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against them but the expedition did not take place, set out from Bagdad with seventy thousand mer, as Abdelazis bribed his enemies by presents. En-and a numerous train of artillery; but in traversing riched by the capture of Emaun Hussein, Abdelazis the desert the very number was more conducive to was next tempted by the wealth of Mecca, the holy defeat than to victory. The want of water was fatal city, that contains the tomb of Abraham. Availing to him: and his army was attacked and besten himself of a dispute between the sherif and his bro-piecemeal. Two other bashaws succeeded him withther, he ordered the former to resign his office, out better success, and the vanquished army returnwhich was by birth the right of his brother; and on fed to B. gdad. The sole advantage derived from this his refusal he sent againt him his eldest son Seoud, expedition was, that sixteen thousand Wah..bite faat the head of a hundred thousand men. Seoud, milies, who had suffered themselves to be surprised, having defeated the troops of the sherif, was prepar-and whom Seoud threatened with exemplary pu ing to enter Mecca, when the caravan appeared. It nishment for their negligence, quitted his party, and was with difficulty the Ameer Hadgy, or chief of the repaired to B: gdad.

pilgrims, obtained permission to enter, and remain At the close of 1804, the city of Medina, which there three days; after which the army of Seoud had long been in want of provisions, submutted to the seized on the city. The Cady and twenty Sheiks arms of Scoud, who conducted himself with moderawere put to death, for refusing to embrace the new tion. The caravan of pilgrims came the following doctrines; the rest became converts. The Caaba year, and was allowed to enter the city, on paying a was not destroyed, but the rich tapestry of the tomb heavy contribution. At Mecca it was pillaged sil of Abraham was taken away, and a mat of palm more. A hundred persons were paid for the entrance leave substituted in its place. All the other tombs of the caravan, beside ten piastres for each pilgrim, were destroyed. Scoud then went againt Jadda and and as many for his beast: a hundred purses were Medina, but not with equal success. The resistance then paid for leave to ascend mount Arafath, and as of the inhabitants, and the breaking out of the plague much for coming down: and lastly, six hundred among his troops, obliged him to return to Dreveh. purses for crossing a brook, the passage of which At the very moment that the Waliabites were tri-the Wahabites purposely obstructed. Seoud afterumphing in the possession of Mecca, their generalis-wards declared, that for the future he would not simo was assassinated by a dervise, who had escaped allow any escort from the grand seignior, the use of from the massacre at Emaun Hussein. Abdelazis, musical instruments or the conveyance of the sacred was the first who established the power of the Wa-tapestry and ornaments.

habites on a solid basis, by important victories. He At the end of 1805, Seoud became master of Mashad introduced a certain degree of discipline among cat, through the influence of the new Emaun, who tribes jealous of their liberty, and compelled them had embraced Wahabitism. Thus growing daily to an implicit obedience. Brave, strict, patient, in- more powerful and wealthy, he renounced the plain defatigable, bold in his projects, and plain and frugal and frugal life of his father, and exhibited in his in his habits as his Arabs, notwithstanding the trea-palace at Dreyeh, all the luxury of Asia. He appointsures he had amassed, he left at his death a post diffi- ed his eldest son Abdallah his successor, and sent cult to fill; and accordingly his death removed for him on several expeditions; but the new general met a time the apprehensions of the Porte. But Seoud with a check at Zeber, which the Wah bites then proved no unworthy successor of his father. So early attacked for the third time. These defeats did not as 1803, he sent some troops against Bagdad; but on discourage Seoud, who immediately planned and this attack he set little stress, as its object was solely prepared other enterprizes. Such is the character to ravage the country. A more important design he of these Arabs: if defeated, they do not give way to entertained, was that of rendering himself master of that panic, which commonly completes the overthrow the coasts of the Persian gulf, with which view he of an army, particularly among their enemies, the built several ships, and gradually found himself pos- Ottomans: they only change their scheme, relinquishsessed of a force sufficient to prohibit its navigation. ing the old, to carry a new one into execution and The allies of the Wahabites seized on all the vessels unexpectedly. Thus Seoud turned his eyes towards that traded from India to Bussorah and the ports of Jidda, the only city in Arabia that had uniformly rePersia, so that a stop was put to all intercourse. The sisted him; a place important for its maritime situa English themselves had several of their vessels taken tion, and for the barter there carried on, of the cofby the Arabs; and their endeavors to recover them, fee of Arabia, against the corn of Egypt. and punish the pirates, were fruitless. Before the The Porte now resolved to make a fresh effort the time of Seoud, the English messengers, in their against the Wahabites. A bashaw was sent to Dajourney through the Great Desert from Bussorah to mascus to assemble an army; another was ordered Aleppo, had been respected by the Wahabites, agree to march to Jidda; and the bashaw of Bagdad was ably to the promise Abdelazis had given to the Bri- to assault Scoud on that quarter. The Wahabites tish resident. Once indeed it happened, that a mes-seemed to be threatened with approaching ruin: but senger was robbed: but the culprit was discovered, fortune, still favorable to Seoud, excited the flames and he came to lay the despatches at the feet of Ab- of war between the bashaws of Bagdad and Persia; delazis. This, however, did not save his life: Ab-and Ameer Hadgy, the bashaw of Damascus, found delazis ordered his head to be cut off, and the des-nothing but dissension and civil war in Syria, instead patches stained with his blood, to be sent to the of the resources he expected. The t: king of Jidda British consul. by Seoud, completed the consternation of Damascus.

Seoud undertook various expeditions against Bus-At this time, in 1806, Seond issued a proclamation; sorah and Zeber, but without success. The bashaw which, while it gave permission to the pilgrims to viof Baglad then employed considerable forces against sit Mecca, prohibited all kind of escort from the the Wahabites; the king of Persia, and the grand grand scignior. The bashaw, however, urged by seignior, at that time friends, furnishing him with orders from Constantinople, set out at the head of considerable supplies. The Emaun of Mascat was the caravan, with the usual escort and ornaments. to attack them from the south, while the beshaw did Seoud, indignant at this want of respect to his onfrom the north; but fortune fought for the Wahaders, sent word to him to return, when he bid bites. The two chiefs did not act in concert. The ed the midst of the Great Pesort. Eun feil into the hands of the pirates, and was notwith.ta.dmg, so continue his journey towa slain in battle about the end of 1804. Al Bashaw dia; but when he arrived there, he oiuid the

shut, and the Wahabites threatening to cut h.m and countries; and the relations between the Oriental his caraven to pieces. The inhabitants, even the and Occidental nations, can scarcely fail to experivery women, animated with incredible fanaticism, ence some change. Neither can the suppression of issed out of the city, and pursued the Mussulmen the pilgrimages to Mecca, a remarkable custom that with stones, calling them idolaters. They retreated has prevailed for twelve centuries, and formed a in the utmost confusion, and the greater part of the bond of commercial and religious union between the pilgrims perished miserably in the desert. It is in-extremities of Asia and Africa, be an event of trifling comprehensible why Seoud did not at this juncture import in modern history. A reform in the religion follow the bashaw to Damascus, and make himself of Mohammed, however, was to be expected. All master of the city, panic struck with this disaster. who have resided any time among the Arabs, must But the Wahabites, content with their dominion over have remarked their proneness to dispense with rethe whole peninsula, and the subjection of all the ligious ceremonies. This fact was particularly evi Arabian tribes, apparently disdained to extend their dent in Egypt: in an Arabian camp none of the gway into the neighboring provinces out of the de-religious practices observed by the inhabitants of sert, whether on the banks of the Euphrates, or to-cities were to be seen, the people excusing themwar! Seria. In the latter province every city, a prey selves by the want of temples, and their wandering to intestine warfare, or assailed by enemies of all life. Kinds from without, expected every instant to see than within its wall. What defence indeed, could they have made against such a powerful army? for at the end of 1897, Scoud had under his command a hundred and eighty thousand fighting men, belonging to the wandering tribes alone. As to his wealth It increased daily, particularly by the prizes his allies made in the Persian Gulf, half of the value of which came into his coffers. These Arabs had assembled a considerable number of dows, carrying each four or five hundred men, and from twelve to sixteen guns.

With all these forces the Wahabites did nothing of importance in 1808, except pillaging the last caravin, and putting a total end to the pilgrimage to Mecca. They likewise made some attempts against Syria and Egypt. Scoud had sent letters to Demascus, Aleppo, and other cities of Syria, threatening them with destruction, if they did not embrace his doctrines. Despair gave to the Ottomans some energy; serious preparations were made on all sides and the threats of Seoud ended in the occupation of a few fortresses to the south of Damascus. most striking event of the year, was the march of Scoud himself, at the head of forty-five thousand men, against Bagdad; but he was defeated in several skirmishes, and compelled to retire.

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In 1809, Scoud attempted nothing of consequence: but the war between the Wahabites on the coast of the Persian Gulf, and the inhabitants of Mascat assisted by the English, exhibits an event of no small. importance. Lieutenant-colonel Smith, in a small squadron of frigates under the command of captain

nwright, landed at Ras al Kraim, or al Khyma, the principal rendezvous of the pirates, and burned and destroyed the town, with all the vessels in the

bor, amounting to upwards of fifty, more than half of which were very large dows, and a large quantity of naval stores. They then proceeded to the port of Linga, where they burned nine large dows; and afterwards to Luft, which surrendered after some resistance. Here three very large dows were destroyed, beside other vessels. Thus a naval power was ann hilated; which had there been no maitame force but that of the natives of Asia to oppose it, would soon have rendered the Wahabites the sovereigns of all the seas in that part of the globe.

Domestic Manufactures.

The name of Cobbett has infamous celebrity in all parts of the United States. Pensioned and paid by the British administration, he printed and published a celebrated news-paper in Philadelphia entitled Porcupine's Gazette, to which he labored much, and but too successfully, in bringing about the views of "his king" in regard to these states; for he was patronized and encouraged by thousands of the American people, though he honestly avowed himself a "true Englishman." However strange it may appear, I myself have scen membersof congress and a reverend divine familiarly associating with this man, during his residence in Philadelphia, at that time the stat of the government of the union, though his manners were gloss, his language horrid, and his conduct bestial. Driven "home," at last, by the power of sentiment, on the 30th of April, 1800, he published a long address to the people of England, setting forth the things he had done for their benefit in America. As a curiosity this address may be insersed in the REGISTER at a future convenient period; it, probably, contains many falsehoods, but some things stated I am satisfied, from personal observation, are true; and others may be supported by collateral testimony. The following paragraph abounds with matters of fact of the latter description; for the propositions laid down by the writer are demonstrated by the whole chain of events, to the view of every attentive observer of the progress of things in this country. For some time after his return, Cobbett was a shield to the ministerial party, and Mr. Windham declared in Parliament that " HE DESERVED A STATUTE OF GOLD FOR HIS SERVICES IN AMERICA." Whether they ceased to pay him as well as they had done, or, with the rise of his fortune, a native independence returned, we cannot say but he now is, and for several years has been as conspicuous for his enmity to the old herd of politicians whose whipper-in he was, as he was celebrated for the support he gave them in all their designs to fetter the American people, and make their independence a nullity.

Extract from Cobbett's address to the people of Eng land, Aug. 30, 1800, immediately on his return from America.

It is difficult, perhaps, to conjecture what effects may ultimately be wrought by a power, that has grown up in so rapid and extraordinary a manner. "It was supposed that the legislatures would The loss of Arabia, and perhaps of Syria, and the make laws favorable to their interest, [those who de pountry bordering on the Euphrates, may prove a voted their attention to MANUFACTURES] in order to mortal blow to the Ottoman empire, threatened by raise America from a nominul to a real independence; 50 many enemies from without, and divided by the and, the state legislatures seemed, at that time to se quarrels of so many independent chiefs within. The cond their views. This was an enterprize the most abolition too, or at least the reform of Mohammedan-serious that could arise to the interests of England, and smi. the spot that gave it birth, must have some various were the schemes attempted by our agents to influence on the condition of christians in those strangle the infant Hercules in the cradle. It has been

accomplished equal to our most sanguine wishes.-In, We have made such progress in the business of mathe other speculations thousands were ruined but nufacturing, that the fabrication of various goods, to thousands also made immense fortunes: But fortu- the value of many millions of dollars per annum nately for Great Britain in the manufacturing pro- (which we hitherto imported from England) may be jects, there was a general wreck: not an individual considered as established, both of cotton and wool, was saved: and such is now, happily, the dislike to with many articles of hardware, and a string of et those undertakings, that this generation must pass ceteras "too tedious to mention ”- --Every day away before any attempts will be made to revive brings us accounts of some new manufactory; and them. were a free intercourse opened with England, this Previous to the revolution America could not manu- moment, her merchants (after the flush demand was facture a hob-nail for her own use; this prohibition was satisfied) would find their orders reduced one third the effect of a British act of Parliament; and the instead of being increased, as from our rise of wealth folly of American projectors has prolonged that pro-and population might have been expected. hbition, which the omnipotence of our parliament at- The existing wars will foster and encourage our tempted in vain. Such is the almighty power of silent, manufacturing establishments; and the great inteever-wakeful British influence. After America had rest involved will insure the protection of govern spilt the blood of her bravest men in a contest for se- ment. The capital invested, and investing, in manuven years to obtain independence, it was rendered a facturing establishments, in sheep, and other things mere bubble by the intriguing genius of Englishmen,ncident to the fabrication of goods for our own use, and their friends, dispersed through the states. The will present a bold front to those who shall attempt tories have not talents for the field, but in the cabinet to "inundate the market." The number of our estatheir powers are wonderful. The overthrow of these blishments with the great vigilance of their owners, manufacturing establishments must be considered as forbid a hope of exterminating them by FIRE, and we chef d'œuvre; whether we regard the means by are so well acquainted with the theory and practice, which it was accomplished, or the grand end that was of all the essentials for these manufactures, in geneatradly kept in view; (viz.) to keep fast hold of the ral, that we entertain no fear of having "English skirts of the garments of Columbia, and let her on no artists of no talents imposed upon us as men of the account go. As to the means of destruction, it was first rate abilities."

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various as the character of the owners, the situation, Always desirous of obtaining information on a or nature of the establishments. SOMETIMES BY subject so important, as well for the gratification of FIRE; but most generally by inundating the markets my own mind, as for the satisfaction of others, I emwith goods of the same manufacture from this coun-braced such an opportunity a few days ago, by puttry, and selling them far below the prime cost, in order ting the following proposition to an old importer of drive American manufactures out of their own mar-British goods, a gentleman of acknowledged intelliAnother method was, to recommend English ar- gence, now actively engaged in making and selling tists of no talents to their notice, as men of the first various kinds of cotton goods. “Are you of opinrate abilities. But what favored us more than any ion that your manufactory will sustain itself on a peace thing else was, that war broke out about this time establishment, admitting that congress shall afford no betwixt France and England. The manufactories of other protection than the usual duties ?" To which France were cut up. Those demagogues who had he replied-" I will answer you in a wholesale way. seized the reins of government in that country, total-I have ascertained that I can manufacture certain ly ignorant of the mode of warfare that ought to have goods, always in demand, to the value of 60,000 per pursued against us, suffered their own manufactories annum, for a less sum than 12,000 paid for the ladwindle, whilst ours gained strength by their bor bestowed upon them. I can therefore come into downfall. It was completely in their power at one the market as cheap as the British can do, admitting time to have crippled our cotton manufacture, by they obtain the cotton at the same rate that I purharrassing the transporting of cotton wool; and chase it; for the mere duties of export and import guarding with vigilance those places from whence will cover my whole cost for labor." There is no eswe have the best supply: by this means the Brazil timate for the many charges of freight to and from and Surinam cotton, without which we cannot make England, the profits of the various persons engaged our finest muslins, might have been raised so high in in exporting the cotton, in manufacturing it into the foreign market as to prevent their consumption:goods, or in bringing them bither, &c. &c. amountor, even at times, by a scarcity, throw half the Scots ing in the whole to a very considerable sum, suficient, and Manchester manufactories idle for want of wool. at least, for the profits of the American manuf.cturer, But what did these French demagogues do? by set-selling his own goods on the spot. ting the blacks at liberty in the West Indies, the war We were led to these brief remarks by observing whoop was raised, which drove to the Atlantic shores the following article in a New-York paper. Wire 20,000 Frenchmen, and silver in specie to the amount was exceedingly wanted in the United States; but of 40 millions of dollars; a sum which at least dou- we notice several establishments for manufacturing bled the specie in the United States; the consequence it; and they will increase in proportion to the of which was, that the price of manual labor, and demand. The machinery alluded to, is, perhaps every article of consumption was doubled. Thus, the most ingenious of any yet put in motion. It a state of things was introduced, which made it im- makes cards of any size,-pricking the holes in the possible for the infant manufactories of America to leather, and cutting and bending the wire, and setting contend with the old established ones of England." it, with astonishing accuracy and expedition.

But the unjust and perverse conduct of the belli- WIRE FACTORY.-On Wednesday the 19th instant, gerent nations, and of Great Britain especially, simul- the corner stone of the card and wire factory, to be taneously aided by the unfortunate disturbances in erected for the New-York manufacturing company, Spain, bas put us at rest on the score of manufactures was laid in the presence of the president and directhe Hercules that Britain would have strangled intors of the institution, his excellency Daniel D.Tompthe cradle (to use the emphatic words that Cobbett kins, the hon. De Witt Clinton, the corporation of applies to the occasion) with all the vigor of youth, the city, and a number of distinguished citizens, has surmounted the difficulties laid in the way, and who were invited to witness the ceremony.is rising to manhood and maturity, as fast as we de- Rev. S. N. Rowan made an appropriate prayerfor the work must and should be gradual. The majority then retired to the Mansion house on

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the banks of the North River, and partook of an ele-, for a remission of the forfeiture in the manner pre gant collation. scribed by law.

The building to be erected will be 200 feet in I have the honor to be, respectfully, sir, your obelength, by 25 in breadth, and by the first of Novem-dient servant,

ALBERT GALLATIN.

ber next, will be prepared for the reception of the
immensely valuable and wonderful machinery for The collector of the customs.
manufacturing cotton and wool cards, lately pur-
chased by the New-York manufacturing company of
Amos and William Whittemore, of Boston.

Importation of Flaxseed.

American Prizes.

In this list, which will be regularly and methodical-
ly continued, it is proposed to notice only enemies'
vessels safely arrived in port, or otherwise concin-
sively accounted for. Re-captures, of which there
are many on both sides, will not be counted.
the following list there may be three or four dupli-
cates, though we know of none such. But there
are certainly many omissions, as there must needs
be, in a collection of this kind, made from two or
three files of newspapers, and not from a reference
to the publications generally in the several ports,
on which our future additions will be founded.-
Considerable difficulty has also been thrown in the
way of a perfect list, by the reluctance with which
some printers notice the capture of enemies' ves-
sels:

The following table, shewing the importation of FLAX-
SEED, into Ireland for the year 1811, is politically
as well as commercially interesting. We extract In
it from an authentic statement, in which the bar-
rels and bags imported were reduced to hogsheads,
to shew the whole in one denomination. The pe-
riod embraced is from January 5, to July 5, 1811,
the time in which this article is generally received
for the year.

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1 Ship Concord, burthen 300 tons, carrying 4 guns from St. Andrews for England, laden with timber, sent into Salem, by the Fame, of that port.

2. Brig Elbe, of 200 tons, from ditto for ditto, sent into ditto by ditto.

3. Brig Ulysses, from the West-Indies for Halifax, sent into Norfolk by the Paul Jones of New-York.

4. Ship, from St. Andrews for London, laden with rice, flour, &c. sent into Salem by the Madison of that port.

5. Brig Hermon, with rice, flour and naval stores, sent into ditto by the Dolphin, of ditto.

6, 7. A brig and schooner, with timber, tar &c. sent into ditto by ditto. 8. Ship of 14 guns, sent into Gloucester by the Madison, of Salem, carried by boarding. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Six ships and brigs, among them ships Emperor and Experiment, captured by the gun-boats at St. Mary's.

15. Schooner Wade, from New-Providence for Amelia island, with 20,000 dollars in specie, captured by the revenue cutter.

The public and private armed vessels of the United 16. Government transport No. 50, from Halifax States are not to interrupt any vessels belonging to for St. Johns, laden with military stores, carrying 2 citizens of the U. States coming from British ports guns and 12 men (who would not fight) sent into Sato the United States laden with British merchandize, lem by the Madison of that port-vessel and cargo in consequence of the alleged repeal of the British worth 60,000. erders in council, but are, on the contrary, to give aid and assistance to the same, in order that such vessels and cargoes may be dealt with on their arrival as may be decided by the competent authorities. [Nat. Intel.

A COPY OF THE CIRCULAR Addressed to the collectors of the customs.

(CIRCULAR.)

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1812.

17. Brig Eliza, of 6 guns, after a smart engagement, sent in by the Madison as above, carrying only

one gun.

18, 19, 20. Three Nova-Scotia shallops, laden with English and West India goods, sent into Marblehead by the Lion privateer of that port. These vessels had on board several thousand dollars in specie.

21. Brig, from Liverpool for St. Johns, carrying 6 guns-sent into Marblehead without resistance, SIR-The non-importation act being still in force, by the Lion and Snow-bird, of that port. must, in every respect, be carried into effect. It is 22. Sloop Endeavor, from Bermuda for Newfoundyour duty to seize and libel British merchandize, in land, laden with sugar-sent into Salem, by the Polwhatever manner and by whomsoever it may be ly, of that port. brought or sent into the United States; with the ex- 23. Brig ception only of property captured from the enemy, the with flour, timber, importation of which is permitted by the fourteenth son, of that port. section of the act concerning letters of marque, prizes 24. Ship and prize goods. stores, sent into

In the cases which, from the peculiar circumstan-iem. ces, may be entitled to relief this can be granted only 25. Brig

from St. Andrews for England, &c. sent into Salem by the Madi

of 300 tons, laden with naval Cape-Ann, by the Madison, of Sa

of 300 tons, from Portsmouth, E.

by a special act of congress; or upon application laden with gun-powder, dry goods, and military

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AMERICAN PRIZES.

stores, bound to St. Johns-sent into Cape Ann, by [&c. valued at $50,000, sent into Boston by the Gossa-
mer of that port.
the Madison.

61. Barque St Andrews, carrying 8 guns, sent into
26, 27, 28. Three schooners, laden with naval
stores and provisions-sent into Salem by the Jeffer-Portland by the Rapid of Boston.
son, of do

62. Brig Shamrock of 300 tons, 6 guns and 16 men, 29. Brig Wabisch, laden with timber, &c. sent into sent into Savannah by the revenue cutter Madison. Salem by the Dolphin, of do.

65. Schr. of Salem.

sent into Portland by the Ca

63. Schr. Sally, captured by the Teazer of New30. Schooner Ann, sent into Charleston, by the York, and given up for the purpose of disposing of her prisoners;-several of the crews of the prizes Nonpareil, of do. 31. Schooner Pindar, from New-Providence for entered, having sworn to defend the American Amelia, by the gun-boats at St. Mary's, with 12,000 flag. 64. Schr. Nelson, laden with oil, furs, fish, &c. dollars in specie. -, sent into Machias by the Fame 32. Ship Jarrett, with 2 guns and 18 men, in bal-sent into Salem by the Buckskin of that port. last, from Bristol, E. for St. Andrews-sent into Salem by the Fair Trader of that port, carrying 1 gun and 15 men. The Englishmen refused to fight, and 4 of them entered on board the privateer. 33, 34, 35. Three schooners laden with pork, wine, in ballast, captured by the Polly furs, cordage, &c. sent into ditto by ditto. 36. Schooner -, captured by the Dolphin, of Salem, ransomed, after taking out a few bales of of Salem, and released, after taking from on board of dry goods. 69. Ship Henry, from St. Croix for London, a vesher, 1000S in specie, and a quantity of Beaver skins. 37. Schooner Ann Kelly, of Halifax, with an as-sel of the first class, new, coppered and completely sorted cargo, sent into Salem by the same. 38, 39, 40, 41. Four schooners, laden with naval stores, corn, &c. sent into Salem by the Dolphin and Jefferson, of ditto. 42. Brig

from St. Andrews for Englandsent into Salem by the Dolphin, of do. sent into Marblehead by the 43. Schooner Lion, of that port-laden with lumber and naval

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laden with sugar and indigo -sent into Portland by the Argus, of Boston. 45. Sloop

66. Schr. Three Brothers, sent into Boston, by the
Wiley Reynard of do.
67. Barque
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furnished,; burthen 400 tons, 10 heavy guns, laden with about 700 hhds sugar, 13 pipes old wine, &c. valued at from 150 to $170,000, sent into Baltimore, by the Comet of that port.

70. Schr. Alfred, from Bermuda for New-Providence, with an assorted cargo, sent into Baltimore by the Spencer of Philadelphia.

71. Schr. Eliza, of Halifax from Jamaica, sent into Salem by the Polly of that port.

72. Brig Lady Sherbrook, 250 tons burthen, armed with 4 six pounders, laden with lumber and fish, with 25 hhds. of sugar-sent in-sent into New-York by the Marengo of that port. 73. Brig Elizabeth & Esther, from St. John's for

to Salem by the Polly, of do.

46. Schooner Fanny, from St. Croix, for St. An- Bermuda, with a cargo of fish, pork and some dry drews, in ballast-sent into Baltimore by the Dol-goods, sent into Philadelphia, by the Gov. M'Kean-phin of do. valued at 18,000.

48, 49. Two schooners, sent into Salem by the Buckskin, of do.

50. Brig Lamprey, from Jamaica for Halifax, laden with rum-sent into Baltimore by the U. States' frigate Essex.

of do.

74. Ship Boyd, from New-Providence for Liverpool, carrying 10 heavy guns, laden with cotton, logwood and coffee, sent into Philadelphia by the Globe, of Baltimore, after a running fight of an hour and a half-none killed on either side.

75. Brig Ranger, from Cape Henry for London, 51. Brig -, a transport, with 197 soldierscaptured by do. and ransomed for a bill on London carrying 6 guns, laden with coffee and logwood, capfor 14,000$-the vessel and troops were disarmed tured by the Matilda of Philadelphia, and sent into and released, on an exchange receipt, and their that port, after a short engagement, in which the oath not to serve until its provisions were complied British captain was mortally wounded. with.

76. Schr. Polly, sent into ion by the Wiley Rey

77, 78, 79. A ship and two brigs sent into Wiscas

52. Schr. Mary-Ann, from Halifax for Quebec with nard of do. military stores, on board of which col. Pearson, a British officer, was passenger, sent into Salem by set. the Buckskin of do.

80. Sloop Mary-Ann, laden with 3000 bushels of 53. Ship Mary from Bristol, E. for St. Johns, car- salt, sent into Philadelphia, by the Paul Jones of rying 14 heavy guns, a valuable vessel having on New-York. bord a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition, sent into Salem by the Dolphin of do.

54. Schr. laden with provisions, sent into Wiscasset, by the Fair Trader of Salem.

55. Schr. Diligent, with 55 pipes of brandy, sent into Salem by the Polly of that port.

56, 57. Two schooners with cargoes of provisions, pork, com, &c. sent into Salem by the Snow Bird of ditto.

81. Ship Hassan, from London for Havana, carrying 14 guns and 20 men, laden with wines, dry goods, &c. worth $200,000, captured, after half an hour's combat, with the loss of her captain killed and a boy wounded, by the Paul Jones, then of 3 guns. The guns of the Hassan were transferred to the privateer, and the vessel ordered for Savannah.

82. Brig Harmony, from Greenock for Quebec, a fine vessel, 250 tons burthen, carrying 4 heavy guns, 58. Snow mounting 6 heavy guns with a laden with a cargo of dry goods, &c. sent into Newquantity of small arms and ammunition, from Lon-York by the Yankee of Bristol, R. I. don for Amelia island, sent into Savannah by the revenue cutter James Madison.

83. Brig -, captured by the Yankee and giv en up for the purpose of disposing of her prisoners. 84. Ship Braganza, from Port au Prince for London, mounting 12 guns, burthen 400 tons, deeply 60. Ship Ann Green, of 430 tons, carrying eight laden with coffee and log wood, captured and sent 12 pounders and two long 6's, an excellent vessel, into Baltimore by the Tom of that port, after a runfrom Jamaica for Greenock, with a cargo of rum,ning fight of 55 minutes.

59. Schr Jane, from the West Indies for Halifax, sent into Marblehead by the Dolphin of Salem.

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