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¦>¦ 3 j^tructivs ; bit the ttactyi a3va(t(»cl,'m
aH directions, clearing the streets and bafce-
ries with their bayonets, and overtiming
their ennnon. The 40th regiment, with ooH
Browne, followed. TheJ' also missed the
breach, and twice passed through the fire of
their batteries before they found it.
The 37ui regiment was posted near the
north gate, which the troops who entered
at the breach were to open for them ; but the
ardor was so great thai they could not wait.
They scaled the walls and entered the town
as the troop; within approached it. At
day-iight every thing was hi our possession
except the citadel, which made a shew of
resistance, but soon surrendered ; and early
in the morning the town was quiet, and the
v. imeti were peaceably walking the streets.
The gallantry displayed by the troops
during the assault, and their forbearance
and orderly behavior in the town, speak so
tuUy in their praise, that it is unnecessary
for me to say how highly I am pleased with
their conduct. The service they have been
¦J iii sisce we landed, has been un-
cojmooj.iy severe and laborious, but not a
rrninYi'H has escaped them ; every tiling I
¦wished has been effected with order and
cheerful tie ss.
Our loss during the siege was trifling,
particularly ai we were not sheltered by ap-
proaches, and the enemy's fire of shot and
shell was incessant. But it is painful for
ine to add, that it was great at the assault.
Many most valuable officers are among the
Killed and wounded. Major Ualyry mple, of
¦the 40th, was the only field officer killed.
Lieutenant colonels Vassal and Erownrigg,
and major Tucker are among the wounded.
1 am deeply concerned to say that the two
former are ' severely so. The enemy's loss
was very great—about 800 killed, and 500
wounded, and the governor Don Pasqui Rti-
js Huidobro, with upwards of 2000 officers
and men are prisoners. About 1500 esc.-.ped
in boats or secreted themselves in the town.
From brigadier-general the lion. W.
Luroney and from col. Browne, I have re-
ceived the most able and the most zealous
assistance and support. Thi former pro-
tected the line from the enemy during our
march, and covered our rear during the
siege. The latter conducted it with great
judgment and determined bravery.
The established reputation of the royal ar-
tillery has been supported by the company
wider my orders, and T consider myself
nmch indebted to captains Watson, Dick-
son, Carmichael and Willgress. Captain
Fanshaw of the engineers, was equally seea-
loils, and though young in the service, con-
ducted himself with such propriety, that I
haveini doubt of his proving a valuable offi-
cer. Owing t-i great fatigue he was taken ill
in the ¦•¦ ..1 -.! of our operations, and captain
Dickson readily undertook his office, and
executed it with the greatest judgment.
From the heads of corps and departments
from the general staff of the army, from
the medical, and from my own persona! staff
I have received the most prompt and cheer-
ful assistance.
It is sufficient to say that the utmost cor-
diality has subsisted between rear admiral
Stirling and mvself ; I have received •from
hint the most friendly and polite attention,
tissi every thing in his power to grant.
The captains and officers of the navy
have been equally zealous to assist us ; but
1 feel particularly indebted to captains Don-
nelly and Palmer for their great exertions.
They commanded a corps of marines and
seamen that were landed, and were essenti-
ally useful to us with the guns, and in the
batteries, as well as in bringing up the ordi-
nance and stores.
This dispatch will be delivered to you by
major Tucker, who was wounded at the as-
sault ; and as he has long been in my confi-
dence, I beg leave to refer you to him for
further particulars.
I have the honor to be, &c.
S. ACHMUTY,
Brigadier-general commanding.
To the right honorable?
Wm. Windham, &C.3
P. S. I am extremely concerned to add,
that lieutenant-Gols. Vassal and Krownrigg
both died yesterday of their wounds. I had
flattered myself with hopes of their recove-
ry ; but a rapid mortification has deprived
his majesty of two able and gallant officers.
Return of the killed, Wounded and missing.
Between the i6th and 20th ult.—j lieut.
i drummer, 18 rank and file killed ; 2 ma-
jors, 3 captains, I lieut. 2 searjeants, 1 drum-
mer, and ir9 rank and file wounded ; i rank
and file missing.
During the seige—i captain, 3 rank and
file killed ; 1 lieut. 1 ens. 12 rank and file
wounded ; 7 rank and file missing.
At the assault—i maj. 3 capts. 2 lieuts. 2
.searjs. 5 drummers, 1C5 rank arid file killed ;
2 lieut. cols. 3 capts. 8 lieuts. 4 ens. 4 staff,
18 searjs. 5 drummers, 235 rank and file
wounded.
Total -1 major, 4 capts. 3 lieuts. 2 searjs.
6 drummers, 120 rank and rile killed ; 2
lieut. cols. 2 majors, 6 capts. 10 lieuts. 5 ens.
4 staff, 20 searjs. 6 drummers, 366 rank and
file wounded ; 8 rank and hie missing.
Capts. Willgress and Crookshank, and 31
rank and file, included in the above, have
silica returned to duty.
J. BRADFORD,
Deputy adjutant-general.
Return of ordinance, $'c. taken from the
enemy.
Total of guns—fifty-one 24 pounders, six-
ty eight 18 do. thirty-one 12 do. twenty-five
-» do. fifty-seven 6 do. thirty-eight 4 do.
thirty two 2 do. two 2 do. and eight i do.
—in all 312
Total of mortars—four 12 inch, three 9
do. two 8 do. four 6 do.—in all 13.
Total of carronades— two 32's, two 24's,
and six 12's—in all iO.
Howitzers—ten six and half inch.
A. WATSON,
Captain commanding artillery
«WWI l,MIIII 11~~.".———-.-«..~~™. __ ^..^— —.——->.——.^- •
BY THIS DAY'S MAILS.
NEW-YORK; May 28.
ARRIVED,
The ship Minerva, Burdick, 4 days from
Charleston.
Brig Catharine Ray, Wilson, 9 days from
Bermuda.
B:ip; Mary, Norton, 14 days from Havan-
. Left, brig Troy, Hazard, of New-York,
just a rived from River of Plate ; brig Hetty,
for New-York, in Si days ; snow Susan, for
Philadelphia same day ; ship Eleanor, for do.
i n 2 days. May 23, off cape Hatteras, spoke
Jbebrig ^oath-Carolina, 4 days from Pl.'.la-
./k-lphia, Has Charleston. Pajsengert capt. J.
S;:i';!i, late- Of the brig Fortune, lost on a Tfirl
18 leagues to leeward of cape Gracios Adios.
Brig Alfred, Bryan 13daysfrom St.Croix.
Schr. Antelope, Utt, 23 days from St.
PiciYes, Martinique, Left, Eliaa-Ann, f,r
Baltimore, ill 10 days. May 4, w*s boarded
by a British cruizer, and permitted to pro-
ceed. May 7, was boarded by a British pri-
vateer, capt. Morrison, who had just before
sent into Antigua the sehr. Milford, Handy,
2 days from Point Petre, for Baltimore : a
ship, brig and 2 schooners had bi-en boarded
by the same privateer, and permitted to pro-
ceed.
Came up from quarantine, the ship Ocean
and schr. Sunbttry, both from Trinidad.
Below, brig Georgia, 7 days from Savan-
nah ; brig Paragon, of Norfolk, from Havan-
na ; schr, Sperry Baker, Leech, from Anti-
gua.
Cleared, brigs Amazon, Lee, Savannah ;
Lunai Starr, ditto ; Argo, Howard, ditto ;
Dean, Edgar, Charleston ; schs. Amanda,
Davidson, ,< ntigua ; Catharine, Rumsey,
Swans bourgh.
List of -vessels at Gibraltar 22ri of March.
Ships Eliza, Vickery, of Norfolk ; Mi-
nerva, Barns, of Baltimore; brigs Humbird,
Stuart, of Boston, from Leghorn, for Lis-
bon, captured by an English privateer, car-
go condemned and landed, vessel cleared,
with, freight and charges J Grand Turk,
Staples, of Providence, from Alexandria ;
sclirs. Maryland Mary, Hewett, of Nor-
folk ; Laura, Purges, of Boston, from
Terragona. Passed through the Straits the
20th hist under convoy of the Formidable
of 98 guns, *and a brig of war—brigs Sally,
Harris, from Terragona for Boston ; Hamlet,
Tallman, from Palermo ; Hope, Crafts, of
Salem from Galliopolio ; schrs. Eliza and
Kitty, Clasby of Philadelphia, from Leg-
horn, all for the North of Europe; Wil-
liam, Woodbury, from Leghorn for Salem,
the cargo of the ship Jane, Bragden, from
New-York, for Smyrna, has been condem-
ned at .A'gesiras, the captain has appealed to
the superior court at Madrid, whose deci
sion he is wailing. The brig Fair Manhat-
tan, from Norfolk for Gibraltar, is captured
and carried into Algesiras where she is wait-
ing trial, together with several other Ame-
rican vessels.
Berlin, April S.
Six thousand Spanish cavalry, and twenty
four thousand infantry of the same nation,
have passed the Pyrenees, and are expected
on tlje banks of the Elbe the latter end of
this mouth.
London, April 7.
Baron Rehansen, the Swi-'ish minister at
our court, on Friday presented a note to our
government announcing that (lis Swedish
maj.'sty, in order to'.protect the commerce
of the Kaltic, and for military purposes,"had
found it necessary to blockade the river
Peene ; then ly preventing the paVsage of all
vessels to or from Anciam, Woigast, Stet-
tin, «c.
Government has determined: to give to
Russia every possible support, a..d 60,000
stand of arms will be Seat off with, the ut-
no't'ii pitch. They were -on Saturday in-
sured, and will be cor.'.'''- .¦' in two sloop, of
war. They are to be folloWed by a propor
donate quantity of b;di cartridges. Up-
wards of sixty-thousand" stands, which had
been previously sent with ball cartridges,
had reached Memel, and are at this moment
very likely employed with success against
the common enemy.
Lord Cathcavt is, it is said, to have com-
mand of the troops going to the continent.
They ate to be disembarked at Memel, and
tos join the Russian army as soon as possible.
Three battalions of the "foot guards are to be
sent.
PHILADELPHIA, May 28.
Arrived, brig Susan, Willis, Havana, 13
days ; schr. Nancy, Berry, St. Domingo,
20 ; Antelope, Weaver, Georgetown, S. C.
6 ; sloop Melinda, Segur, New-York, 5 ;
President, Swain, Havana, i4.
Cleared, schr. Regulation, Norton, Boston,
Adventure, Town, Norfolk ; sloop George
Washington, Sturges, New-York.
Ship Eleanor, Parker, from Havana below.
May 29.
Arrived, schr. Champlin, Hamilton, Vera
Cruz.
Cleared, ship Agnes, Bunco, Charleston ;
sch's Favorite, Oliver, Havanna ; Dolphin,
Bray, Norfolk ; British schr. Poliy, Jones,
St. Kitts ; Sloops Rebecca, Bigelow, Charles-
ton ; Tryall, Tatem, N. Carolina.
Yesterday arrived, schr. Champlin, Hamil-
ton, Vera Cruz. Left schr. liavid, and
another Baltimore schooner.
NORFOLK, May 26.
Arrived, ship Triton, Cox, of and from
Baltimore, bound to Amsterdam —put back in
distress, being 4 days out, veiy crank and
leaky.
Brig Fame, Stone, 18 days from Curracoa.
Left there, the 5lh inst. schr. Betsy,-------—,
of and for New-York, to sail in 8 days. In
lat. 29, N. long. 69, W. spoke the brig Hun-
ter, Baycock, of and from New York, bound
for New-Orleans, out 9 days, all welt.
¥ EDER AL GAZETTE.
SATURDAY, MAY 30.
Proud to acknowledge the liberal patron,
age possessed by the Federal Gazette, and
prompt to adopt all useful measures for the
interest or the gratification of his numerous
subscribers ; the Editor announces, with no
small degree of pleasure, that he h:,s matin*,
ed a plan which will enable linn to lay be-
fore his readers the proceedings in the case
of Burr one day before they can see it in any
other paper. This is the first opportunity
the present Editor has had to convince his
friends that his assiduity should be as con-
spicuous and untiring as that of his respect,
ed predecessors. They furnished the readers
of this Gazette with Congressional news
in anticipation—and we have now, in the
important trial before the supreme Court, an
opportunity of proving that a similar ex-
pence has not prevented our employing a
Stenographer, for the gratification of those,
whose liberality wegra;efully acknowledge.
The gentleman, who will forward to us
the proceedings, commenced on the 25th.
Mr. Samuel Nightingale, jun. supercargo'
of the ship Nancy, arrived at Providence,
frofh AHcaflf and Gibraltar, gives the follow-
ing information :—« Previous'to leaving '&.*
ltcant, the governor had declared that all
neutral vessels from an English port, with 4
cargo should be seized^ andif arriving with-
out a car jb, they should be turned out of
port. He had ordered the captain of a Da-
nish ship to leave the harbor, but he refused,
alledgiug that his ship was too leaky. Mr.
Montgomery, the American consul, had pro-
tested against the measure, as contrary to
the treaty between the United States and
Spain. The Spanish government had order-
ed a new tonnage duty on foreign vessels,
which was to take place in a few days. The
duty was to be the same on each foreign
vessel, as the ships of Spain pay on entering
the ports from which such vessels came, and
this duty to increase or diminish, with that
of other nations. Bonaparte had ordered a
large body of troops from Spain, and 500
men, drawn from among the inhabitants of
Alicant, had left that place to join his ar-
mies. It was reported that the French had
sent 60,000 troops to the assistance of the
Turks, and that they Info? got as,far as Dal-
maiia. Left at Alicarr^* sfcudmber of Amer-
ican vessels, names unknown. Left at Gib-
raltar, ship Minerva, Barnes, of Baltimore;
schr. Experiment, Clarke, detained by the
brig Redwing ; schr. Maryland, Merry, of
Baltimore, bound up the Straits ; United
States schr. Enterprize, from Tunis and * 1-
giers, with a Tunisian ambassador on board,
going to Spain. The dey of Algiers had
declared war agains'. Tunis, and blockaded
the port with a large Squadron. The- P>ar-
bary powers were said to be very well dis-
posed towards the United States. The Nan.
cy sailed in company with the ship Resolu-
tion, Bell, of Portsmouth, and Indian fief,
of New-York, bound to Tomringen . > v^
Freedom, Ruff, of Salem; ship \lojt2o, Ta-
bor, of New-le lli.>rd ; and Grand Turk,
Staples, of Providence ; under Convoy of
his Britannic majesty's brig Grass-hooper,
the commander of her having very politely
offered to protect them through the Straits
—Bonaparte's decree declaring the pons of
Great-Britain in a state of blockade, was
published at Algeziras the 18th March, and
had rendered the pirates tilted from that
place and Tarisa more darinir arid insolent
than ever; seldom meeting with a defence-
less neutral, but they plunder him of some-
thing, if they did not send him in-An
English sipiauron of 8 sail of the line had
passed Constantinople, to join the itussians
in the .-lack Sea. They weie fired upon by
the Turks, but did nor. return (he fire. The
British ship Ajax of 84 guns, had been
burnt in the Levant, and 2;>0 of her crew
lost their lives. It was thought the accident
was occasioned by lightning."
DECLARATION
Of the English ambassador, Mr. Arbuthnot,
in the conference at Constantinople, Fe-
bruary 25.
" The Sublime Porte, which has never
ceased to manifest partiality for the French,
has, more particularly since the arrival of the
French ambassador, gen. Sebastiani, in this
capital, changed its principles and system
towards its own allies.
" The said ambassador, some days after
his arrival, having given in a note, contain-
ing certain threats, the Sublime Porte ought
to have returned the note and sent away the
author;; the Sublime Porte, on the contrary,
received the note favorably, and signified to
Russia that the ships of war would not be
suffered to pass the canal of the Black Sea.
" On the occasion of the establishment of
the hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia,
which toak place in consequence of preced-
ing circumstances, the Porte ought imme-
diately to have consented ; but the delay of
that consent, which was not given till three
weeks afterwards, when the Russian ambas-
sador had foimally demanded it, was a proof
of the overbearing influence which the French
court had acquired. The Russian and Eng-
lish courts therefore agreed, that the former
should send land forces into the Turkish ter-
ritory, and the latter a fleet into the capital
of trie Ottoman empire, should the Porte
proceed to renew his alliance with Russia
and England on the ancient footing, and dis-
miss the said Frunch ambassador ftom the
capital, the war will immediately cease ;
but if this be not done, breach of the friend-
Ship with England will be unavoidable.
" To carry this plan into execution, Eng-
land will send a well-appointed fleet, besides
the squadron now stationed off the isle of
Tenedos. The Russian fleet will join it in
the same seas, in order to pass together the
strait of the Dardanelles.
" Should the Porte be inclined to give a
negative answer to the present proposal, the
ambassador will send back to their country-
all the English merchants in the Ottoman
states, and remain himself here to renew the
same proposal, and enter into conferences on
the subject, when the said combined mari-
time force shall have formed a junction in
the vicinity of this capital."
Beivare of Counterfeits.
There are in circulation, quarter dollars
elegantly gilded in imitation of half eagles.
The deception is very easily detected by the
aid of a little aqua, fortis ; and it may be
detected also by the weight ; for it is well
known that gold is always heavier than sil-
ver. , (Charleston paper.)
Married on Thursday evening last, by the
Rev. Mr. Wydown, Mr. James Johnson, jun.
of Frederick county, (Md.) to Miss Ann M.
Richards, daughter of the Rev. Lewis Rich-
ards, of this city.
From the Merchants' Cnffce-Hcuse Books.
May 29.
Arrived, ship Catharine, M'Keel, 24 days
from Point Petre, Guadaloupe—sugar, cof-
fee and wine -the master. Left, brig
J Hetty, for Philadelphia, in 3 days ; schr.
Industry of Washington, N. C. for Balti-
more, iu 3 days ; ship Clothier for Philadel-
phia uncertain ; ships Polly, for New-
York in 5 days ; Peter, do. »0 days ; Vic-
tory, do. do. ; schr. Milford, of Philadel-
phia; and a schr. Belonging to Mr. Patter-
son of Baltimore. Sailed in co. with schr.
Louisa, for Charleston, and Union, far
Washington, N. C.
Also, Swedish brig Experiment, Hasts-
t'T, 30 da3'S from Jacmei-—coffee—Henry
Wilson.—Left Swedish s^hr. Gustavus, for
Baltimore, in 10 or 15 days, and several
Danes and Swedes.
j£7* Hi? consequence of the absence of the
RtV. Or. Vr'hiU/uad, St. Raid's C/iufch "Will,
not be opcuedTo- Morrow Mowing,' ¦•,»¦ •'"' hrist
G&rcb t'n t'iC JfUrnoc-n,
Mechanics' Bank.
A Stockholder, who would not clurijje for
Inaovation s ike, recemmonds the prtfSant
list ef TRIED directors.
T;¦ ]u • s Moslier,
Win. Gwynn,
Hoi)t. C:u-v Long,
Owen Horsey,
Robert Stewart,
George Warne.r,
Win.'' M Donald,
Thomas Shcppard,
may 3d.
William Jackson,
Jacob Hoffman,
\V\n. Jessop,
Christum Mayer,
Adam Welsh,
Adnni Konertlen,
Peter Little.
It*
"he following Gentlemen are
proposed for directors IB the Mechanics'
ink, at the ensuing election :
Junes Moslier,
Owen Dorsey,
Wm. Gwynn,
Win. McDonald,
George Warrior,
Adam Welsh,
George Oeeker,
AtUm Fonerden,
may 30.
03* The fbllow
tu-e proposed for DIRE
nics' Ba'ilk of Baltimor
panics Masher,
George IVarher,
Jacu!/ Hoffman,
Bernard S Uenave,
Thomas 3ajlc,
Robert Stewart)
y.'hn Sixelair, ¦
Christopher P.aborg,
Wiiii'im Jessop,
Jaerjb Hoffman,
Christian Haja r,.
William Jackson,
Robert SteusCrt,
P^ter Little,
Thomas Sheppard.
It
ing Gentlemen
CTOK.S in the Media
e :
Ohrittian Myers,
J&ictiQttu yorris,
John Kay,
William jfessvp,
Thomas Shrppnrd,
Chas. Freci'i Kalhnan,
tVilhaVti ya&sem*
may 3a lt§
Baltimore Tkeatre.
Mr. & Mrs. Mll.J.S'S 'BENEFIT.
T HIS K YE NIN G, May 30th,
Will be presented, a Coiivsdy, in 5 acts called
'The Wonder !
A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET.
After the Comedy, a Musical Interlude, in one
act, cdied
Thomas and Sally ;
Oii, THE SAILOR'S RETURN.
After wide) , :i Dwarf Dance, or whimsical
trims for! natUfl ('rem a l.)w:irf of three tu
a Woman of sW i'e, t high, by Mr.
MILLS.
To Ivhich fill he added, a Musical Farce, in
otlff act f never Oefonncd here J < ailed
mish Dollars ;
OR, THE PRIEST OF THE PARISH.
, one Dollar-—Pitt, Tbr«
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