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Show VOL. 12% THE WAR. enemy is, by the general law of war, independently of any statutes of our own, absolutely prohibited; and how far all vessels With their cargoes btlollglllg to citizens of the United States, and coming from a port of the (211611))" on a trading voyage, since the declaration of war, are by the same general law, liable to . apture by vessels ofthe United States having « ominissious of war, and to Condemnation as lawful prize of war; are questions not mate- rial to the purport of this letter. For, allow- ing to both allirmative answers, the effect ol such answers is, it is conceived, controlled by the actual state of the country under its own statutes. livery vessel new arriving; in a port of the United States, in violation of the non-importation act, is by the. positive, prior and existingr municipal regulations of that act, foil'citahle to the use of the United States. and certain of their officers of revenue embraced within NEW-YORK: SJ'I‘UIU)./2Y momvcv‘o, 007'. 31, 1312. To alien enemies. The in trshul of the district of New-York, in obedience to instruct ous from the Department of State, has issued a notice, dated 26th inst. requiringall llritish subjects to report themselves to him immediately at his olhee in the city of NewYorlc, or to the persons appoin'ed by him to receive their reports. And masters of vessels arriving within the district, having,r alien enemies on board, are required to report them in writing, and not to suffer them to land on shore without leave from his office. And all keepers of taverns, boardtug-houses, See. are required to report the names and descriptions of alien enemies lodging in their respective houses forthwith ; and should they neglect so to do, they will be evoiisidered as aiding and comforting,r the enemy. -_-...._. its provisions. side, both of which were burnt down. It aP‘ pears that the British were perfectly apprised of the intention of our troops to cross; and it is stated that a letter was found in the pocket of a British officer who was killed, front another officer at Chippewa, informing of the intention of the Americans to cross, the time at which they might be expected, and their probable force. The letter is said to be in the possession of gen. Van Rensselaer. Capt. ()gilvie, of the 1.1th regiment, who led the detachment that succeeded in taking the redoubt upon the heights, has arrived in this city, and has furnished the following particulars : ‘ . ‘-=.‘tt:.'l vessels, and \iliicli, but for such paramount authority, they migrht have been at liberty in the abstract, beneficially to exert. The act of congress oi the 6th ofJuiy, 1812, " to prohibit :‘ttiitd‘ltiitn vessels from proceeding to or trading: with the enemies of the United States, and for other purposes," makes no change in this operative character of the non-importation act. To every vessel, therefore, arriving; in any port of the United States, in breach of any of the prohibitory or penal clauses now in force The Constitution, Captain Morris is appointed to the command of the frigate Adams, fitting at \Vashington. Pittsburgh, under eseott of a lieutenant's guard. of this act, you will be pleased to assert the claim of the United States for forfeiture, as soon as a seizure can be made; and this wheth- er the arrival be voluntary, or whether it be the cause of a bring-insr or sending in on cap- ture by any of the public ships or privateers, the claim of the United States applying equally t0 captured or seized property under this British reinforcements. A fleet of transports, under convoy of several menef-war, have arrived at Halifax, having on board part of the 89th and 100th regiments. The l'oietiers, 74, has sailed from‘llalifax for Bermuda. heavy and destructive fire of y; 'ape and inusi ket shot from the British, who, it appears. were apprised of the attack. In crossing)r the river, three boats witl, troops, one of which contained Lieut. (Iol. Chrystie, were carried by the rapid curren" of the river far below the point of landing, and as soon as Col. Chrystie's boat touched the shore the only guide to the ground left, the colonel. In consequence of this disaster not more than 2W) men at first effected a landing. Those and formed a line on the front of the battery, where they were sheltered by a bank, upon the summit of which there was a battery, which had proved very destructive to ollicers and men. from the lire of this battery, and that of a house on their right bank, Col. Van l'ten'sselaer was wounded, and likewise Capt. Armstrong, Capt. Lawrence, Capt. \Vool, and Lieut. Lent; killed lat-tit. Yalleau and Ensign Morris, all of the 13th. Col. Van Rensselaer, tuation about a quartcr of reginicnt,\t'lir), 'i'lil‘i gen. izcd themselves in ligypn were called the lh‘-‘l11"lblt‘ had never been known ground, and atkou ledgetl. they had never fought in They treated their prison and respect. and allotted * asbravc men could desirt Americ tll troops killed Lil; than 60, and about 1-") v.' number of prisoners. incl amounted to about 719. llut the vittorinzis enen and tender to those who l had fallen into their pet straint upon their Indian and scalpingr the dying a maimed upon the field of! himself saw the lifeless bi stripped even of his shirt, who had been wounded, . totnaliawk. Our informant saw th Bl‘qu. storm the heights. dUl'lltg the ceremony as a or erpiity, supersede that of the United States. vie, seconded by Capt. Vv'ool, (though wound- the l;'>th inst. pursuant to the sentence of a court-mattial. llis crime was desertion, with articles, the importation of which is prohibited by this act, shall he put on board of any intent to go over to the enemy. ship or vessel, boat. raf. or carriage, with in- same time. was brought out for execution, but pardoned by ggt-n. llleoinlield, it appearing; that be was enticed away by \Venman. dier of that regiment who .‘tnother sol- deserted at the ship or vessel, boat, raft or carriage, belonging: to the ov.‘ntr of such prohibited articles, shall oe forfeited; and the owner thereof shall ‘noreoter lori it iitid pay treble the value of such artitl s." ,_. and finding by col. Stranali would no longer act, a '1'" after he was wounded, urged the troops to tention of importit :tln: same into the Unitt-d States, or territories; thereof, all such articles, as \xcll as all other articles on l)()_ll‘(l the Same Thus it appears that the for teller". to the United States attached and may :rcd as liavinjz' had .ts irer'ption pril)(,‘ (Lotti i ... Grev, and fumish boat: to predicament, and whether it be British or \‘i'illiam ‘t'enman, a soldier in the 15th American. It is not perceived that the sup- . U. 55. regiment, was shot at l'lattsburgh, on posed claim of the captures can, either in law "\lot in law, for the fifth section of the act has this provision, "that whenever any article or 3 Wfi‘vx could afford them no (285191 would cover their retreat at band surrendered to aim number. The enemy Cons-thud 01 few, however, marched on under a heavy fire. Eight waggons loaded wit'i speeie for the NorthVVestern army, left Philadelphia on the 22d inst. for ground they Mid, but a from gen. Van Reussclaen of Col. (lhrystie, and about .300 militia, coin- manded by (lol. Van Renssclaer, received orders from the general to cross the Niagara River on the morning; of the 13th inst. which A detachmemt from the 13th regiment, con- com. llainbridge, and Hornet, rapt. Lawrence, have sailed from lloston on a cruise. 'l'he Cliez-;:tpeal-:e is nearly ready. The British llilfltic Nymphe, of 33 guns, Capt. Epswortli, has arrived at Halifax, and reports, that on the thh inst. about St) leagues S. \V. from Hambro light he was chased by com. ltodgers' squadron, but escaped. at Whitll ill"); "9:11: (lltptu sistiut; of about Silo men, under the command ms in part ell'eeted before day, under a very ()Hi‘ All? i". of the British and Hair l ed the Americin ofticvrs U1 upon. They retreated 1!: i the loss ofa math to [he "but to their extreme mort was there to receive them. After remaining in this ('2 This, therefore, it is appre- hended, supervenes the general law of war in its application to eve"): vessel so arrivinzg. and intercepts, by its p;t:.:.~not:nt authority, the night of ".‘r-‘t-trt. otherwise vested in Ute na- "ill" the gen. himself fellll'ltilsl p Americallll'oolw or to the capture. Not in eonity, lor the in- ‘trutnentzdity of the public ship or privateer in aid of the e:-:< union of the art, was merely gratuitous, and not necessary to set tire its en- ff'trt em .nt. 'l‘het inr; of the [tilted and of the raptors being; wholly adverse, the ineis on tl lt: part of tip: ioriot'r must enioract; all v s circumstarz' as above, with every spr'ci.s ,, of proper: on board. \Vitli ‘be cocr ' will rest the final decision on the til BATTLE ()l' Qlilil‘ififil‘tflfi. As every circumstance attending; this {gallant but unlortunatc cnteiiirise, must, be inte- resting; to .‘tun‘rieans, wr shall endeavor to collect, fir the gratification of our readers, all the particulars worthy of record. livery .aceount speaks in fldlltfl‘lllf': terms of the unt;:~;ampled inti'epidity of our troops, scarcely out; of whom had everbt-en inaction before. During); the \\"l:\:l<' aliiii the llriiish kept up ,. a constant iire lront th ' halttries :zl roi't (leol‘u‘e lll -; Pods ., a hot-t l‘iric, tit/l o mobile . and Lt the latter place, a bomb iinlcriui.atelv fell upon a barrel of pow ‘r, whnn blew up. and set lire to the hart-ac? ., 'v\'i'.lt:it, uith some contending; claims. I have the honor to be, I of the for 1.7., n in ttie t'.:.ledonin, were con"xitb t;l't",tt!‘tt€1)'3£', your obedient nervant, ; sinned. ()ur halls set. lll‘t' to the gatil, and also liltlfl.‘tl&l} lib Mae :1 hrer.'-lio'.:~.e at Etewarlq, on the Bxitish Sixty determined men, led by Capt. Ogiled) and l.ienl. Kearney, Lit-tit. Carr, Lieut. llugginan, and Lieut. Sainnions, l‘lnsign leve,ofthe13th, Litut. 'tandolph and Lieut. (fransevoort, (:ircuitously mounted the heights, gave three cheers, and immediately charged, and after the third charge gained complete possession, which they kept about six hours. Among those sixty were ten of the militia. During)‘ the time they had possession of the heights, they received some reinforcement. l.ieut. Col. (lhrystie ell‘ected his landing, and a body ol militia amounting;~ in the whole to about goo. (Tol. Scott superseded ('upt. ()tril- \iz- in the commau '1, soon .tftt r \vhzc'. th llri- The guns at to lo '4 brave curiny. . VLEWIS‘l't‘i'vix, [11:3 lle. korthcrn army, 1, simian Ia"§0_mnf~fc of iii/until", Plevln width from them, of Niagara, nine or ten in run across the rive, Nit angles, running from up war ls Ink, Erie. Q‘l‘?"'mlou isi llfitt‘lv' m, ‘ l about it ill a mile in \vi'laii'l lull of Whirlpools. 1 if.) Newark on the one sit oilfij; :‘iid nto Niagara . tits. 1 | tne llciglp'L ~ - ty level \lmlm- tish reeeivr d a reinforcement from hurts (Mona: and Chippavua, aznwuntingjr to about How, including lndians. soon repui: 'l‘nc lntiians were .and driver. to the wood. Tat: ltilnCii cf the l or marching, ~iitns and tmir war» ‘ whoop had such an elli'tit upon the militia, that \‘.'i‘.t‘ll illt.‘ ll‘tn'ifm' littt‘; flit‘tnlil it lilll' :li i!t!‘t i; th- visioi.s, anl were counted off only ill-ti men, ill) of which were iniiitia, l't'lt‘ittltii‘tl. i'rt-iious to this, how ever, a column of llritisl l re . gulars advanced, (i()1ttlil,i'.(l'e‘(l by The liritish gent-rat‘s nol'st v...s private of the tram: oi ‘t'v'illilou, listed‘in Orange court}, shortly 'L'yt n. liior'u. hill -i hf. a who was ti!‘ after wlzith hours, L A "m "m" from the be iglits out are l‘lllllcst anr llllUl‘ellit ‘li It fair and 0] )e n view of below pres cuts. OfFurv .‘ztr , fi' om Me the regulars 62 w: slew], 6 l ‘ (.1111 "f: ‘ . gcl‘ous. E mus. 0‘ |
