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BULLETIN, No. 25.
Field rfi&r.shftf Devoust,- having invest-
ed c.r.i summoned Custrin, a principal
fortress'of Prussia''Proper, that place has
surrendered,, and 4000 prisoners have
been yarn's thei-d". The. officers return
home on their parole, but the privates are
to be sent- to- France. This fortress,
¦which.was well provided, is situated in
the middle of a morass, and possessed a
considerable magazine. It is one of the
important conquests Qf the grand
army, and gives us the command of all
tin placfes on the Oder.
General .Backer had an action with gen.
Bpreft?rt's brigade of dragoons on a plain
in the from of the little town of Auklam.
The enemy, both cavalry and infantry,
were tin own in confusion, and our troops
forced their way a'ong with the Prussians
into the town, which was compelled to
The number of prisoners ta-
ken in this pljtce was 4000.
troops have already advanced into
Poland ; prince Jerome, with in army
formed the Bavarian and YVirtemberg
troops proceeds '. Silesia. His majesty
ill Clarke governor of
il and of all'Prussia, and has already
laid cLwn the principles according to
which the internal government of the
country is to be admi", istered.
BULLE'i
No. 26.
Berlin, October 3 !.
The brigade of light cavalry and dra-
goons under general Rivaud, forced 7000
infantry and rive regiment* «f cavalry'to
lay elev.ii th-.ir arms on the 29th of Octo-
ber, near Passewalk.
HULLPTJ.\,.Yo.27.
Berlin, A'ov. 6.
At Stettin, we found a considerable
quantity of English merchandise, and in
that great entrepot of the Oder, were also
found 500 pieces of cannon, and a great
quantity ol provisions.
Marsha! L nnesis at Stettin—Davoust
at Frankfort—Prince Jerome in Silesia.
The Duke of Weimar has quitted his
command, in order l« return t.i his own
territories.—A general very little known
was liis successor.
The prince ef Hesse-Cassel, marshal in
the service of Prussia.and his son, as gener
al in the same sei-vice, have withdrawn
from it. The prince, in answer to the
note which was transmitted to him, de-
manded permission to march at the head
of his oivn troops, along with those of
Fiance, against our enemies. Marshal
Mi.rtnM' replied, he had no orders respect-
ing such a proposition ; but that the prince
having armed, after the declaration he,had
made through his minister, M. de Mais-
burg, af Paris, the least farther armament
on his part would he considered as an act
of hostility, as the Prussians had not vio-
lated bis territories, but, on the contrary,
were received with pomp therein by the
hereditary p.nee ; and-* hat from the pe-
riod of the Hessian territories being eva
cuated by the French, until the battle of
Jena, there were nought but armaments
goin.v forward at C'assel; and that, in
point of 'act. the hereditary prince was ve-
ry desirous of marching at the hear! of the
Prussian tro to insult the French
by all sorts of provocation.
He will pay for his frenzied conduct by
the* loss of his dominions. There is net
a principality in all Germany that has
been so un formly the enemy of Prance.
[•Here followed some low aitae of the
house of Hesse, the British government
Sec]
BULLETIN, No 28.
General Sevan-, at the herd of SCO of
the in st regiment of hussars and of the
seventh chasseurs, has defeated the Prus-
sian general Husdnnhe, w*hom be made a
prisoner, toyether with two brigades of
hussars, two battalions of grenadiers, and
several pieces of cannon, near Wismar, on
the Baltic.
BULLETIN, No. 29.
Berlin, A'ov. 9.
His majesty has ordered a contribution
of 150 minions, to be levied in the domin-
ions of Prussia and those of her allies.
After the capitulation of the prince of
Hehenlobe, gen. Blucber, who was march-
ing the same tout, changed the direction
ol his progress, and endeavoured to join
the column of die Duke of Weimar, which
had previously j-. lined that of prince Fred-
erick oi Brunswick Oels, son of the duke
of Brunswick.—The three corps were then
c<: ¦mmar.ded by Blucher ; some small
corps afiei'wards joined them. For many
days the division endeavored to escape by
those routes w'hjch were as yet left open
by the French foops; but the combined
movements of the grand duke of Berg,
marshal Soult and the prince of Ponte
C'orvo, eflecCutpy frustrated the design.
Ator.e time tjje enemy attempted to throw
themselves into Auklam, and afterwards
into Rostock. -Checked in these endeav-
ors, they ti ied to return towards the Elbe ;
but in this they were also prevented. They
then advanced directly towards Lubeck.
' On the 4th ofNov. they took a position
at Crevismulen. The prince de Ponte
Corvo cut off the rear guard, but could not
make much impression upon the main ho-
tly, as he had no more than 6'OOcavaliy,
while the enemy were very strong in that
respect. The Prutfcirns however lost 7
pieces of cannon. '(00 rneii.
But on the evening of the 4eh, the grand
duke ofBerg, who was.'advancing on the
right, arrived with.hia cavalry agains
enemy, whose ultimate object seemed, as i
yet, uncertain. They lay, from the night i
of the 5th, to that of the fiUi, at Schoen-
.berg, whence the mar d:a: retired at two
o'clock in the morning. Trie prince ad-
vanced to Schlttkup, upor> the 'Brave, and
came up with a corps of 1600 Swedes,
who, at length,, thought proper to retire
from Lauer.berg, in order to embark upon
the Trave. A few discharges from our
cannon, however, disabled the vessels in-
tended for their embarkation, The Swedes
after a shew of resistance, laid down their
arms. A convoy of 300 vessels, which
gen. Savary had traced to Wismar,was at-
tacked in the river by the column under
the prince de Ponte Corvo, and captured.
In the mean time the enemy fortified
themselves in Lubeck. Marshal Soult ad-
vanced with such rapidity that he arrived
at the gat.e of Mullen as soon as the prince
was before that of Trave. The grand
duke of Berg,with his cavalry, was between
these posts- The enemy endeavored, has-
tily, to strengthen the old, walls of Lubeck,
and placed some guns. ,011 the bastions,
hoping, by these means, to gain at least a
day upon us, but he was mistaken, as the
rectfnnoitering and attack were almost at
the same moment.
Gen. Drouet, at the head of the 27th
light infantry, and the 94th and 95th of the
line, carried the batteries with that coolness
and intrepidity which peculiarly distin-
guish the French troops ! The gates were
speedily forced the bastions escaladed, the
eii'iuy put to flight, and the corps of the
prince of Ponte Corvo entered by the gate
of the Trave—The chasseurs, Corse,?, the
tiva lleurs ofthe i'o.and the 26th light in-
fantry, composing the advanced guard of
gen. Eegrand, which had not, as yet, been
engaged, and who were impatient to attack
the enemy, advanced with the rapidity of
lightening !—Redoubts, bastions ditches,
all were cleared, and the corps of marshal
Soult entered the town at the gates of Mul-
len. In vain did the enemy attemps to de-
fend the place, in the streets, the squares,
Sec. they we're- driven back every where,
and those places were covered with the
dead ! The two divisions of the French
lroops,which had entered at different gates,
joined about the middle of the town.
Scarcely had the grand duke entered the
phue thin the enemy were put to flight.
He pursued them—4000 prisoners, 60
pieces of cannon, several generals, and a
great number of officers killed or taken.
Such were the results of this brilliant vic-
tory
Before day break, on the 7th, the caval-
ry were mounted, and the grand duke of
Berg surrounded the enemy near Schwar-
tan, with the brigade of Lasalle, and the
division ofcurassjers of Hault-Poult. Gen.
¦r, prince Frederick of B. O. and
the other genetais, then came forw
the. victors, and desired to capitulate Flte
troops were defiled before the French ar-
my. These two days works destroyed the
l.ast corps which remained ofthe Pre,,sum
army; beside the remainder of the artille-
ry, we have taken a number of standards,
and 'COCO prisoners, of whom 4000 are
cavalry.
The city of Lubeck has suffered ooiUf-
j — taken by assault, its streets, its
squares, have been scenes of eai-nage.
calamities she attributes to those
who drew the perils of war towards her
walls.
Mecklenhurg has been equally ravaged
by Flench and Prussian armies. A great
number of troops traversing it in various
d actions, of necessity subsisted at the ex-
pence of the country. This state is in close
alliance with Prussia, and will in some
measure prove an example to those prin-
ces of Germany who seek for alliance with
a far distant power, which is perfectly sate
from a participation in those evils it draws
i-p-.'-n them, and which makes no effort to
support those who are attached to it by the
nearest tie's of blood, or by the closest di-
plomatic, relations.
De-ry, an aid-de-camp ofthe grand duke,
obliged a corps to capitulate which escort-
ed a considerable quantity of baggage,
and hud got beyond the Peene. The
Swedes had paid the, fugitives for the co-
vered waggons. This affair produced 1500
prisoners, and a great quantity of baggage
and carriages. Some ofthe regiments1 of
cavalry have gained, in specie and booty,
to the amount of several hundred thous-
and crowns.
Marshal Ney,, who was charged with
the seigc of Magdeburg, bombarded that
town. A number ofhouses were burned,
Which caused the inhabitants to murmur
greatly ; upon which the commandant de-
siied to capitulate. A great number of
cannon were found in the fortress ; exten-
sive magazines ; 150O0 men drafted from
more than 70 battalions, and the military
chests of several regiments.
During these impoitant operations, se-
veral corps of our army arrived on the
Vistula. The Warsaw mail brought
several letters from Russia, which of
course were intercepted. From these we
perceive that the fabrications of the Eng-
lish journals meet with much credit in
si a.
The plan of the movements, and that
of the march of the Russian army, have
fallen into our hands. From these, it is
evident, that nothing Can be more ridicu-
lous than the plan of operations ofthe
Russians, except their vain hopes of suc-
cess !
Gen. Legrange has been declared Go-
vernor of Cassel, and the territories of
Hesse.
Marshal Moister, with the troops under
I his command, is on his march for Hanover,
j' arid for Haiiibwrgh.
LETTER
From the Post-Master general to the chair-
man of the committee on post-offices'
and post roads,
Ggncrqf$FffO&cti J'"'- I3> 1807.
Sir—Herewith I transmit to you the in-
formation required by your communication
of the <)th. At the same time, I take the
liberty to present a petition for a new post
poad ; which is addressed to congress.
With the design of enabling the commit-
tee to form some estimate of the labors of
the various persons employed in this office,
I have likewise transmitted " A view of
the progress ofthe post-office department,"
commencing the third, of March, 1703,
and ending this day.
I am, Sir, &c.
G. GRANGER.
Hon. Joseph B. I'arnum, chairman
'•• ofthe committe on post roads.
"January 12, 1807.
, Sir—Yorus ofthe nth was duly received.
The deputy post-masters accounts for the
last quarter ofthe year 1806, have not yet
been received ; and tbe examination of
those For the third quarter has not yet been
completed.
A- statement, therefore, such as the com-
mittee requests, cannot be furnished from
this office, to a later period than July 1,
1806.
The following-will shew the expenditure
and net proceeds of the post-office depart-
ment, for one year, from July 1, 1805, to
July 1, 1806^ viz.; ' .
Amount of balances on post-masters acc'ts.
from July 1, to Oct. 1, !80.i, 76,329 20
from Oct. 1, to Dec. 31, 1805, 73,941 89
from Jan. 1, to April 1, 1806, 73,146 54
from April 1, to July 1, 1806, 81,978 64
NEW-YORK, Feb. 7.
¦
Qri -Wednesday !.-t, e ship
Total,
§305,396 33
Expence of transportation of the mail,
Iroia July 1, to Oct. "1, 1805, 56,180 79
from Oct 1, to Dec. 31, 1805, 61,596 29
from Jan. 1, to April 1, 1*06, 69,939 45
from April 1, to July 1, 1806, 80,318 69
Total, g 248,025 22
Incidental expences of general post-«fIice,
from July 1, to Get. 1, 1805, 367 52
from Oct. 1, to Dec. 31, 180.5, 3,029 07
from Jan, 1, to April 1, 1806, 2,226 75
from April 1, to July 1, 1806, 2,478 7A
Total, 68,102 07
Net proceeds of the post-office department,
from July 1, to Oct. 1, 1805, 19,780 95
from Oct. 1, to Dec. 31, 1805, 9,316 .53
from Jan. 1, to April 1, 1806, 990 34
from April 1, to July 1, 1806, 19,181 22
obliged to put to sea, in coBsecpjenpe of the
ice.
A small green-bottonied Lngfi-pm Havara,
got into C - ;reek.
Sch'r Emily, Herd, from Porn't-PetreJ nas
arrived at Kei-dy-i.sland.
JTaiflw . Mii 1 S da - i ffi ¦'"¦'¦.
for Philadelphia or N.,Vork, was spoken in.
kit. 28.
The ship Strang, r. of Ph'ilad^lpfjiaj had
been sent into Satnaiia, cleared; and was to
: sail in 8.days for Jamaica:.
I -Arrived at Reedy, islairtU ffom pioiiit- Peto-,
' sch'r Emily, Herd, sailed frorp P..P,«tp
; January. Left, brig Hetf. .
! for this port- ne-.t i.!a\ ; Grace Aria
! Savin, do. do. in 7 days. Jan. 10", in sight
I of St. Bartholomews, spoke vH.'r inciei ,
S. Y. lor St. Cr-ux. 27th, spoke Ship
j Ohio, Hales, from Jamaica for, el. Y. oat 15
days, in lat. 39, long. 77.
1 John Join--; from Honduras,And
ret Sally, Rogers, t'rstn St '! b
have arrived at Hi 1 dj -i -land.
icli'l
Total, $49,269 04
The contracts for the roads established at
the last session, commenced the first October,
1806. '1 hjiy are not therefore, included in
the above.
A vicui ofthe progress ofthe post-office depart-
¦hieni.
Number of post-olliees March, 1793, 195
:1797, 539
1801, 95»
January, ,180S, 1213
1807, 1843
Miles.
Length of post-roads March, 1793, 5624
1797, 14226
ltiOl, 21840
January, 18o3, 24458
1807, 31616
Weekly transportation of the mail
in Carriages fui'iitsb^cfcfcrite ac-
commodation of tervi '
March, 1793, 8.567
5797, 14902
1801, 24190
J.-.mtary, 1803, 30172
1807, 41528
Weekly transportation of the mail .
in sulkies and on horseback,
March, 1793, 7662
1797, 19708
18-J1, 34380
January, 1803, 37*28
1807, 45000
Amount of the'weekiy tr«ispori.ati-
on of the mail, ' March, 1793, 16329
1797, 34610
1801, 5S870
January, 1803, 67400
1807, 86528
Amount nF the yearly transportation
of the mails, March, 1793, 865463
1797, 1799720
1801, 3057964
1803, 3504800
. 1807, 4499456
Of -which distance, it is carried in
sti-rres, 2,159,456 miles.
And on horseback, or in
sulkies, 2,340,000 miles.
Which proves that the daily progress ofthe
mail exceeds 12,327 mil each day in the
year.
Since the 3d of March, 1801, the post-
roads have increased 44 3-4 per cent. The
establishment of mail-coaches has been in-
creased 69 1-2 per cent. 9The daily trans-
portation of the mail, by stages, has in-
creased 2,427 miles; and;the whole daily
transportation of the male, has increased
3,950 miles.
Since the 24th January, 1803, the con-
venience, utility and security of the mail-
coaches have been extended in different
parts of the U. States, over post-roads to
the distance of 3.085 miles, where they
never had been contemplated previous to
that period.
I have the honor to he, 8rc.
GIDEON GRANGER,
Post-Master General
Jos. 3. Varnum, Estj.
John B. Jauffret,
No. 42, Noam Gay-street,
Has received per the Prig Tctemachvs, from
Trinidad in Cuba,
61.6 boxes white and brown Sugar,
Hides,
9 tonii Fustic. - '
On hand,
Short yellow Nankeen.,, entitled Urdrawbacfc ;
Hyson, Young H}Son, and lmpivnd Teas;
Sail cloth.
All jwhich he ..alt on the usual
terms.
Dec. 15. 4)5te<*
Arrived, the shipFi-aaces-Ann,.Barnnvd, cam." up as far as B imbay Hook, but -were.
18 days from St. Thomas. The brig Ce-
ll's, M'Kenzie, sailed la days before for
New-York, and a ship belonging to Port-
land sailed in company, for Savannah. The
brig Vigilant, Christie, of New-Yoik, sail-
ed for Curacoa-.tfte 14th ultimo. Left sloop
Morning Star, Gale, for Philadelphia, Ja-
nuary 25 ; sch'r Maria, Titus, to sail to
leeward in 2 days; brig Charleston Packet,
Comic!!, for Ncv-York. Jan. 27, Wash-
ington, Mather, of Lime ; schr. Ceres,
Holmes, for St. Croix, 19th ; ship Aagus-
ti, Smith, ready for sea, and others. The
schooner Comedian, Young, sailed 17th
January, for New-Orleans, Spcke. ::'eb.
3, fat. 38, 4,.off Egg-Harbor, from New-
York for Philadelphia. Timothy, Taker,
mate ofthe Frances-Arm, died on Thursday
night.
The sloop Mary Ann Woodward, from,
Richmond, in 5 days from the Chesapeake.
Cleared1, ship Cheeseman, Burger, Lon-
donderry ; Eliza-Ann, Cox, Amsterdam ;
Lydia, Tabor, Martinique ; schr. Mary
Ann. White, Fredericksburyh.
Below, a ship and brig. Wind N. W.
The ship Magnet, capt. Burger, arrived
at Barbados, in 16 days'from this port—had
three of her men impressed who had protec-
tions, but on the captain,s applying to ad-
miral Cochrane he Ordered them to be re-
leased immediately, and at the same time
gave the officer who had impressed then) a
severe reprimand, m the presence of captain
Burger.
LiY THIS i>AV',s MAILS.
PHILADELPFJIA, Feb. 9
A few days since we were in hopes of
having our river clear of ice, bat the w'nd
coming round to N. West, the cold increas-
ed, and on Friday night it blew very fresh
from that quarter, which produced the gveat-
est degree of cold we have experienced these
several years.--^The cold was so intense that
our harbor was c«n Sale.-day morning cover-
ed with one sheet 01 ice, which has con-
tinued t'o increase in strength ever since,
and it is feared we have an embargo that
will not be removed for a week or ten days,
if then.
Arrived, at Cohanzey. Creek, brig Lucy,
Wood, 31 days from Antigua ; the Lucy
sailed from Point Petre, the 5th Dec. with
a cargo of sugar and coffee, bound to Phi-
lad«lphia— in 2 hours after she sailed from
that port, she was taken by the British fri-
gate Circe, Hugh Picket, commander, and
sent to Antigua, where she was detained
until January 3, 1807; the cargo ofthe.
Lucy was all libelled, but not the brig at
the trial^ a small part was condemned, a part
cleared, but the greatest part further proof
was ordered for—the Lucy has brought ail
her cargo home with her.
/[ list of vessels detained and fraught to Anti-
gua,'from the 7th Dec. 1806, to the''3J
Jon. 1807.
Ship Triest, Lander, of and for Salem,
owned by Wm Gray, was taken into St.
Kitts by the British frigate Eathalian, capt.
Febie, the 2d January, she was tried ; ship
cleared, further proof ordered for the cargo.
Ship Gren. Washington, was taken.on or
near the first ol January, by a privateer.and
sent to Montserrat, of and for Gharl
S. C. from Point-Petre.
Brig Mary and Sally, Brown, of and for
Charleston, S. C. for Pomt-Petre, was ta-
ken on the 18th Dec. by the John Burk,
privateer, a part of her cargo taken out
without trial, the brig and the remainder
liberated ; the Mary and Sally was to sad
the next day after the Lucy.
Brig Hetty, Shepherd, of and for New-
York, from Point-Petre.
Brig Charles Williams, Laverty, from
Martinique, of and for New-Y^rk, sent in
by the. sloop of war St. Lucie, on the 30th
December— her cargo was taken out imme-
diately, without trial.
Schooner John, Cutterall, from Point-
Petre, of and for New-Yoik, the cargo all
condemned, the schooner liberated.
Schr. Minerva,------------- , from Martin-
ique, was sent into St. Kitts, by the British
frigate iF.thalian, captain Fobie—she.was
tried on the 2d January, the cargo all con-,
demned, the schooner liberated.
A schooner from Basseterre (Guad.) of
and for Newbern (N. C.) was taken in on
the 2d January, by the St. Lucie—this
schooner sold her cargo of lumber at Do-
minica, and stopt at Gaudaloupe lor a part
payment of a former cargo.
A list of vessels at Antigua, Jan. 3, 1807.
Ship Betsey M'Dougal, of New-York,
bound to Nantz, put in in distress, a con-
siderable part of her cargo damaged.
Brig Louisa "Wheeden, Mcdur, bound
to leeward, for a market, having been to
three ports before.
Brig Charles William, Laverts, of New-
York, uncertain when she sails.
Brig Franklin, Young, to sail in 2 days
for Edenton, via leeward islands for salt.
Brig----------'-, York, for Falmouth, Dis-
trict of Maine, to sail in 10 days.
Schr. John Cofterall, uncertain, adver-
tised for freight.
Schr. Catherine Shepherd, Webb, in lo
days for Norfolk.
Schr. Three Friends, llotv, of Dartmouth,
sailed on the 1st January, for Baltimore, to
touch at St. Bartholomews.
. ;#¦ Schr. Felicity, Fdwles, from Tappahan-
nftck, bound to Charleston, with a lead
of corn, blown off the coast.
"Vessels spoke—Jan. 10th brig Hero,
from Philadelphia, in long. 66, lat. 22,
bound to the bay of Honduras. Jan. 9th
was boarded by the' British ship of war Leo-
pard, off C. Henry. Brig Commodore
Barry, was got oif and got into Lewistown
creek.
NORFOLK, !-,bn,arvo.
Arrived, ship Planter, Moore, 90 dayn
from Rotterdam. On the .s.-d I
in lat. 35, J5, N. long. 25. \V. spoke tin:
ship John, of Charleston, from t hence bound
to the coast of Africa, out 28 days, all well,
On the I'Jth nit; in lat. 26, 46, long, 57,
spoke she ship Nab.by, Rider, oi and from
Wiscasset, bound for Barbados, out .14 days,
in a leaky condition—snnte day, spoke the
ship Eliza Ann, from Kennebec, bound for
Trinidad, out 14 days, bad. thrown part of
her cargo overboard, and was in a very leaky
condition.— On the 26th, in lit. 35, long.
72, spoke tiie sch'r Htinter, of and bound
for Philadelphia from St. Croix, out 5.8
days, all well.—On the 29th, in lat. 26, "
30, Ion;;. 75, spoke the ship Arctums, of
and for New-York from the Isle of France, -
out 78 days, all well.
Brio; Eliza, Fash, in distress, 5^ days '
horn Cadiz. Left at Cadiz, Dec. 6,. ships
Cosport, Derkheim, of this port ; Adven-
ture. Ropes ; Triumph. Webster, both of
Salem for London ; Sammaritan, Favley, of
Newburyport, for Europe ; Brig Regulator,
-------, just arrived from New-York. A
number of others, jn p^rt, names not recol-
lected.
Sloop Zoar, Johnson, 12 days from R.
Island.
Sch'r Little Sarah, Rodes, 12 days from
PJiode-Islam).
Schr. Catharine, Shepherd, Webb, 17
days from Antigua'. .Left there, Jan. 15,
brigs Washington, Martha ; and Venom,
Sheffield, both from New-Lenrion ^Colum-
bia, Lovening, of and for Alexandria, in '
6 days; Franklin,, of and for Norfolk, in
14 days; ship Betsy,-------, of New-York,
"in distress, board for France—cargo much
damaged-^ schr. Felicity, Tolle, of Tappa-
.hannock, bound (0 Charleston, blown off
.the coast.
List of'.American •vein ' itftMffm'
D'cci dams, _
lYowkl
Jan. I, schr. Harriscm,: Jen h Gait-'
daloupe, .for './ 7th.".'.,
yrize, i'cohegan, from Bo/twcrc, bound to
Martinique ; and schr. Lark, Thompson,
from Guadeloupe, for Boston. 12th1, brig '
-Washington, Kdes, ftfjrri Boston, (a:
daloupe, papers examined and acquitted* .
13th, brig Nancy, Seaborn, from Guada-
loupe, for Boston, her Carpo on freigl
hhds. sugar libelled ; schr. Sally Ann, Chir-
riingS) from New-York, hnmd to Ginda-
loupe, libelled. 14th, brig Jane, Pa
sent in by the sloop of wai Circe; ca^t. Pig-
got, released, and to sail next day forGuad.
Spoke, Jan. 26, in lat. 32, 40, long. 72,
30, schr. Id.terprhe, Brigs, af Baltimore,
bound to City of St. Domingo, out 9 days.
27th, lat. 33, 03, long.' 72. 10, ship
Martha, ¦-------, of and for New-Bedford,
from the South Sea, out 1 5 manths.
Brig.Clase Mont, Dale, from this port
bound for Guernsey, ran ashore on Tannei's
creek shoals on Saturday last, but is in no _
danger whatever.-
A brig belonging to F„edmond and Frith',
commanded by Tudor Firth, is ashore just
above Willoughby"s point.
Cleared, ship Dolly, Bradley, Jamaica ;
schr. Betsy, Whidbee, Tobago ; Carbon,
Johnson, Barbadss.
WASHINGTON, February 9.
No argument has been yet had, or decisi-
on made in the Supreme court on the moti-
on of Mr. Lee for writs of Habeas Corpus
in the cases of Metsrs. Bollman, Swail-
wout, and Alexander, owing, it is said,
to the indisposition of Mr. Lee.
On Friday last, Mr. Alexander was
brought before judge Ducket, by the officer '
who had him in charge from general Wil-
kinson. The officer produced a letter from
the secretary of " war, addressed to him
directing him to take Mr. Alexander -'le-¦
fore one of the judges of the circuit
court. Judge Dacket certified on the back
of the letter, that the direction of the se-
cretary had been complied with, and; that
no evidence bad been adduced that seemed
to require any proceeding on his part. This
•the officer considered as a |