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_ ■■ mm .y t—■ .—■ P UD LIS HR 1) ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS, By JOB N BURKE. FO { HUNT, A NEW AND CONVENIENT Three Story Brick Building, with'EIGHT ROOMS, situated on the street leading to Mr. James Brown’s.—Enquire of JAMES on Wm. LOWNES. April 19. tf li> IV. Coleman and Richard Woolf oik, Have this day become partners in the Collecting Business, under the style of COLEMAN & WOOLFOLK. They will give the most active attention to the collection of money and the transaction of busi ness relating thereto in Richmond and th" the neighboring Counties. Richmond, Aprils, 1315 8t hand for Sale. F At ITJ, sell the Land 1 now live on in Cites A teifi. Id county, containing, by estimation, aeventy-two acres, more or less—the situation is high, healthy and agreeable, and improve ment goo«l for the accommodation of a mode, rate si z d family. From this land, and m the centre of it too, 1 h^vc rais 'd upwards 200. 000 bushels of cord at different periods » th lust five years it has not been Worked. ,r \ it contains Urge bodies of excellent cc th *r can be little doubt; b.dng bounded by J.-.h . Muichie, Cunlifl'e and Buck, on ti.c"N n!,, th Failing Creek on the East, and the Fallln, Creek coal mines, owned by 11 Hah, on the South, and by the heirs of E. Wooldridge, on the East. b • I shall require about or»e fourth of the pui^ chase money in hand ; tor the balance, time will be given to suit the purchaser, on the amount being Sfctudkctorily secured To say more as to the land, prospect for coal, &c. is deemed unnecessaiy, as those d sirous to purchase will doubtless view the property—they will please apply to me on the premise*. . THOMPSON BLUNT. Chesterfield, Mav 17c., 1815. tf Valuable Froperty A T A TJ C TtO N. On Friday the 20th instant, will he sold by {:he subscribers, (under a deed of trust) a cer tain parcel of LAND, lying on tile Williams, burg road, about on- mile below the Richmond HiM Chuich, and adjoining the lands of Mc-ssr1 1 ay lor, Lithgow, and others, containing about twenty snd jne quarter acres, divided into thir teen Ivaulilul lots from I -2 an acre to two acre and upwards, with a thirty feet s-rcet; in ,h cenue of which, is a bold and never-Jailing spring, to be reserved for '.tie use of the pur ebastrs :n copimoo. The wUme laid ofi agree ebly |n a plan which will be exhibited on ;h dajr-oi sale. ALSO, A tract ot Land containing 333 arrrs, morr or less, lying at the foot of the south mountain in Rockbridge county, and adjoinisg the lauds of a certain Jsmrs Ritchie—To the a ove tun an indisputable tide wi.l be given Terms, 13 cash, the residue in 3 and 6 month's, the two latter payments to be sattsfoc. terdy secured. MURPHY A SCOTT, V .M 17-_ tds •NOTICE. All persons indebted to the subscriber by bond or open account, «.re rc^ucitcd to make immediate payment to bun; should thev not be sctt.c l before the June Buctiingh m court, they will be put in the bands of a Col ector. Those to Whom the subscriber is indebted, wilt band >u their cii.iin-, as he is ready to settie them. WILLIAM !> JONES. Buckingham Court Hutee,) May 1st, J815. 3 dip 15 FROM THE AMERICAN WATCHMAN. Mr. Editor, In a late report of the British board of Admiralty, to the Parliament, that hon orable hoard, in the true spirit of 7?r»a*A official veracity, states the captures made I com this country during the la;e war as fol lows, viz. ■42 public vessel*! of war, 225 private armed vessels, ant! 3407 merchant vessels This statement is ? . palpably false, that it must excite the contempt of the whole world, when the facts art- kr.own. The Bri tish ministry, as well as their officers, na val and military, have in their official ac counts, relative to American Affairs, exhibited such an utter contempt for ve racity, t>iat when taken in connection with the writings of Ashe, Weld. Parkinson, S;r Robert Wilson and Robert Ket r Porter, we may withnnt hesitation pronounce them a nation in whom *he sentiment ot truth is totally extinct. With regard to this state* went, we ha'e no doubt It can be shewn, by actual demonstration, that they have not taken one half the number of public and privati armed vessels stated, and that in eluding weed craft, ferry boats and oyster boats, they have not captured 500 mer chantmen during this war. They fcloni oujly and pintifcally robbed u„ of 917 be fore the war, which it is probable they have included in the above statement The fol lowing is a complete list of the public veesels taken with their forces. il—_!_A_tii. _ I I > viurrrj'.wi* /* Ul$tr # 1. President 44 2. Chesapeake 38 3 !£**' v (burnt rn the stocks) 44 4. F,-rrx 32 j, Atlifns 24 6. Argu- (burnt at Wash ton) 18 7. Frolic 8 8. V .i«p 18 9. Argus 16 10. Syren 16 It* Rattlesnake 14 12. Viper 12 13, Vixen 12 14. Nr.iuiln* 12 15, Carolina - Id 4t The above are all the public vessels cap* | lured or destroyed ou the ocean, or on the rivers leading to the ocean. On the lakes, they bate taken 7 vevsel.% one of ten guns, the rest from one to six guns each, all of which except two have been retaken. Of private armed vessels. I suppose they have captured from 60 to 100 sail ; the re al number could be ascertained, I have no doubt, with e^se, by some person whose time would permit, by looking over Niles’ Register and naming the privateers in their order. To *et off John Bull’s statement, I send you the following list of British public ves. sels captured and destroyed ; I give you the names, which will tpt-ak for themselves. On the Ocean. 1. Guerriere 38 2 Macedonian 38 3 J va 38 4 Cvane 34 5 iT nnes 28 6 F'' »lic 18 7. Pcocork 18 8. Epcryierr 18 9. A ven 18 10. Reindeer 18 11. Levant ‘ 18 12. Ale.’t 16 13. B >xcr 16 3•* St.L vvrence 12 15. Fiz'-.Uvcr 11 16 D> n'.'mica 12 17 ! tan .o 3 18 Whiting 4 19 L ndrair 4 On the Lakes. 23L (. nfiance 39 21. (H trot a' York) 38 92. lie’, rot:. 20 23. Lady Prevost 19 24 Linnet 16 25. (On L.kChamplain) 11 26 (Ditto) 11 27. Hunter 10 28. Beresford 14 29. Duke of Gloucester 14 30. Chippewa 2 31. Nancy 2 32. Little Belt 2 Of Packets, which are King’s vessels, generally first rate vessels, from 200 to 400 ,0ns burthvn, armed with ten guns, we have captured the following, viz* 1. Ann 2 Carteret 3 Duke of Montross 4. Express 5. Fox 6. Francis Freeling 7. Lcpwing 8. M; ry Ann 9. Manchester K*. !/orgiana 11 N< r.ton 12. P ince Adolphus 13 P« inc **« Amelia 1-1. i’rioctss Elizabeth 15. Princess Elizabeth 16. Swallow 17 Townsend 18 Lady Maty Pelham 19 Windsor Castle T!-< preceeding ar- puhllc vessels ; of private vr ssels, Nil..’* last list is 1551, which have been brought safe into port or destroyed. Including the recaptures, it mav be safely stated that.we have taken at least three thousand vessels from the ene my, VERITAS. We copy the foil >wi>g General Order, to shew how effectually energy may correct a buses, of a character which, from what wc have heard, we fear have been sometimes permitted to pass wilh impunity. Expert* nice has shewn, we believe, that a bond of fi-a or six thousand dollars, i* r.ot a suffici ent restraint on mtn disposed to speculate, by means of the public money, un the oeces* sities.of the indigc.nr soldier, and tint -he application of milrarv law to such offend ers, may have a 3alutarv effect Wat. Intelligencer. Head Q larers. Western Section of the 7th M. District, ^ew leans, April 3, 1815, GENERAL ORDERS At a General Court Martial, convened in the city of New Orleans, on the 23d day of March 1815, whereof Lieutenant Colonel Arbuckle’s President, wa-i tried D. C. WiL liam8, an Assistant District Pay Master, upon the following charges and specifics* «.ions, exhibited by Major General Gaines, viz .* charge 1st. Fraudulent practices and neglect rf duly. Specification For that the said D. C. Wil liams, being an A'sLtsnt District Pay Mas ter, an officer or p< r-on ** subject to the rules and articles of war,” did, on or about the 18th day of March, 1815, a* the city of New Orleans, fraudulently and wickedly deceive, cheat, rob, and deprive of their just dues, divers soldiers, anrijdtscharged militia men, late in the service of the United States, in the district aforesaid, by Veiling them that he had no money for paying ‘he amount due them, and inducing them, by fraudu ent and deceitful practice*, to *r:il their certificate* or other evidences of pay, at a discount of between twenty per cent, and thirty per cent, less than the amount of such certificates or other evidences of pay ; and hy these frau dulent practices, he, the Maid D C. Williams obtained the certificates of John B Bradburn and James Humor, and divers other soldiers, and discharged militia-men, late in the ser* vice of the Haired Spates as aforesaid. vn A K v K Embezzling or misapplying public mo ney. Specification 1. For that the said D C. Williams, bring an Assistant District Pay ! Mastei*, an officer or person " subject to the rules and articles of war.” did, cu or about the 18'h day o( March. Idls.itt the ci*y of New Orleans/fraudtileiJtly and wickedly de ceive, chtat, fob and deprive of their just dues, divers soldiers, and discharged militia men, iate in the service of the U, States, in | the district aforesaid, by tehtng them that ho had no money for paying the amount due •hem, and inducing them by fraudulent and deceitful practices, to sell their certificates or other evidences of pay, at a discount o! between twenty per cent, and thirty per cent, less than the amount of such cert it cates or other evidences of pay ,- and by these 1 fraudulent practices, he, the said D. C. Wil i liams obtained the certificates of John Brad* burn and James IJus'on, and divers other of ficers, and discharged militia-men, late in the service of the United States as aforesaid, and did purchase the said certificates of oth er evidences of pay with public money, put into his hands to pay the trcopB of the Uni ted States. To all of which charges and specifications the prisoner plead “ not guilty.” The Court Martial being cleared, and the proceedings read over by the Judge Advocate, on mature deliberation, they find the prisoner, D. C. Williams, Assistant District Pay Master “ guilty” of so much of the first apeclficaiion of the first charge, and the first specification of the second charge, as relates to his pur chases at a discount of twenty per cent the certificates or other evidences pf psy, of sundry officers and soldiers to the ah'Ctuit of five thousand dollars ; and not ** guilty* of the balance of said «pecificatir*ns ,• and they do find him " guilty” of so much of the first | charge, as rela.es to “ fraudulent pracices;” and not “ guilty” of the remaining part ol , >a’d charge ; and not “ guilty” of the second 1 charge: and they do sentence the said Wil liams to pay into the hands -of the Com | manriing General, the sum of five hundred dollars, to be appropriated under his order to paying up the deficiences of pay due such officers and soldiers, as sold their certificates 6f pay at a discount, either to the prisoner, or H. M. Nathan, as Brokers ; and they do i also sen.ence him to be dismissed the service j of the Ui.lt d States ; and that he be con fined in the guard-house, until he shall com ply with the former part of the sentence of the Court. The Major General approves the forego. | ing Sentence of the General Court Martial, whereof Lt Col. Arbuckle is President, and orders Major Davis, Assistant Inspector General, to receive from the prisoner, D. C. Williams, the five hundred dollars for ; the benefit of the injured discharged men, agreeably to the decision of the court, after which the ur.mc of the prisoner w 11 be struck fr«m the rolls of the Pay Master’s depart.* i ment, and he will be liberated. I he General Court Martial, whereof : I lieutenant Colonel Arbuckle, is President is | dissolved (Signed ) E. P. GAINES, Mnj. Gen. Cymd'g. True copy from the or.ginal filed ;t this office. H. CHOTAHD, Ats. Adjc. General. From the Louisville Correspondent. TRIAL OF GENERAL JACKSON. The following extract of a letter from a gentleman in New-Orlecns to his frierd in tins town, presents a substantial account of the inal of General Jackson, for oppos ing the execution of a writ of Habeas Corpus issued for the release of a person who had been imprisoned for a breach of the Mar tial Law proclaimed in Orleans while the enemy were threatening the city. “ Afew Orleans, March ‘27, 1815. ^ “ The writ having been served on the General, he presented himself to the court on the 27th March, 1815. On his arrival at the court house door the populace gave three cheers—the General entered_the judge, Hall, remarked it was impossible to proceed with that kind of interruption, and was about to adjourn the court, upon which the General, presented his defence in wri** ting and Haiti, sir, I pledge my life there shall be no interruption on my part, up on which the Judge ordered him reiemptori ly to sit down, to which the Genera) an swtred. I will my dear sir. “ Mr. Dick, attorney, rose to open the case on the part of the prosecution, observ ed that the case was of the utmost import* ance, as the civil liberties of the country de pended upon the free and uninterrupted functions of the judiciary. The General felt himself unpleasantly shunted, and beg ged leave to withdraw, under pretext of his lady’s indisposition, which privilege the judge granted—Mr Dick continued his elo. guent address against the General, in which declamation he objected to the reading of the General’s defence, sUtisg, by Rnticipa” tinn, its illegality, supposing it contained his reasons for having proclaimed martial law, under the n» cessity of the times &c. " Mrj. Reed, General Jackson’ , chief aid dc*r.?.mp, Mr. L vmgston, Mr. Duncan and Mr. Devazae, volunteers aid.de camps, pre sented themselves for defending the Gene ral’s cause. The former of these gentlemen rose to offer the reading of the defence, Dick objected again to the opening of the paper ; Mr Livingston then rose in support of die position, who was succeeded by Mr. Duncan, they were answered by the oppo* site counsel, viz, Dick, Robinson, Henning, J &c> The judge then admitted the introduction of the paper, so far as related to legal prints of defence, against the issuing of the attachment by the deft’s counsel producing the law in support of every position, but de barred the rending of any part that related to the necessity of the times, 8cc. and fur ther admitted the reading any part which tended to apologize to the court. Mr, Reed accordingly went onto read the paper, and when he came to the words M when I ar rived in the country, I received letters" he was interrupted by the judge, saying that is a deviation from the admission. Subte* *jusnt to which various points were discuss* ed by both parties, the judge peremptorily declared the paper should rot be read, and adjourned at 12 o'clock, till 10 o'clock the next day, ! Tuesday, 2Sth March. " TUe court met and according to ad-* | journment, the judge produced and read un opinion which he had drawn up—it con tained many points of objection respecting martial law, and the suspension of the civil jurisprudence, and particularly declaring that the written defence aforesaid should not, nor could not legally be admit ted—that any objections founded on, and supported by the existing authorities of the couutry, to shew cause why the attachment should not issue, should be heard, and nothing in general should be introduced. The coun* sel tor the General urged with elaborate zeal, the constitutional right to introduce i the defence ; the opposite counsel opposed it, asserting that the paper, contained the Reasons*t large, which prompted the Gen* . . the. adoption of these rules of the ca>np. The judge still persisted in his opinion* nor would he be moved by all the exertions and eloquence employed by the lawyers ; Mr-Livingston insisted that no person pre sent was authorized to make any admission on the part of the General, icc. nor had trey an opportunity of adducing any other defence than that contained in the written statement, and if he, the judge, precluded cus part he mim the whole. The judge then enquired whether or not they had any defence to make, t« which the counsel for the General replied, “ they had much to offer” and Mr. Livingston stated iu writing, agreeably to the judges directions, setting forth his reasons, and excepting to the Judge’s opinion, the Judge then directed Dick, the United States, attorney, to shew the charges, to amount to a contempt. He then read the affidavit of Louallicre. who had been imprisoned and who had not en joyed the writ of Habeas Corfiu's. Various authorities are produced and read_3d Blackston, page 130, and after considerable debating the Court adjourned till 11 o’clock next day. ' "Wednesday, March 29. ** 1 he Court met according to adjourn* nient and delivered their opinion, and after some debating it was decided that the at tachment should issue, after which they ad* journed till Friday 31st, eleven o’clock. Friday, March 31st. “The Court met at 11 o’clock—General Jackson walked into the Court House with admirable composure, 8cexemp!aiy respect for the high authority which cailed him thi* ther. He approached the judge with a pa. per in his hand, having dispensed with the friendly offices of the professional gentlemen vrho had managed his case before.—Judge Hall then informed the Generd that there were interrogatories to be propounded to him.^o which he was desired to respond ; the General replied he would not answer » cm sir, my uetence in ttmaccu* sat inn has been off red, and you have de, nicd its admission, you have refused me an opportunity ot explaining tnv motives, & tile necessity tor the adoption of the martial law sn repel.ing an invading foe,'* pointing nut at the same moment his objections to that mode of proceeding under which the farcical enquiry was had, to know whether nr not the attachment should is*uc. “I was then with tnesebrave fellows in drms,” (alluding to the surrounding crowd) " you were not sir ” Let it be remembered that on the 24th December, Judge Hall and Judge ob tained general permissions to pass the guards to and fro, and »ft out on foot, passed the upper guard above the city, and went to the interior, whence they did not return until af ter the victory. The Judge went os to read his opinion fitted to cap this climax ot ingra titude. The General interrupted him with much apparent deliberation, saying, “ sir, state facts, and confine yourself to them, since ir.y defence it and has been precluded, let not censure constitute a part of this sought for punishment,” to which the Judge replied—“ It is with delicacy. General, that I speak of your name or character, 1 consi* tier you the saviour of the country, hut for your Contempt of civil authority, or to that effect, you will pay a fine of g 1000 ” Here the General interrupted by tilling a check for that sum on the bank, and presenting it to the martial, which was received in uis* charge. The General then retired, observ ing on his passage to the door, “ it will be my turn next.” At the door he was receiv. cd araid.t the acclamations of the exclaim • ing populace, with which the streets and a* venue* were filled, of all nations and colors, n coach awaited him at the door of the Court House, into which he was carried and seat, ed, the shafts nod handles of which were eagerly seized by the people, in this way he was precipitated through the streets to the French Coffi e Hous , amid the shout* of vine le General Jackian, and denouncing his prosecutors, thence to tht American Coffee House, where the General addressed the crowd as follows.*— “ Fellow*Citizens nnd Soldier*, behold I your General und» r whom, but a few days j Ago, you occupied »he tenter! field, braving ! all the privations and dangers in repelling and defeating your country 's exterior ene mies, under the rules ar.d discipline of the camp, so indispensable to the hope of victo ry : rules whch were predicated upon ne cessity and which met the approbation of even' patriot! Behold ! him now bendir.g uuder a specious pretext ot redressing your country's civil authority, which tho* wrought through prejudice he scorns to deny or op pose, but cheerfully submits to what is in flicted on him, now that the difficulties under which we groaned are removed, and the dis cipline of the camp, summons you no more to arms | It is the highest du»y and pride of all good men to pay the just tribute of res pect to the guardian of our civil liberties. Remember this last charge, as in a few d*y3, I expect to leave you : it may serve as a lessen to yourselves and posterity.” Mr. Davezae gave the substance of the preceding remarks from the General in French, alter which the General wa* con ducted to the coach, and drawn to his quar ters in Fauxbourg Matigny, follower! by I the multitude •cUoittg—fryc le (Jdural I Jtekton, - r,.;gs " Nkw Orlens, 31st March, 1815. Dear Sin, Permit me to address vou the forego* mg desultory sketches of a triaL had, ani tins day decided against General Jacksci. J oe high regard which I presume you en tertain for his official merit, and the irapor ant services which he has rendered to his country on this station, prompts me to this that th«and fi 8 ?1e with an expectation that the Ur,precedency of the case will ren tier it the more acceptable to you. In this dled hv *he su,,jec\ '* viewed and han d ed by every one, the judges, lawyers and n hr K*XCCttt'Ve Officers, are giving and publishing opinions on martial lav/ and its deavn.fV^6 hnwevcr- who thus en» tho onrt0»“-General Jackson, arc those -mhd Ihlp -'a f°r b,tn Per-onal animosity, Krinrh 1?Jfil*ence 13 not extensive. A b rench gentleman upon hearing of tke as* °f hbewfinf* ofrere<l t0 Pav 500 dol do A n!. hub he was not permitted to for eadf nd ln° f™* a,n°nE thc c5<izens raLe dUaI t0, pav nne dol,ar snd rau^ the amount in that way this 1 sun* pose would not be accepted. Gen Jack son*, services Imre have certainly been in ius\i?e or^SetK®Vhejr WCre co«*i**ent with justice or toe high responsibility of the tiu ties devolved upon him, in this country of mixed and commixed individuals, whose fi delity he may have been led to suspect, I much ?»Tr heads to determine. This much I will venture to predict, that no com * mauiier would have suited this station othe than the most prompt & decisive in his mea sures, and such precisely is the character of gen. J than whom no man on earth is more so. Get tain it is that he fell very short of deal ing that justice to the Kentuckians due to their character, in many instances, particu larly in his report of the 9th Januaiw to the Secretary of war, in which he ascribes tha toriTe*n°n f.he r'Kht ba"k of the Mississippi he s v. -n 200 ‘° 340 of u«. which fitu^ofThp1 ha Qt thC mc;ment l*e discom hture ofthe enemy was looked for with s. K 'ft!?6 aPl>roaching to cortuinty, the Kentucky reinforcement, in whom so mi ch , 1 draw i„g after lhem b theip examu|i tue balance of forces.” This clearly im, plies that we were the most numerous when in truth, we marched thc whole night’ were against ait °f * "‘I® l° bring on action ag .inst an approaching enemy, this ton in root of commodore Pafterson £ Ci filrry which we covered, and whicli could not be used until the Kentuckians were driv« e up in disorder, after su-tainin*- the ene my s advancement, for several fires with •*«“ in conjuS,^ them Had the Kentuckians been ahl,- t General Vf 6 ,Y’ lhe bo*^d force of Generai Morgan’* camp would have hnd no thing to do. When [he Kentuckian* re treated to the breastwork, the English f‘os* m **» ‘ e»r. *he artillery then be|an this drove the enemy to the left—the breast work which extended about 200 yards froia whicMheKe !,nCdwitli Morga^/troo°p? which the Kentuckians had to pass in them exhausted state and take post on the e£ treme right where there was no breaT 300 v' rd»bing bUt a S‘na!1 dtfch occupying 300 y.rds m extent ; by this time the artiU cry drove the British columns to their elt which stand they gained. As *(<on as -e Kentuckians gained the right of the A. inericans the left column of the British crossed the lower end of the ditch, wheeled on its right, and marched against the Ken tuck.ans who were. i„ their tired, badly armed ifnd unassisted situation unable to re* sist longer—you will ooserve that Morgan’s wrorks :r,rv,r?tn front b* ^ work, on the left (the river) by artiilerv and on the right by the Ken-uckians. So*, forsooth, when the Kentuckians could not conquer the foe themselves and were oblij ged Jo give way : thus uncovering the right flank of those triply shielded heroes five or six hundred in number, besides Marines, &c. they could do nothing, whv? because the worn down Kentuckians could not whin the enemy and meanwhile keep them covered. Why did not General M. or commodore 1 atterson send out the force of the camp during the night to oppose the landing of the enemy under coverrfihe levee ? because there B a detachment of Kentuckians com. ing, we’Jl send them on to meet the British, Why was this unprecedented mode of war. fare not reprobp-ed as it should have been, and the b>ame attached to the commanders, tor the despicable riispo itior. they made of the forces and of themselves ut that camp, which the decision of a Court of Inquiry on the subject, together with the testimony will amply shew, but cannot be Comprehended in a letter ?—What would have been the fate of the battle on this side had Jackson sent 1-8 of hi* troops io bring on the action? All this, nrtwitnstnnding, I think it unjust that he, General Jackson, should be shorn ot his well earned fame. “ Not many arrivals by so*, 2 Russian ships, some Spanish schooners. 5tc. One ship cleared out of this port for France.—. I he Steam Boat is hourly expected, she has been out of repair which detained her/ Several of the convalescents cross the lake tomorrow to go by land.” wav*, Deormmber 9,1814. Combut bettoetn a Tiger and a Buff aloe. The strength of the Tiger needs no further evidence than (hat afforded by the foregoing communication yet it meets in the forest with more thsn its match, unless it attacks its opponent by stealth ami stratagem. From these faculties, man, though inferior, and un able by personal powers to cop# with them, draws amusement. From tho description of such a spectacle, we learn something of the na. tore of these animals, ar.d someth ing, we con* cetve also of the nature of him who p,u i herns* gsinst each other for his pastime. Such is on# mode sf doing honcr to the Past. “At ten oVIock in the morning, the Honora ble the Lieut. Governor and bis Lady visited the Cratton j they were attended by all the ci vil fir military servants of government present, and were received by his higUresv with r.un-.j cordiality and magnificence. -«on after ti»a»L*