Sloop George, 50 tons, from Milford Haven for Plymouth, with coals, taken by the same, and sunk.

Brig Barewick Packet, from Cork for Bristol, in ballast, with 50 passengers, taken by the same, and made a cartel of.

Brig Sibron, 200 tons 4 guns, from Greenock for Cork, in ballast, captured by the same, and sunk.

Brig Nymph, 150 tons, from St. Jean de Luce for Cork, with dry-goods, etc., captured by the same, divested of the dry-goods; the rest of the cargo was thrown overboard. The Nymph was then given up to the pri

soners.

Brig Albion, 155 tons, 4 guns, from Greenock for Cork, with dry-goods and other valuable articles, captured by the same, divested of her valuable articles, and burnt.

Ship Harmony, 290 tons, 4 guns, from Greenock for Cork, with dry-goods and other valuable articles, captured by the same, divested, and ordered into port. She was retaken by the English a few days after.

Brig Charlotte, 190 tons, 8 guns, from Rio Janeiro, with a cargo of hides, captured by the same, and burnt.

Brig Mary Ann, 103 tons, from St. Johns for Barbadoes, with a cargo of lumber, captured by the same, and burnt.

Ship Neptune, from Greenock for Newfoundland 450 tons burthen, 8 guns, captured by the Amelia, and sent into New York, with an assorted cargo of valuable goods.

Schooner Ann, with sugar and molasses, from Halifax for the new British port of Castine, captured in the following manner: When she sailed, she had on board 4 American seamen, who shipped in Halifax, and when

off the mouth of the Penobscot river, they rose upon the captain and the remainder of the crew (6 in number), confined them below, secured all the fire-arms on board, and arrived in safety at Thomastown.

Ship James, from London for Quebec, with dry-goods, etc., captured by the Portsmouth, of Portsmouth, and divested of 260 bales and cases of goods, valued at from $200,000 to $300,000, and then ordered into port. The privateer, with her rich spoils safely arrived. The cargo of the James was invoiced at £100,000, sterling. She safely arrived at Portsmouth, N. H.

Brig captured by the Dash, of Portland, and divested of 150 hhds. of rum, and given up. The Dash arrived at Wiscasset.

Schooner -, from Halifax, laden with salmon and herrings, sent into Wilmington, N. C., by a letter-ofmarque schooner from that port.

STATE OF AFFAIRS AT THIS PERIOD OF THE WAR.

A great many additional large privateers were now out during this month, and sailed from and returned to most of our Atlantic ports, when it best suited their convenience.

The Chesapeake Bay was, at this time, unfortunately in the power of the enemy, but still the spirit of enterprise, and skill of the people residing on its shores and rivers did not relax in energy. And though their privateers were prevented, for a time, from entering the ports of the Chesapeake, they were cruising in almost every sea, and sending their prizes into the different Atlantic ports. Fine large schooners were built at many other places. besides Baltimore-that is to say, after their construction.

Their beautiful models were imitated and adopted all over the United States. The capital of our wealthy merchants in the the Atlantic cities was liberally employed in building and fitting out privateers against our common enemy; for, thank God, we had many harbors and places that they could not blockade, notwithstanding their declaration that our ports were blockaded from Maine to Georgia.

Among the privateers fitted out, were some stout vessels, one with 22 long heavy guns, and two others carrying from 20 to 30 guns. In a newspaper of this day, we notice the sailing of five privateers, and the building of three in the neighborhood of Boston-one called the Reindeer, pierced for 22 guns--a noble vessel, coppered, built of the best material, and completed in 35 working days. On her cradle, the Avon, of the same rate, was laid down to be finished in eighteen working days. They were also building the Blakely, of like size and dimensions, to be finished with the same dispatch. In New York they were exceedingly busy with vessels of this kind. And the exertions of individuals, aided by the project lately adopted by Congress, to fit out twenty vessels, which was to be carried into immediate execution, in order to make the enemy feel the war much more sensibly than he had done; giving a "demonstration" of his inability to defend his own coasts, much less to blockade all the ports of the world. But some measure must be provided to bring in a part of the prisoners they took. The enemy did not acknowledge paroles made at sea, except in some few isolated cases, and held many of our gallant seamen in captivity. These brave fellows should be released to repay favors received. The balance of prisoners of this class would have been greatly in our favor, if one half of those taken had been brought into

port. There was a real difficulty in doing it, but it should have been done, one way or another.

PUBLIC OPINION IN GREAT BRITAIN.

The English papers teem with articles about our privateers. Their fears and sufferings magnified their numbers prodigiously! The master of a vessel who was captured three times, and as often recaptured, reported in London, that he had seen no less than ten of these terrible things during his voyage! The Wasp had created a wonderful sensation; and the United States brig Syren was playing a frightful tune; she had burnt many valuable vessels. The schooners were poking themselves into their very ports, and John Bull, while he grumbled most lustily, was sorely mortified, and not a little surprised at their impudence! Meetings of merchants were held at several places to remonstrate against their depredations! We notice the proceedings at Liverpool and Glasgow as samples :

"At Halifax, insurance has been absolutely refused on most vessels; on others, 33 per cent. has been added to the former premiums!"

We do not hear of the capture of but one privateer for several weeks; that was the Harlequin, a new vessel, elegantly fitted from an eastern port. She was taken by the Bulwark, 74, by stratagem. The depredations of the American privateers on the coasts of Ireland and Scotland had produced so strong a sensation at Lloyd's, that it was difficult to get policies underwritten, except at enormous rates of premiums. Thirteen guineas for £100 was paid to insure vessels across the Irish Channel! Such a thing never happened, we believe, before.

"London, September 9th.-At a meeting of merchants,

ship-owners, etc., at Liverpool, to consider of a representation to government on the subject of the numerous captures made by American cruisers. Mr. Gladstone proposed an address to the lords of the Admiralty, but after many severe observations that representations had been made to that department without redress, Mr. Clear proposed an address to the Prince Regent, which, after warm opposition on the part of Mr. Gladstone, was carried. The address conveys a censure upon the Admiralty. Subsequently, a counter address to the Admiralty was voted at another meeting, to which Mr. Crocker replied, on the 3d inst., that an ample force had been under the orders of the admirals commanding the western stations; and that, during the time when the enemy's depredations are stated to have taken place, not fewer than three frigates and fourteen sloops were actually at sca, for the immediate protection of St. George's channel, and the western and northern parts of the United Kingdom.

In the memorials of the merchants, etc., of Liverpool, to the Admiralty, complaining of a want of sufficient naval protection against American captures, they speak of privateers destroying vessels as a novel and extraordinary practice, which they say they are informed is promoted by pecuniary rewards from the American government, and they wish measures adopted to prevent, as much as possible, the ruinous effects of this "new system of warfare."

At a very numerous meeting of the merchants, manufacturers, ship-owners, and underwriters, of the city of Glasgow, called by a public advertisement, and held by special requisition to the Lord Provost, on Wednesday, the 7th of September, 1814, the Lord Provost in the Chair, it was "Unani