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Show THE WAR. VOL. 1- Ab. 45. ., '. .4. ,V... Mama", f: I '] Mf its blessings, political and civil, and inipaiting them with more than libeial hand to all who approached it, in union with the plunderer of independent states, alid the despoiler of Spain and Portugal. What was the prospect which opened to the mind and efforts of America} No less splendid and glorious than btneficial and useful-it was also within lli,l' grasp. llut the moment had escaped her, and it was impossible for her to retrieve her losses, and recover her honor and dignity. For his own part, with all the feelings of regret and sorrow which he avowed for the mistaken line of conduct pin sued by America, he should have lent any possible aid to maintain her neutral'ty,l and preserve her in the possession of her rights. He should not have asked her to join laiigland againstt ()l'things in America. The moment was auspicious, the elections were doubtful, the boasted preponderance in favor of Mr. Madison might have been destroyed by some great blow, suited in its eflects to give a complete turn to the public opinion, yet nothingr was done, for nothing was attempted. With a defenceless coast, what resistance could have been made ? And although he was fond of peace, he should candidly declare, he would have been gratified in hearing that some signal act of British vengeance had fallen upon the enemy. He wished for it on the trtie prin- ciples ofobtltinint'; peaCe-on the ground of humanity --on the ground of experience-on the ground of common sense-and, above all, on the ground of its real efficacy in promoting: the, re-establishment of the France ; but had such an alterna ive prtSt-nted itself, relations of peace and amity between the two coun- what ought to have both her conduct ? \Vhich was tries. He thought that the results would be no less her better interest, to unite with l‘lnglai d or Ft ance. ? advantageous to the happiness of Anurica herself, Although the question might be easily answered, he than to the views and interests of England ! still cut: rtaiued so sineer - a respect forher neutrality, that he would not hint: pushed her to the alternative. From the London Evening .‘l'irii'. ller comincicial advantages ought no', in such a "The American navy must be annihilated-her tirChoice, to have compelled the option which she, made. It could not happen, that a country, as it was this senals and dork-yards consumed; and the turbulent ("felling repres lltetl, with 1:3.)0 miles of assailablo inhabitants of Baltimore, must. be tamed with the weacoast, with only 4- frigates \\'lill 1000 men, and with pons which shook. the Woodr ii turrets of Copenhagen. " The American merchant \‘r'Ss‘els ought perhaps to two millions and a h if is its treasury, should be able to maiitain a war with l. ti lh-itain ; yet so it had be permitted to arm against the pirates of the Medill.l‘l‘llllt'ltll, or the lnndroneS of China; but like certain occurred, that not a slin, ' mile oftht- 1500 in lcs of assailahle c rhb‘. had been annoyed, and no: a single places of entertainment in line-land, they ought to be compelled to exhibit in large letters, on their mainsails, " licensed to carry guns, pursuant to a British art of parliament." " All the pi mine; about maritime rights, with which the Ame 'icans have nauseated the ears of every cabinet minister in Europe, must be silenced by the strong and manly voice of reason-the iii/inia ratio regium, paradoxical as it may seem, is here the only remedy --and :\ mcrica must be beaten into submission! The law (fluid/ms lids [mm always the low of the strongest frigate oi" the force had been taken. ("l/ear, lmur .'j 1h: lamented that no tVt‘llt of the kind had taken place; and he lamented it the more sincerely, because he was convinced that vigor and promptitiidc in the prosecution of hostilities, were the best means of putting an end to the calamities of war. \Viih the naval establishment of (treat llrita n he had no fault to find; but he would tell the House, that he had to find fault with the distribution and employment of it. He had to express his surpiise and Concern, that the pen was held by the hand of th - admiral which ought to have launched the thunder. modore Rodgers sailed from Boston With his squad ion? "by was not he oli‘ lloston, even were negocui. tion his only object, rather than in the harbor of Hali- ed on the part of the American negoc itors, have been met with forbearance, because it was a fact no- The fact is, that he was oil" Boston the :BTth of torious to the whole world, that the people ofAinerica were, not parties to the i. ‘ue, and an opportunity was given them to avow their execraiion of the prin(tiples upon which their rulers dragged them into hostilities," September; and during the interval of his return to Halifax, con'imndore Rodgers put to sea. After the very certainty of hostilities with America, every lllC‘ No notice was taken of the Ami:- IMPRESSMENT OF AME UCAN SEAMEN. of marque issued until October, and that. w as obviously he5. result of tJ e intelligence received but a few (1 iys l‘ililll't',‘ out the crew, ired and blew up the ship; that eight impressed American seamen were among the ale understood as not iiiiputiiie; any crew of the Uthl‘i‘iCl'é}, who were liberated at B'lston. ‘aine to liliilln'tel‘S for these acts ; but he Llltdln‘llt it his duty to an madvcri on them, as sequels in consecpience of the cuei'ny's sticces-~, not as leading: meav BJTLJ which ought to have been adopted in anticipa1.0! tn} and to prevent evils with which he had llt‘l'll I was also on bo,.rd the Constitution in the action with the Java, and was sent on board that vessel, and after I begged to matched. be and men in our service engaged in the actio to which 1 'd; yet he was boundto declare, that he was of tl‘ose who said, that we (night not to think capture of the (nierricre and the Macelonian.‘ tiis deei id opinion \\:t>, that it could not he too "y ll|()l'."-'il‘. of. It was a subject which in every was calculated to rouse tin: lli'll-l(lklblll and LL».- sensibilities of the country. 'l‘he spilitof mil‘ ~eai"iu1n had been uiicoiitiuei'able, and any tlilliilllllltil; of the popular opinion with respect to ti t lllllllS .n‘d triumphant sp rit, tas to l s lllilltl a drcadnl and‘ . James 'l'oinpkins being sworn, saith, that lie is 9, native ofL'lster county, opposite to l'oughkeepsie. that he sailed out of New-York in the month of April~ 1812, in the ship Minerva, bound to lreland; that an the home-ward bound passage in Jilly after, this depit: ncnt, with three other American seamen, Sunni/:2 1).!» inducements liel l on than any country €Vt citizens. .\ gratuity pay of eight dollars the service of a year are your friends-ye l l t you, and share the-e ally, in safety an. ii gather. You will be fullest confidence. trust to \ Mary. A Would soon ter. ina‘ tacky and Unio are . tiimii which cam, . tacky is doing her i, via, Hill/ion; Young, and John. Brown, were impress: ed, and taken on board of the British ship Actcoi David Smith, captain l We were taken on Saturdau‘ evening; on Monday morning we w< re bro 'glit t.» the gang-way, and informed we must enter on board ship, and live as the other semen, or we should live on oat-meal and water, and receive five dozm l‘iSllflv 'l'his deponent says, himself and the other three or (10ng on 5, {ally . country. Ubey her determine: t') I'edt‘ them were then whipped live dozen lashes. ()n \VetL wrongs purchased by 2:. ice, ()11 Saturday after, the like offer tas made to u»; and on our refusal we were again whipped thre doz: April It, 131;. years of how): "My l' lashes each. On Monday following, still refusing to enter, we were again whipped two dozen each. Uri Out of about. 17‘) consists, one s-vl to opposition to the i \\'ednesday following, we were again whipped one dozen each, and ordered to be taken below, and put in irons till we did enter; and the Captain said, he This parish i3 5",, Francois, the 'uli iili en! 2'. We were then put in irons, and laid in irons three months. ironed, where we remained till the ship arrit London. After arriving there we first heaid of the d American seamen, who w't-i‘e on board the .cock, went aft to tilt Captain, claimed to be con. 4 . The duty nesday tiillowing‘ we were again all brought up, arui had the same otter made to us to enter, which we raw fused, and we Were again whipped four dozen la. but we refused; , v be averted by a new [lute/less mun/y, U. 5. navy; that I was on board the Constitution fri- lle trusted, ll never, that - the last act or sav't JOHN S. FREAK. in the disgrace if E in Line to prevent comp l (lili‘tlit'llt'c'. ol‘tlie ltlx‘d, \i'td- ( Bell's Cavalry, and the command of la: and after the action we were ' aid-dc c own in his : HCCllnlp'tltlL-ll b a i city to St J srpii, to war with America, and that the Guerriare was tallt r. 'l‘his depoiitnt took his shirt, Samuel Davis and WT.liain Young took their haiidktrchizls, made stripes and stars for the American colors, and hung it over :1 gun, and gave the e cheers for the v ctory. They returned yes1 who were halved iii J The draft liatl bun inen \\ cic tllnlhttlt‘t lhe iiexc morning,r at6 o'clock, \i e were brought up and iii pup. Among the crew if the Java, thi ' teen American ped two dozen lashes each, for huzzr' , iiir the seamen were found, three of ~ liom had entei'Ed the Ya ,kec Hag. shortly after this we were all released British service and were lift, the other ten werelibe- by the assistance of the Anieizcan consul and captain rated as Americans. Dated l'vnighkeepsie, Aoril 16, Hall, who lillttn us. 1313. 13. V. "Ul'l'hlAN. This deponent further saith, that they all had pron tectiiins, and shew ed them, and claimed to be Anlev [hurl/me cc‘nu‘y, 2s. l‘lCJlls, at the time they we;e llllld‘ sscd lticliard 'i‘ompk' 5, being: sworn, saith, that he is .l;'t.\ll',.\ 'i‘vall'KllYS. a native of New Palm, opposite l'ouehkeepsie; that Sworn before me, this l7ih day ol .tjnil, 1613, at lie s'iilv-zl iiom \Vilinington about the 28th of .\pril, which tinietie said ,llillnfla‘ 't‘.iiii',.k:iis showed 18K), on i;io.a.i'd the brig,r Warren, \Vllll.llll Kelly, capme his wris‘s, which at, lzis 1'an llt -'3 l exannnedi tain, for L" -.C On the horiiwyard passage, in .‘hpteiiithere Llppt'zll'ed to be inaiks w. sf: .5 o.t_ both el ber tollovciiigf, he, was impressed and talc-tn on ho rd th ‘n'i, occasioned, as I supposed, from his hating the Placing/e, a British sloop of war, and (:oiiipelled to been in il‘ i ' do duty: lhat while. on board that res (l, he made ..',i:.'t'cc Peace. inai.y unsuccesniil attempts to write to his friends, lillill‘ll'illiy§ them ofliis situation. He further sai‘di,thai From (5 (.i/ilé/liL‘tM/li' (7 O (l [xii )‘. all! r l?» heard of the war, himself and two other iin unjust to blame the skill an i courage of the oliicei's, the spell which fascinated every iniiid .ii the eonliilnn inpectatain of our natal VlCi'H‘ie‘), would in ver be broken ; and that accumulated instances of triumphs .io lgss brilliant. than those of former tines would not cease to occur. ‘v'hat he had chiefly to deplore was -:.e unaccountable inactivity which was adoptt d, when v ‘r and pruiii; do were dictated by the Very state the corifiagratiiri of the cr w was removed, set heron tire. and rlew her lie had also .o remark, what was s iigu- alai'i-ninp; consideration. to us as men and as abandon the precious of your t'atlivrs, air safetv in submissrn midnight shimhers a HARRIS, gate in the action and capture of the (ltwrriere; that after such surrender, I was sent on board, and after v vortliy of notice, that the Macedonian had been <;;ti)t'.l'.‘x d by one of the very squadron which had esé.apcd from BUfii'Hl. ll lint it would be altogether , JUS: I‘ll Our gown which they wage l')' l' T0 l‘lll‘i VOL)" .‘vll‘iN 01' UtllO. Fol/mm citizens-4Livine; been appointed to corn- , sulered American prisoners of war, and refused to do mands in the army ot'the Ulll‘.(}(i b ates, and the‘or,dIity any longer. ‘iVe w‘ere Ol‘tlel't'tl olf the (piartt r~ avuii/Attion of the two i-t:,_i,‘i:nr;it.. llllt'llfll‘t. to he l'di‘ttl deck, and the captain called for thr master (it (UV/17, and in the state, havnig l‘l';'ll t'il‘.2‘ll\'fé‘-.l to us, it beconus ordered us to be put iii irons; we were then kept in our dtitv to intite Will to th - start .~d of your t: itin- irons about twenty-{bur lion 5, when we were taken t?\'. "c feel iliidiimositioi to reuipiztilatt tie-Hui»: i , out, brought to the gangw'ay , str pped of our clothes, I ' irons wrongs aiil ;:L. genitals wh.-:ll ll' w: thin." in; by some igiinraai tended, that llot hat ll'ijl‘k‘ "'it built} l by l.tia ollic rs had iii; The ad'ioin Hg pm. (at to en and brine ".Fvn-MidQMvr - .._. an," ' v ot‘aggranrlizement.1i lliiring‘ the time of our impressment the ship had if the capture of the Guerriere. 'l hen followed t, n: innit .ide of the (Vilmfiili‘rt'tike, which was, according "i the same 5y stein of delay, the consequent e of the captoie ol the Macedonian. 'l‘hns, (.‘Vt‘l‘y measure that ._;alllllt'(_l the appea if activity on our part, was :lullleCd by the suce il :ig'g‘i‘t-Ssion oi the enemy. . batt‘es. and if we did not do our duty, to l, Beekmai Vei‘plank Hotliiian, of the town of an action and Captured a French ship. lit-fore this l'oughkcepsie,do certify,tlvi.\t I am a lieutenant. in the artion We were taken out of irons and asked to f.‘ ' , Slime, who then held 'i pistol at my head, and order- ed us to our places. "1: then continued at our places, and was compelled to fight till the Peacock struck; and we were liberated after an impressment of about two years and eight months. his RICHARD y: 'l'OMPKh‘i mark. Poughkeepsie, April 17, 1813. Head over and signed in the resence of to (lo/11's ditty; would Int/11's]; Z/ie damned Fun/see raced}; All they (fill of war until the ldth of October, although i; was known here. in July, nor were h tters l ' blow our brains out-" aye! aye ! l was answered by now (li‘it'es their son vei'nment ofyour ch the land Ofyour nan unworthy the name i hear the call of his c proper ‘ deClinrd; Sil.t.:i arid l'CalSldllCt On Friday the '~‘:‘. went [)7] bo:i'.'d tlie‘ shtuiinn were sta t iin'ited them to the time addressed the. " Sailors-hi lllL ‘ .Jm ‘1 » ,"i': on the part ol ministers was marked with slow- :'ican declaration your fathers to am pressed with him, (lid refuse to enter, and each r5 rz'li'me New oft/u: gin/rm! warm, and long" may she retain her superiority! It is not the capture of a few paltry fi‘io‘ates which is to intimidate the people of this country-our vengeance has been slow, and the cunningshut'iling and intrigue which We, have witnc~s- lying at Halifax in the month of October, when com- ' or iiidec'non. on our interest and licitiide which our 5: serve the relati'i s 0‘ have been useless. dug/and is, therefore, Ile‘jm‘e, My dictator of the mu- \\‘ as it not undeniable, that admiral "'arren was fax ? your government to . éxampled outrages ti tied and whipped, each one dozen and an half lashes and ptit to duty. ' He further saith, that he Was kept on board the Peacock, and done duty till the action with the Hornet-after the Hornet hoisted American colors, he and the other impressed Americans again went to the captain ofthe Peacock, asked to be sent below, said it was an American ship, and that they did not wish to fight against their country. The captain ordered us to our quarters; called inidshipman Slime, yoill‘St‘lYt‘Slhe‘ll. tune of tlie umtlfit \' in selvesit'ell. Suf ii-r ticatioii from any di Let the correc tniws r}, and 1 shall lla'.'e lhyltfil'lll? ol' app rob.. llie hunt-St tars payout of the p t ii C llic comm al'i ‘sOltliIJ-Ul‘ough, l‘i' 1hr - |