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: Vol. II. THE WAR. 51 animate the Chilians, and rouse the patriotism hitherto dormant. * Mr. Poincctt, the American consul-general, had been preparing for a trip to Conception in this case, had it been carried into effect, he would have fallen an unsuspecting sacrifice, together with the president of the ; THE WAR. TUESDAY MOHJYIJVG, NEW-YORK: SEPTEMBER 7. TO OUR AGENTS. (Jj* We, are always willing to risk remittances We mention by mail, if carefully enclosed "iiilrr cover. *(iis, because our agents are frequently writing to us for information on this subject. Those v/io hold collections their hands for " The War," ·mould very much oblige us by remitting them immediately, nv mail. m IMPORTANT. the .first day of October nr.rt, wc shall erase from our subset iption-book the name of every subscriber who shall not have complied with our to " The (£j* On War" terms. SUMMARY. Commodore Chauncey Harbor on his third cruise. and the prize has arrived at ('-handler's River, near Machias. The privateer boat Terrible, Thomas, of Salem, has sent into Eastport a British schooner with a few lihds. rum, £kc. The privateer boat llolkar, Lamson, of Salem, has recaptured the American schooner John, of Prospect, with wood, fish, kc. which had been captured by an English cruiser, and sent her into VViscasset. The Holkar, and Swiftsurc, Berry, have captured and sent into Machias two American schooners which had been trading at and were direct from an enemy's port, with cargoes valued at about 5000 dollars. The captains of these smug£l*ng vessels took themselves Ojfas soon as they arrived at Machias. ballast, Chili Junta. has sailed from Sacket's LATE FROM FRANCE. letter-of-marque schooner Sabina, of Baltimore, has arrived at Gloucester in 36 days from Nantz. The following intelligence is received by her The U. S. brig Argus had arrived in L'Orient with Mr. Crawford, the American minisand bad taken and sunk on her ter, on board passage the English privateer schooner King of Rome, formerly American. Coin. Rodgers had been heard from off BerThe English gen, en the coast of Norway. papers stated, that 2 of their frigates had passed up channel, supposed in pursuit of him. ; The arrival of the U. States frigate Essex Valparisa, on the 6th March, had detained him. The Essex, it is to be hoped, will place our trade in that quarter on a more respectable footing than it has hitherto been. Capt. Porter, it is said, seized a Lima privateer and threw her guns overboard, and left her men and provisions to carry her to Lima, with a letter to the vice-King, demanding the immediate restoration of all the ships that had been taken by the privateers under his order; or '· at sloop of war is now building at this port to le called the Peacock, as a tribute to the memory of the gallant and ever to be lamented Lawrence. A The of captain at the navy-yard in Charlestovvn, near Boston, on the 8<J inst. in a car ; and on the same day left that place in covered waggons on their way to this city, where they are to be entombed with This mode of conveyance betheir relatives. came necessary, in consequence of the refusal of capt. Oliver, who now commands the Bri- The honored dead. The bodies Lawrence and lieut. Ludlow arrived squadron off New-London, (com. Hardy having sailed for Halifax) to favor the request made by com. Decatur, that the bodies might be permitted to proceed round to New-York from Salem, in the cartel which brought them tish The emperor Napoleon was at Dresden. The armistice had been prolonged to the middle of August. Private letters from Paris, received at Nantz, stated that the empress was to proceed to Mayence, to rejoin the emperor. lie would proceed to hostilities. Both English and Americans are pleased at this attempt to adjust a villainous system of piracy. Seven American vessels have been seized in Port Conception by the Lima privateer, and an American ship from this place, called the Boriskab, of Baltimore, has been carried into Lima and condemned. " General Belgrano has had every success. Peru is now decidedly for the cause of liberty, and B Igrano is now marching for Oruro through the desert. The trade to the interior has taken an active turn, and will no doubt be increased. " Artigao and Roncleo, who were sent to the siege of Monteviedo, have' assumed the chief command, and arc, it is said, organising a that from Halifax. Such cunrluct is unworthy a brave enemy, and forms a striking contrast to the generosity and magnanimity which have characterized our naval commanders during the present war. The 4th U. S. regiment, commanded bycol. Bogardus, is located to the exclusive defence of the harbor of New-Yerk, for and duThe recruiting service ring the present war. for this regiment commenced last week, and goes on prosperously in this city. One of the Torpedoes which Torfiedoes. was anchored at the Narrows on the 2 1st of Ju.>e, was taken up to be examined' en Sunday 26th ultimo; the powder was perfectly dry, This is an inteand the lock in good order. resting proof that tprpedetcs can be preserved under water for months. understand (says the National Intelligencer) that the president has conferred on maj. George Croghan, the brevet n-ink of lieut. col. in the army of the U. States, to rank from the 2d of August, 5813-i-aday. winch will ever be conspicuous in tin: biography of this youthful hero, while it affords a memorable proof of the gallantry and Spartan valor of the little band under his command in the fortress of Sandusky. The Goliah, a cut down T4, was fitting for sea, in The Forth, and Severn, new fir England, July 1. Late from South America. Capt. Townsend, who arrived here in the cartel Lcgeria on Friday last, in 54 days from Rio Janeiro, informs, that in May last a Portuguese ship arrived at Rio Janeiro from the African coast, and reported that an American privateer had been there, and captured 11 sail 3 of which were Portutruese of vessels Guineamen, which had been captured by the English. The Americans gave them all to Junta, with the intention to effect a separation that of Buenos Ayres, and establish another independent state, but connected with the other provinces and states under a gene- from ral head." Extract of a " letter, dated May "8. -- arrived at Coionia, and we hear that good will had been restored between the troops, &c. on the other side of the river that the siege of Monteviedo is now following with great vigor." ; The Mortars have From the JVorfolk Herald of Friday. This caused much the Portuguese captains. joyamonp; the mcichams there, and strength* ens their good qpinion of the American character. We Capt. Porter, of the Essex frigate, had fitted out the brig Colt, of New-York, which vessel was cruising with him. The following letters were received by capt. Tuesday last a party of men from the Plantagenet, 74, and another from the Dotterel, (18 gun brig) capt. Daniel, went ashore on Cape Henry bc;.ch ip haul the seine, when 6 of the latter and one of the former, pretending to catch some pi^s that were feeding in the bushes, took to their heels and made off Tney were fallen in with by a guard of our militia, who conducted them to town. Ti eir reason for deserting, they stated, without hesitation, to be, their abhorrence ot the practice of impressment, for which >hey were compelled to fiyht against a i-.:. tion who Were opposing it. T. while at St. Salvador: Extract of a letter received from William G. ^Tiller, American Vice Consul, dated liuenos Jtyres, May 8, i813. therefore, they said, deemed it more creditable bad c:aise of Britain (albt it their native country ) and join the ^cod cause f the U< State though the enemy of their count!*} wert- fighting for They to desert the ' , " You will have heard ere this will come to " free trade and sailors' rights." These men built frigates of the largest class, were likewise fitting Sir W. llolton is to command the former, for sea. and captain Nourse the latter. brip^ Malnjoe, capt. Loring, has arrived at Providence, with about 200 American prisoners (chiefly seamen) from sent home in conBai badocs, 19 days pasagc sequence of the prison ships being wrecked, and having no where to confine them. Left The Swedish cartel -- ho prisoners behind. The privateer schooner Industry, of Marble"Moira, head, has captured the British brig Larl of from Liverpool ior St. Andrews, in hand, of an attack made by a body of troops, from Chiloe, (an island near the main on the ZaleChili side) on the town of Conception aliula is the port at the mouth of the river 1-2 1 Biahio, distant from which, about leagues higher up the river, is Conception. The first place surrendered after an obstinate resistance, and the detachment marched on to Conception. The gates of the town were thrown open by the treachery of the European officer, a col. Xinnivts, left in command of a regiment, and who had seduced under false pretexts his troops, which composed the chief strength of the garrison. " This unexpected attack had tended to -- that the neutral vessels that have passed out to se::, supplied tbe squadron with newspapers, smoking from the press, and every other information they could obtain relative to our strength, dispositions of force, Sec. and that they were occasionally supp ied with ali tho delicacies of the season, by sm&B ressela that came One of these petty traitors, after off' for the purpose. he hud sold his cargo at enormous prices, cut several holes in his mainsail, to shew, when he-went hame, that he had been fired at and compelled (sorely against h s will '.) to go along side of one of the enemy's ships. They further state, that the two ~4's arid 2 frigates which came down the bay went to sea, and, as they learn, were bound to Halifax to bring and that a provisions to the Chesapeake squadron 74 and a frigate came in about the same time and went up the bay. The whole force b low consists el the Piantagcnet, Dotterel, and a tender, ;