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jof their country for sordid, pfecWary, selfish as they called the custom house officers. After deliberately organizing their company and chock tiJ motives. It is to be feared that this tase principle pervades the paths of office hunting; or why so many unfaithful to their trusU -tThe man ing their officers, they proceeded to Oeorgia, taking Mr. Hathaway with them as a prisoner They halted a few rods north of Mr. Blodget's that will take dishonourable measures to acquire an.

Sce, will not be likely honorably to dis led house. Id order to entice Mr. Blodget from his tha house, one of the mob rode and rousins him charge its duties. Public virtue and public hap It aad therefore! will not dwell upon that piinful subject And you ran best perceive, how much has been lost by the aad the command Lake Ontario being with the enemyreliances being placed upon different state of things. The Indians all left me some time It is, said that they will return, but this you will perceive kpcnds upon circumstances.

The reinforcements ordered on from the West have not arriv- i cd. Yours, respectfully and truly, JACOB BROWN. Hon. Secretary of War Washington. BATTLE OF CHIPPEWA.

from -sleep informed him that some smugglers were advancing with goods, and requested his assistance in taking them. The smuggler, then, commenced a sham scuffle among themselves for piness walk hand in hand, and when the one is warning, the other. is lost Public virtue will creat public union, and public union public peace' and happiness. It was an adage of our revolutionary war, united we stand divided we II id the Mr. Blodget hearing the noise and 3 fall." And the crisis is now arrived when its truih outcry, and conceiving some one was danger, left his house with his sons, but had scarcely got is to be decided in the fate of America.

If com into the road, when he was instantly surrounded bv a. host of these men With their clubs they mon interest and common danger will not unite us, we may bid adieu to our dear bought Lit erties; but, if virtuously united, heaven will perpetuate our freedom to the latest posterity. SEVENTY-SIX. felted him to the and although he inform ed them be surrendered, and beseecbed them to r. IrHr frnm Contain L.

Austins-did to General Brotvn, to the Secretary tfftar, dot- spare his life, a multitude of voices vociferated, he is a highway robber, kill the damned rascal, kill him." They mangled him in a horrid f( Our-readers of all parties will not fail, we presume, to IlEAD-QrAEBS Buffalo, manner, broke his arm and his head and var vrflh July, 1814. notice with the deepest attention, the history which a valued correspondent has enabled us to present, of the late outrage sU ious parts of his bidy were so severely bruised v' I have the honor of dressing you by desire of Qcn. Brown, why now confined by wounds rccei" vedlri a snie and desperate engagement in the county of Franklin. We had previously learnt from various sources, what is now confirmed by the relation one, that his recovery lor some days was considered doubtful. He was borne helpless into the house by his family.

After breaking in several of his windows," the mob "proceeded to accomplish the with the pnpmf. oii the i afternoon and nizut of in whom we place the most implicit confidence and by whom the 25th Instant. we arc authorised to assure our readers, that every fact work oi butchery and destruction thus begun. Our army had' fallen back to Chippewa. stated is susceptible of proof the most ample and positive.

1 iiey bad not advanced tar betore they Were met We have no wish, by any remarks of our Own, to furnish additional excitement to the indignation "already felt by the den finally obtained his election. We shall not cease therefore, Srst Juesday in September, to call on the sup- by several persons, alarmed by the unusual noise at Mr. Blodget's, were going to learn its cause. The gang bavins ascertained that thev reflecting part of community, at an outrage so peculiarly marled with a contempt of the law, as well as of ot mMm VlllttelHlen ten us what became of that were obnoxious characters, assailed them with who are entrusted with its execution. Some of the perpe vote, the absence of which from tfe.e clerk's table gave to said Cliittenden his election.

If it was lost, mislaid, or destroyed their weapons, add bruised them excessively, al tho' they repeatedly supplicated to be spared. trators are, we understand, iii the custody of the law, and will, it is presumed, meet with deserved every man wjll be satisfied that said Chittenden was not fairly placed JUr. Conger, one ot those whom ley had attacked, in a waggon, as a prisoner, we leave them to their fate, we are not disposed to leave the and ame equally satisfied as to the Object for to us ft suggests the inost interesting reflections. motives of the ajo" in refuting to go into an inquiry as and continued their route to the south part of to the tacts, and ballot anew for the choice of governor. If are disposed to enquire why this outrage has been per Georgia, continually threatening to, take his hfe.

Ihey went to Mr. Rubbers house, and in his absence, told his wife to abandon the house with ler children, that they should destroy it on their petrated Whence has arisen this state of things, which presents us a horde of desperadoes, arrayed against the law, against the government, against society, and indeed against almost every thing except their country's enemies Ye have long advocated the doctrine of resistance, return, and also the houses of the democrats in the vicinity, who encouraged the highway rol here. j. it is asserted thatone of the 112 members, who certified that they voted for Jonas Galusha, did not vote for him, but with held the ballot, it becomes the supporters of Mr. Chittendenj lfiiot to pfovc at least, to us, who the man was that thus withheld his vote.

Unless this is dte, we shall be compelled to that every, one of the 11 members who certifiedl that they voted for Jonas Galusha, told the truth; and of course that one vote was either lost, or destroyed and consequently that Martin Chittenden was not elected governor, but obtained the office either through accident or fraud. Federalists, look to this thing in season, fotargreat many very good people are determined they wiflnot go- with you, This waggon proceeded some distance in'ad- vance ot the party; Mr. Baker, a custom house othcer, with three or lour men, expecting they answer these questions. Let conscience, for once, perform its office and exhonerate yourselves, if you can, from the guilt, of this transaction, and others of a similar character. You began by denouncing the restrictive system as oppressive and unconstitutional.

You boldly advanced the doctrine that every man ought to resist its execution. You countenanced, you protected, you cherished those who carried your precepts into practice. The consequence was, that smuggling had smuggled goods, requested them to stop, without offering the least violence or force. The The eacmy collecting every regiment from Burlington and York, and meeting with no opposition cn Lake Ontario, transported, by water to Fort George, troops from Kingston and erca Prescott, which enabled them to briug against us a force vastly superior, under the command of Lieut. Gen.

Drummond and Major Gen. They were met by us near the falls of Niagara, where a most severe conflict ensued. The enemy disputed the ground with resolution, yet Were driven from every position they attempted to hold. "We stormed his batteries directly in front and took possession of all his artillery. Notwithstanding his immense superiority both in numbers and position he was completely defeated and our troops remained on the battle ground without any interruption.

As, however both General Brown and Gen. Scott had received severe wounds, almost every chief of battalion disabled, and our men quite cxhausted.it Was thought prudent to retire to our encampment, which was done in good order, without any molestation from the enemy-our wounded having first been removed. Major General with the Aid de Camp of Lieut. Gen. Drummond and about twenty other officers, with two hundred privates, are taken prisoners.

The loss on both sides is immense but no account has yet been returned' The Aid and Brigade Major of General Scott are both severely wounded, and Captain Spencer, an Aid of Gen. Brown, most probably dead, having received two balls through his body. Both Gens. Brown and Scott are on this side confined by their wounds. Gen.

Ripley Commands o.a the Other. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient servant, L. AUSTIN, A. D. Camp.

Hon. Secretary of Wai Washington, P. Brown received his wounds at the same instant during a late part of the ac ion, but still continued to keep his horse until exhausted smugglers in the waggon, called for those jn the rear On a sadden they surrounded Mr. Baker, in the support of Martih Chittenden, unless you can explain this business to their satisfaction. Major Dee and Mr.

Robinson, and bruised and was carr.ed on boldly, and successfully and a system ripened, mansrled them until Ihev were covered with blond They tied their arms (and also Mr. Conger's) winch aimed at prostrating every obstacle which should oppose the acquisition of gain at thccxpcnce of our country. behind them with cords', forced them into the The way was thus prepared for a system of iniquity which waggon, and even while they were in this de WE WANT MONEY, AND MUST HAVE IT. Presuming that our subscribers have long been anxious to pay what they owe us; and are only waiting for a- convenient Reason to discharge the. duty, we have the pleasure to inform, them hat.our next number will complete one year's publica- tion of the Patriot So convenient a period to pay us the.

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No paper will be discontinued, until arrearages are paid. Letters addressed to us must be post paid. fenceless situation, struck them with clubs, and threatened to take their livef, for" remonstrating against such barbarous usage. These men were thus carried as prisoners, in this brutal and unfeeling manner, about three miles to Mrs. Hyde's and IhQre.dPtainede-alJiours.,, Although covered with blood and agonised With pain, their situation was made A subject of mirth and ridicule defies a parallel.

Defrauding the revenue, feeding the enemy, and giving him information are now the constant employment of a set of men, who have thus received the first rudi-mefits of fraud and violencfc, in the school of modern federalism. What part of our frontier, both maritime and inland, is sot OTirtinually witnessing a treasonable intercourse with the enemy? And who are the men principally engaged in it? Who are the men whose influence is exerted, if at all, in pnv by. the mob. Even two. of their neighbors, who, alarmed for their situation, had proceeded to ascertain their fate, were attacked and abused in moting it They arq the friends of the friends of the friends of our enemy in short, they are federalists.

Some of them are men who are, from time to the same shameful-and outrageous manner. At ength the morning approached, those of the tune, held up to the community as worthy of public confidence. It is time the people should view this subject in its true light. If grand jurors will be found activity engaged citizens of Georgia, who viewed such proceed ings with abhorrence, were collecting with their by loss of blood. This probably has rendered in mpbbing the officers of governmont, and sitting at defiance Bostos Auncw 16, 1914.

REPORT ARRIVED OP COCHRANE. A letter from New-London by the mail of yesterday, received in this town, states the arrival off there, Of several additional men of war one of which was a flag-ship, supposed to be the Northumberland 71, Admiral Cochrane. She was saluted on joining the squadron. Admiral Cochrane was at Bermuda on the 22d of July- he Endorsement on the Way Bill- from Connecticut, dated, "Hartford, Aug. 8 was received last evcu-.

Jnjr. Cant. Boardman arrived late this evening, from New-London, (and left there after dinner,) brings information, "that 14 sail of British vessels came in at that place this mornins. arms to rescue them, and the mob fled i but not fiis wounds more painful titan they would other- until they had discharged their pistolsat those who the laws, let the people look well to those, who, while they keep aloof from -an active participation in such scenes, are pise bavebeen. i We understand from private letters that Gen either aiding, encouraging, or conniving at their were thus advancing to the relief oi their cruelly abused fellow-citisens.

To give a detail 6f ail the indignities and insults, which these citizens suffered, would swell this communication to an Such men may justly appreciate the mischiefs they have pro Brown's wounds are, the one in his shoulder, the duced', by enquiring what would have been the consequences, other in the upper part of the thigh. Gen. Scott has also two wounds in the shoulder and leg. unreasonable size. 1 had they, instead of openly advocating the doctrine of resis and anchored justty the Light-House, across the mouth ofthn harbour." iii.L.B.

On the other side. Lt. Gen.1 Drummond is wound' It is proper to remark, that it appeared in ev-dence, before the court of enquiry, that indepenV tonce, come out boldly, and set their faces against every violation of the law. The hardened, the abandoned, md the desperate would, in such case, have found no shelter from cd, it is said dangerously, and Geo. Riall in the rXJEHRATA.03 Jn the affidavit of Charles Bulkeley as pub arm.

At. immm ssmmm as 1 rss dent of smugglers'," the mob consisted of several men who make pretensions to respectability of character, among whom was a merchant, a phy. lished in our last, the following was, by mistake, omitted, viz. I afterwards concluded it wa9 public indignation and public contempt. The community thus united on the side of the taws, would have opposed to their violatiou an obstacle not easily surmounted.

But when, instead of this, a large portion of the community are united sician, and a Grand Juror. communicated. TnEASON-rln our federal constitution is thus denned, to wit Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or adhering their giving them aid and comfort." 'What is adhering to our en emies and giving them aid arid comfort?" Is in giving -countenance to smugglers and traitors; when the current of indignation turned, not only against those who are entrusted with the execution ot the bat those who would aid them in the discharge of their duty and they are publicly branded with the epithet of highway what tre we to expect will be the consequences Precisely what have transpired ia the cafe before o's Yes, violent op-posers of the government here are the fruits of your oppo-' sition look at them, though they blast thine eye-balls." Open your eyes upon" the scene. Beh61dan infuriated mob, passing through the country in the dead of night, and wreaking tjieir vengeance, on every man who dares obstruct their not supplying them with provisions, for their" troops, and horses for their cavalry holding cor-despondence with them, and giving them informa best to purchase the farm'' That part of the affidavit ought, therefore, to read thus- I then parted from Clark without thinking of his motives. After some further thoughts, I concluded he meant to take advantage, of his being a representative elect, to sell Ids afterwards concluded it was best to purchase the farm and on the morning of election day I sent word to Clark by Mr.

Aniasa liarnum Brown that be mijfht have his pride for hisfarrfi." i Altentiort! THE Subscriber has opened a Recruiting, Rendez-vous in the village of for the reception of Recruits for the 31st regt. U. S. infantry, and invitw the able-bodied and patriotic young men of the vicinity to repair to the Stan-, dard of their Country erected at his quarters, where they may become entitled to One Hundred rind Tweniy-four Dollars, BOUNTY; viz, 50 6ollars on Enlistment--5d Dollars on "FREE TUA.DE AND NO IMPRESSMENT uon ot our situation, and measures, giving aid and comfort Surely it is And is not the hostile manner in which smug- MIDDLEBURV: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1814. sUne with our enemies is notoriously carried on, operations in the abominable purpose of defrauding the gov and feeding the enemy.

1 iirvcy the scene, and then aiuwcr are you guiltless FOR THE COLUMBIAN PATRIOT. in open defiance and hostile, resistance of the laws of the United States, by force of arms, whereby sundry of our peaceable citizens have lest their lives; I ask, is not this levying war against '--f WESTERN NEWS. Tiie subsequent statement of outrage commit ted at Georgia, is agreeable to evidence of We are happy to relieve our readers from the apprehensions a multitude of witnesses, mho have recently recently1 excited, as to the fate-of Brown's army. We confess, the United. 'If there is any meaning in language, surely it is.

And are not these practices increasing to a degree which has become alarming! openly se ting at defiance the civil and militaryuthority why are not more en we have not been without fears on this subject, though we been examined before a court of enquiry. On Saturday evening of tho 23d July have not felt disposed, with some others to enter largely into banditti of smugglers, who had been collecting anticipations of the worst: Disaster and defeat have been for several days at Missisque bay, proceeded ergetic measures taken to suppress tins illicit presented to the public in almost every shape which human trorn thence to Nascn's tavern, id St. Albans. ingenuityicould invent While certain men have been yielding augmenting their numbers as they proceeded, un reluctant homage to the skill and bravery displayed in the til they amounted to nearly eighty men, armed with clubs, pistols and various ollonsive weapons, battles oj Chippwa and Niagara, they have not foiled to give currency to every rumour which told of subsequent 1 WW rumour hu failed proph hat. been resorted to.

About ten o'clock in the evening, na of Swanton, was riding by, in a peaceable manner.1 unconscious of danzer, they rushed sud- Wjionot feel disposed to dUtttrb them, while they are deujy upon him, forced him frors bis horse into being mustered and 24 Dollars on being discharged with die allowance of 1 I Cloathing, Sid The Subscriber will also pay to any non-commissioned! officer, soldier, or citizen, who shall procure and Present at this, rendezvous the enlistment of any able bodied possessing the legal requisites, the sum of eightdolLm. D. ARO A. fiUCK, Capli. 31st Regt.

Infantry. -Rf cmiting rmdttroui, Middkbury, Aug. 15, 1814. NOTICE: PURSUANT to authority, from Darius Matthews, Judge of Prtbate for the district of Addison, I shall ex- pose, for snT6 at public vendue, on the first Monday of Jan-; uary next at the dwelling house of Matthew Phelpi, Esq. in New-Haven Sn said district, the whole of the real, estate of Matthew Phelps, Junior, late of said New-Haven, deceased, including the reversion of the widow's dower, unless pre-' viously disposed of at private aale.

CHAUNCE MOOR. Admbxtini: New-Hnven, August 15, 1814. n-31-tf i the second quarter of Willard's boarding school will commence oh Wednesday next. August 17, 1814. tho hsuse hurried him into a back room, extin commerce! and bring the onendera to condign punishment? Laws that do pot enforce' obedience areAbut a dead letter, and serve only tq bring government into contempt.

It is high time to enquire thoroughly into this criminal intercourse, andto establish a discriminating line between the friends andyfoes of our country. Our internal enenties are far the most dangerous; they have been themcans of producing the war, aod will be the moans of prolonging it. The course they are pursuing, will eventuate in the destruction of our liberties unless timely suppressed. There is a lamentable want of the public virtue of '76. The opulent patriots of that day declared, and verified by example, that -they were willing to part with lone half their property to secure their LibertA." But, alas! the degenerate guished the light, and unerring terrible oaths and imprecations, they commenced a violent attack upon him, and bruised him in a shocking manner, enjoying, so much in We would not wanioniy givo "theui a moment's pain.

We are compelled, 'however, to present the news we have it. ly tlds, appear Brown's army were, on the 5tl hut strongly fortified at fort Erie that rcjnforcehients had been added to it and- that ail attack had been made upon the Fort, which terminated in the repulse of the Ve are not, liowever, left to rejoice merely' at the safety of a valuable army Another brilliant achievement has been added to the' catalogue of the present campaign. Less than 300 riflemen have repulsed more than 1000 of the enemy, and compelled them to re-cross the Niagara in far thiugs look well, and ifoptre a hope. Such was the violence and severity of their blows, that thS floor was besmeared with his A grand juror of St Albans, who was one of the mob, was present and ao actor in this scene. They then informed him that they had ect out with a determination to give Georgia sons of those patriotic siren, seem determined to sacrifice tSe dear tooagbV aod precipus liberties scouring, and root out the highway tobtar..