upon which it was of tlie utmost importance that the o" pinion of that house should be speedily and distinctly known He wished the subject had fallen into bands better calculated to do it justice, and he had waited for a consid er i »le time to see whether any one else was inclined to take it up before the recess— but not fi i.iing that it was the intention of a y <ther person to call their Lordship’s attention to the matter at so early a period, he teit it his duty to do so ; and, tlieielore, gave uo <ce, that on Thursday next he should suo.nit a resolution to this effect,— that it was the duty of that house prompt* ly and decidedly to declare its opinion upon the system of spoliation and aggrandizmeut whicn appeared to be pursued at the Con gress at Vienna: Sc he moved, that Lords be summoned for that day, which was or dered accordingly. GEN. ROSS. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. November 14. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, alter a high eulogium upon the late Gen. Ross, noved that the Prince Regent be hereby requested to give directions for the erec. tion of a Monument to his memory. The ; mo.ion was unanimously agreed to. In the course of his remarks, the Chan** cellnr of the Exchequer said, lie could not help expressing a hope, iji*c this vengeance, thus signally indicted, [alluding to the destruction at Washing-* ton] would be the last, and that to aggra* vation would render a recourse no similar measur*s necessary. He also would ti.k* that oppot - ni'y of stating, that instruct tions ha l been sent out to the coast of A* merica, to abstain from further inflictions, unless rendered necessary by fresh enorrni r^es~',fl order which "he was satisfied. (Jen. Koss, had he lived, would have felt sincere pleasure in promulgating.” Portamou'h, JVbv. 14. Arrived, the Nereus, 36 Ca >t Dixon, with a convo^ from the Brazils, and mo* nev on hrard, 510(00 do’lars, mostly oa account of Government. The Phebe fri. gate, with the American frigate Essex, her prize, sailed in co. . Plymouth, Nov. 13. * hia morning arrived the Phebe, 36. capt, .lillyar, with the American frigate Essex, her prize. 1 he Phebe, it is said, has spc« t cie ou board. 1 tie Essex has made signals to come up the harbour. London, Nov. 24. A pretty general rumour was current yesterday toward the close of’Chauga, that there had been some serious common tion in France, although n • particulars of time or p! ice could be collected. \n order was given for the Ministers of the Ex*E nperor to quit Paris. They have not sub nitted r<» this order, saying that the Constitution does not admit of arbitrary ac.fs. - ' File grounds stated in the P rism i cir* c’es f »r t.ie arrest of Gen. D f >ur are, that he nade 4 very criminal proposal to a*cen tmel on duty at the d .or of ais Majesty and who had disclosed the fact After wards, in order to silence this rumour it was given out that he had been recruitin' men lor the V n trican Government, a pro* ceeding which the court would not permit. We have been positively as ureJ, that, in point of tact, orders have bee s prepared, in the respective departments of the French military administration, for an additional recruiting to a very large extent—80 or 100,00'J men, as it is stated to us. They are. perhaos m a t t beu-,ed bvthediplyi matic skill of l alley rand, as means* of strengthening hi* arguments at the Con* gress, l i.e general opinion of tlie public rei nect Ing the Date of Wellington’s embassy to i iris will, wi havereasontosuupo e.be venaed by his Grace’s recall. Ills life ,s even said to exposed to some danger in the French capital, from the civil passion* winch h:s presence there has excited ; and the most ordinary civilities or proposals are received with CJldutss and caution, only because they come from him. Report se" leccs Lord ilu.-ro A’&y as tii- D-i:re’ . -ac sessor in his present: employment-Lord Mulgrave to be President of the council, ir. tiie room of Lord Harrowby ; and the Duke ol Wellington Mister-General oft le Ordinance, in the place oi Lord \lul grave. . „ , _ London, Nov 23/ Pans Papers of Wednesday, are just re ceived —Saxony, entire, has been united to 1 russia, beyond all doubt: —Great Britain acceeded to it. 'File French force inten ded to take possession of Bourbon, sailed trorn Basque lioads on Tuesday lust. The expedition fitted out at Batavia, a gainst M icassar, under General Nightin gale. has been ‘ucce<sful Part oi the trooo* has returned to the Island. We hear it is fully determined, that Mai. General bir George Murry should be sent to America. This Oificer was Quarter ,vlaster General to the Wellington army, and me commander in chief was most par* ticu^rly indebted to him on all cccfct sions. ,k u \ .5‘neer ^“cers belonging to the British Army have been lately ordered to the Netherlands. _ , .... November 25. I he Duke of Wellington is said to have remonstrated successfully against the ob servations made in the Pans papers on the capture of Washington / against the rev ception of American armed vessels in the ports ot France/ and even against tits sending out of French commercial Con ulc to tne ports of America during our blot-£« ad . Reference was h id to tha Duka obtain a pass through the blockade of the ports ot America, to a French ship which had been some time in readiness t> t*k«a her departure from Havre d* Grace- Tina application has b.en ineffectual ; and tha j cause *f its ill success in ay be easily ex plained, as there are about 300 Prench ON Peers who have taken their passage b/ this vessel, and who had applied to Mr Craw ford, the Republican Minister at Paris, to know whether tney c >u d acquire rank in the army ot the U. States. On Monday night landed, at Torbay, Captain Craiue, ot Bisliopgate stivet, L >n« don, late matter, and sole owner of the brig Alexander, from Leghorn to London, he was taken on the 14.ta inst.e'tfit or ten leagues south of the Lixard by the Ameri can privateer Leo, ot 275 tans, and only 4 guns—nine days fro n L’Orient. Captain Craine was tour day* nn board the Leo, and was informed by her commander that the French government did not permit him ta have any guns on board at the time he snip [ rd, and that he paid Pilots 10M. to smuggle ' them off. Capt. C. was put on board a Spanish ship, and from thence to the fi*h> ing sloop that landed him. Captain Bratt, master of the Swedish brig Minerva, arrived at Milford, 8c bound to Dublin, states that on the 8Ui ot Oct > ber last, in lat. 3», 43 long. 16 12, he wa» boarded bv the American privateer True Blooded Yankee, and plundered oi every valuable article on boa il, including clothes, after which he was suffered to proceed— and that the True Bmoded Yankee tv** compelled to quit the Fi-euch shore in ro,.9