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er to represent the Stv&e lo my 1 hereby be the government, ant* If means of metre readily ttffecking his cmaneipation from vailalagc, and the cruel neceffity of fighting the battles or' the very country whole officer had thus unlawfully enfla- vedlvhn ; and in doing this, icon- fidercd I was doing no more than my duty impofed on me by my fit- nation, confcqv.cntly I felt regard- left, if, in aceompUihirn; it, a fur¬ ther attempt iho>ild be made to infult my country by offering vio¬ lence to'the flag Hying over my head—as I was then, 1 am now, & ever fcall be,* prepared to repel a- ny fuch infult or injury to the ve¬ ry utterinoft of the force under my command ; and that too with¬ out regard to the coniequences re- feking therefrom. Thefe, gentlemen, were mv mo- tives for having chafed the Clip which I fuppofed to be the frigate that impreifed ITie^'-io, but which i no .* afterwards proved to be his B. VL ihip Little Belt. But even if 1 had ro illch reafou to jirftify my chaf¬ ing, I maintain thai tlie ufage of nations, the treaty concluded in J783 between the U. States and Great Britain, as well as the Britiih precedents almoft without num¬ ber, gave me that rlffht; if it be admitted that cur country pofleff- es any comparative or reciprocal rights whatever. Although I admit I did chafe the Little Belt, I nevertheless deny that her commander wifhed to prevent mv coming up with him, other- wife he undoubtedly would not have kqffc away, and fet his ttud- ing fails when he was fcveral miles to windward of me : added to tnj.s his cntii-bir*- T*»'i'ji f^rV^n^ly to fay the leall., as he declined Ihcwing his colors until after it was too dark to diftinguiih what they were, although he mu!l have per¬ ceived, as well from the courfes I fleered, as from: my colors (of which undoubtedly he ikw the pen¬ dant) that I wllhed to fpeak him. Indeed the ieveral circumftanccs made it apparent to me, that he was ignorant of our force, and wifhed to prorrafHnate our meet- in^ only until after it ihould be dark. JOHN RODGER:;. ■ * World'iiu;I:o:ji end. Am:::.—Mont. Pier. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE Official Account. From the Liibon Gazette. Copy of a letter from Genera! Hill\ to h'rs Ex¬ cellency the Ma r/Ivd-General Count of Vinie* ira Lord We I ling ten. Merida, October 30. My Lord—Agreeably fo the inflrnctions that I received from your Excellency, to drive the enemy from that pa-t of Efhema- dura that lies between the Tagus and the Guadiano, and to put the corps under the command of brigadier-general the count de Penne Villamur, again hi poffcfUon of the city of Caceres,. from which he had been o- bliged to retire by the fupeiior force of the enemy, I put in motion a part of the troops tinder my command, on the 2 2d inftant, from their cantonments in the vicinity of Porta- legre, and advanced With them towards the frontiers of Spain. On the 23d, the bead of the column en¬ tered Aibuquorke, where I learned tkat the enemy, who had advanced as far as Ahfeda, Mi fallen back towards Arsevei del Puerco, and CaceraSa and that the Spaniards had a- ga»n entered Alfcda. °n Sfce ^rh, I haj one \m%%*% of 3£n*Hft infant. r!rmy brigade of Portugal artillery. (6 poandVri) dnd fome f.f my cavalry at A)'eda ; ana the rrft of »y cavalry, aoother brigade of BrWfli int.iMirv, mv brigade af Port*igu«Ci artillery, (6 poun^tt;,) at C*fa fPn the.25rh» thf cow! *e P.-nne ViUaraor recon- . ^ rim with h'tS ca*aJry« ard diove the enemy jVom r ^y^Oftl P.itr4r,j th?: enemy retreated tnw.Tds hrv* -v*? ^i^h place tlney occupied as an adv.v ced i > w« h :hc Ic-ti 3-0 cavalry, and t.me infantrv. tt^.*t^W*k °n C:!r ™tVh' the tTm$* ****** at f^'^a, and roti!»4 that ihe enemy had Quitted Ozt t**nj *nd retreated to C^ceres, porfWd by * IiruiHctichmciif of ihe 2d hufl'ir*, which flcirruiih. td wirh th*rir rrar. A /hort time afterwards 1 wasin- forrtT^J, t!:at the wl)ole of the enemy's force had auiU ted Catetes, Hut the want of certainty as to the di- reftion that they had talcen, and the very bad ft3te ot" the wrather detPrminfd me to order the Poftugucf? and Englifli troops to mik?a halt at Malparrid.i for that niyht. The Spamih troops advanced to Caceres^ Fl iving received ce tain information that the ene¬ my had marched towards Torremat ha, I put the troops in motion from Malpertida on the morning of the 1J'U> and advinced by the Morula road to the village del C.mo, and Cafa de D«»n A:itoniov a ihor er roaj th^n that which tb« enemy was talcing, and which gave hopes oi being abic to cut them off, arc J oblige them to come to action, and heie I was joined by th<: Spanijft troops from Cacei< a. On the mard t 1 received information that the enemy had left Tor remachi only that nvirn.nsf, and that they had halce* ag.un ar Arroyo dei M.di*io, leaving th: ir rear at Ai* ba ^, which was fafisf?&otjr f roof, that they v/ere ig. n irant of he movom?nt of the troois ur.der mv com- mand, in ccnloquence I made a forced march tfr Alcuefca thai* afc?rnoon, and ih^re the rroops wen Rationed out of fijht c-,f the enemv, and were forbid' den ro make any fire* When i arrived s^t Alcuef-ra, which is about * league from Arroyo del :\lolino, every thin^confpireA t* confirm me in my Opinion that rhe enem* was rot only ignorant of my proximity to <.hem% buc hid taken no precaution whatever ; and I immedi* aiely determin d to atrernst ro furprife them, or as haft oblige them to come to a&ion before rhey fh »uli ma cli on the following morning, and \ made the ne- celf'ry'difrOMtions for that imroofe. Tiie town of Arroyo del Molino is Gtuated in th- lower part of the ext-emiry of the Sierra (ridge of h'Hs) of Montanches, which runs from this place n the form of a half-mooo, almoft every wheie inac- cefllbl-*, the two points being at the diftance.of two miles j ih-road to Truxillo goes round che Sierra on the eaft 6d«. The road that leaJs from the tnwn to M^nda m'ikes a right angle with that of Alcuef a, and the ttfttd ro Vied- li n pafl^s between thofc ot Tauxillo and Merida. Tne ground on which the troops had t> manoeuvre was a plain, intcrfperfid with oak and c r!c **cft* C »r frqu^nily my obi^ct wac t»?'»fta b - d of tro pc 1 fuch a manner as to cut ort the ene- m • s rctr^ar by any one or thufo r^-ddr. The troops mo^ed from their bivo- ac at th: foot r f Alcuefca at 2 in the morning of tht* 2?.h, in a direct column in it nt, and proceeded towards Arroyo del M »lino »n th* following manner • Mapr Gtrner4«| H »waro*? biigide of infantry ffi ft batiaoons of t e 'J9^h, 72.I, afli 9C i legiraenu, a»id one company th- 6:t!i,) Co'aiiel Wilfon^S briga.ie (rill uattal ^ of the *5'h, ad br.ttaliorx of the 34th, ajij 39th, a-.t} one coo pa iv of the 6oth) 6'h ^irtugucfe eg me { and 6th C^aflfettTS un<J*f the command of C Ion I Aihwarth ; t'c 3?ar.;ih infautry, under the* tomma- of brigadie G/ocr*J Wori'l , Majur Gr r-rA Long" br;cad^ of cav l-\ (2d hufTars/ qt'h anl 1 3C . regim. etrts nf light d ag oris) and the Spr.nifii c«va y, un = der theorderSar iftc c^untiK i'^oo-: Vwiavn.1 • Th"j; m ^c-\ in tha: order vntii they w?re a: the d fia .ce of half a mi'e from the town or Amwo del M'»nno where b^irg cover?d by a fm.'ll height, tbrco'um., clofr), and divice I Into three olo"nns, M ijor Gem _ ni Huv.^rd's brigade, and three fix pounders unaer the" orders of l*t/ottnant Colohel Stevvart, fupnortec tlie inf-intry of Ehigadier General fvlonll* , in rnr<\\ th" Icfi ; Colonel Wilfon'i b/iVade, thr Po-tuguelfi infifjtrv, under th? orders of Colonel Afhworth, two; Cx- 'oundci s, ;<n 1 oniB howitrcr, fcrmed the right under the cornwand of Mijor General f-!->ward j the Civ.tl'V wpre in th-centre. As foon fo the day broke, tliere came On a very heavy (lo'rm of rain and a thick fog, under cover of which the columns advanced in the direction and order that had been af- fiirned for them—The left column comman- ded by lieutenant-colonel Stewart, marched" direct to the town ; the 71 It, and one com- panvof the 60th, and the o2d regiment, at a fhort diftanc-e, and the 50th in clofc col¬ umns, fomcwiiat in the rear with the pieces as a reforve. The right column under the command of maior-ffeneral Howard, having as a referve the 39th regiment, marched up¬ on the right as to flank the enemy's left, and haying (rained the diftance of a cannon (hot from faid flank, proceeded in a circular direc¬ tion as far as the exterior part of the half- moon of the mountain already mentioned. The cavalry, under the orders of lieutenant- general Sir William Erfkine, marched be¬ tween the two columns of infantry, ready to a£l in front, or on either fide, according a3 opportun-ities^hi^ht offer. The prnprefs of our columns was not per¬ ceived by the encmv until they had arrived very near* at which moment they were defil¬ ing from the town by the road to Merida, the rear of their column, fome of their caval¬ ry, and part of the baggage was ftill within the town. One brigade of their infantry had marched for Medellin an hour before day-break. The 71ft and 92d regiments rufhed into the town, and drove the enemy from every part of it, at the point of the bay¬ onet, with the lofs of a few foldiers cut down by the enemy's cavalry. The enemy's infantry that had left the town, had, at the time when thefe regiments arrived at the extremity of it, formed in two fquares, with the cavalry on the left, and were polled between the Merida and Medel¬ lin roads, with their front towards Alcuefca. The fqnare on the right being formed at half mnfket (hot from the town, the walls were immediately manned by the light in¬ fantry of the 7 ill, while the 93d regiment filed off without, and formed itfelf in a line on the right perpendicularly to the e- emy's right flank, which fuMaincd much injury from the well directed fire of the 7ill regiment. At the fame time, one wing of the 50th re¬ giment occupied the town, and feeured the priloucrs, and the other, with three fix plun¬ ders, encircled it without ; the artillery, as foon as it arrived fifhcientlv near, tued with great cficcl Upon the fquares. ry threw away their arms, and the onl forts of both were to elcape. The ti While the enemy wis thus occupied up* on their right, the column of major-general Howard continued to move round their left, and our cavalry, advancing and pafllng be¬ yond the head of his columns, cut off the en¬ emy's cavalry frpna their infantry, repeatedly charged it and put it to flight. The 13th of light dragoons at the fame time took pof- feflion of the enemy's artillery. One of the charges made by two fcjuadrons of the 2d of Huf'Fars, and one of the 9th of light dra¬ goons, was particularly diliinguilhed ; the latter was commanded by captain Gore, and all three by major Buffche of the Huffars. I ought to have mentioned before, that the Britiih cavalry having been fomewhat delay¬ ed, by reafon ot the darknefs of the night, and the bad (late of the road, the Spanifh cavalry of the count de Penne Villamur was the fir ft, which on this Occaiinn formed it¬ felf in the plain, and commenced the battle with the enemy, until the arrival of the 13rf- ti(h. , The enemy was at this moment in full re¬ treat, but the column of major-general How¬ ard having gained the point, that Was mark¬ ed out for it, and that of the left advancing nearer to them, they were obliged either to furrender, or to diiperfe, and afcend the mountain, and afcending theeafiern extremi¬ ty of the half-moon, that had been fuppofed inacceflible, they were followed very clofeiy by the 28th and 34th regiments, while the 39th and colonel Afhworth's Portuguese in¬ fantry went round the lower part of the moun¬ tain by the Truxillo road, in order to take them again in flank ; and at the fame time the infantry of Brigadier General Morillo, afcended at fame diftance on the left fide, with the fame object. By this time the enemy's troops, as may well be imagined, were in the greateft panic ; their cavalry fled in all directions, x]gk infant- >nly ef- ape. 1 ne tioops under the immediate command of general Howard, as well as thofe whom he had or¬ dered to go round the point of the mountain, purfued them amoig the rocks, making pris¬ oners at every pais ; until his own fo-diers became fatigued, and fo few in numW that he was obliged to order them to halt, fecure the priToners, and leave farther purfuit to the Spanifh infantry of General Morillo, which owing to the direction in which it had moun¬ ted, was t'.ie molt advanced. The force that n-eneral Gimrd had with him, at tlte begin¬ ning ««1 the achon, contittccl ol 2500 iiiiauiry, and 660 horfc, and was now totally difperfed. In the courfe of thefe operations Brigadier General Campbell's brigade of Portuguefe infantry, joined us from Cala de Don Anto¬ nio, where it had made an halt the night be¬ fore, and as foon as 1 judged that they were no longer n'cedar y in the fee n 6 of action, I detached them with the brigade compofed of the 50th, 71ft, and 92d regiments, and Ma- jor-General Long's brigade of cavalry to Me¬ rida ; they arrived at San Pedro that night, and entered Merida this morning. The en. emy had in the courfe of the night retired fiom thence to Almendralejo in great con- fternation.—The count de Penne formed the van with his gavalry, and had entered the city before the Englifli arrived. It is unnecelfarv to point out to vour Ex- cellency the final confequences of thefe opera¬ tions., their immediadc refult has been the cap¬ ture of one general of horle, (Bran) one col- of horfe, the prince d'Arembeig, one lieu¬ tenant-colonel, chief of the ftaff, one aid-de¬ camp of general Girard, two lieutenant-oolo- nels, one commMfary of war, 30 captains and fubaltern officers, and upwards of 1000 infe¬ rior ofneers and foldiers* whom I have Cent with an efcort to Portalegre. All the ene¬ my's artillery, baggage and commiffariat, fome magazines of bread that they had collec¬ ted at Caccres and Merida, and the contribu¬ tion of money that they had levied upon the former of thefe cities, befides the total dif- perfion of the corps of general Gir¬ ard. The loft of the enemy in killed muft al¬ io be great, while ours was comparatively in- fignificant. Thus terminated an expedition, which, though it has not afforded an opportunity of fully difplaying the bravery and fpirit of thofe who were engaged, I truft, merits your Ex¬ cellency's approbation No commendation of mine is fnfficicnt to do juftice to the admi¬ rable conduct, patience and zeal that all claff- es exhibited, during the forced marches in the word of weather, to their ft net attention to the orders that they received, to the precifion with which they marched to the attack, and to their obedience to orders during the action ; in a word, the manner in which every one did his duty from the commencement of the ope¬ ration, deft'Tves my very bed thanks, and, I am certain, will not efeape your excellency's obfervation. [Here Lieut. Gen. Hill acknowledges tl^e bravery andJkill of ft grerti rumber of h\$ ojTuers* and fecofhmends them to the partutder notice of his Ksrclhncv I*(*rd lVtU>n<ii(jttS\ This difpatch will be delivered to yorr Excellencv by Captain Hill, my liUi aid-de- camp ; and I beg hate to refer your 7" "i lency to him for any further information th you may defire. I have the honor to be, Sec. Sec- (Signed) ^ R. KILL, Lieutenar.t-General. P. S. Since writing the above difpatch, a confiderablc number of prifoners have been made, and I doubt not but that the whole a- mount is 1300 or 1400. Brigadier-General Morillo has juft returned from purfuing the fugitives, whom he followed for the fpace of eight leagues. He af¬ firms that there were found in the Ikifts of the mountains above 600 dead bodies". General Girard efcaped in the direction of the Sierra, with 200 or 300 men, many ot them with¬ out arms, and it is faid that his own aid-de-camp is' wounded CTj* The lift of hilled\ wounded is unavoidably omitted. '•* v _~ «pi^r KINGSTON : Tuesday, jANu.-wr 7, 1812.- Tzvo fljipiarights belonging td the dock-yard at Plymouth^ being at work on board an old Spani/h (loop of ivary which is fitting for a receiving hulk- in cutting away a piece of 'ceiling plank, they found a bag of doubloons conceal* ed, io the value of upwards of 50c-]. For the Kingston Gazette. A new-year's offering, To Miss R £****. THE bod/led beauties of the earth, And th'ft pojfifs'd of great eft worth9 Cannot compare* tulth her I love No more than tvvers with ihe dove. She's fairer thdh the Unfiling morn Tier face an .'IngeI would adorn ; 7hfe brilli int oris, her beauteous eyeJ9 fyu.jutit: LUijfiienhin uj'lu. jiius. E'en nature'sfelf mujlfml before her, ytnd all that fee her do adore her ; Each virtue that can blefs the mind With her in native grace we find. She's all that1 s perfeB in this life, How blcft the man w*ho calls her wife. S AN D Y In this town, on Satufchy morning lafc, Cnarks Smyth Mur?iey, fon of Capt. H. Mur- ney, aged 8 years. Wanted Immediately, An Apprentice to the Printing Bu¬ ll nefs. dations, and from 15 to 16 years of age, will meet with good en¬ couragement by applying at this Office. Jan. 7. One of good recommen- Midland Di/lricl, 1 T^HE Court of Gen- to wit. y X eral Quarter Sef- fions of die Peace for this Diltrict, will be holden at the Court Houfe in Ado^h** Town, on Tuefday, the 28th day of Janua¬ ry-next, at the hour of Ten o'clock in th? forenoon :—Therefore, all Jnftices of the Peace, Coroners, Con {tables, and all other Peace Officers, as well as thofe that have a. ny bufinefs to tranfact at faid Court, arc here¬ by required to take notice, and give their at¬ tendance accordingly. CHARLES STUART, Sherjf. Sheriffs Office, 1 2\ft 3crembery 1811. j 7 <pr Dijjolution of Co fan- rfhij. NOTICE is hereby givea, that t' e firtr (-f AL EXAKDER R0 BINS & C is tin's day by mutual con fen t diflbhed. All perioixs indebted to laid firm are recjueited to make payment to Dskjamin Whitkev, immediately. ALEXANDER ROBINS, B. WHITNEY. Nhi*aras zfifj Nov* 1.811. 7 vn Fo r * T 1 WO excellent rj ft! r tHer I SidJl e or 11 ••- 1 • - • • Prim er L e. einhc. r 31. '