was absent, the Madison pounced upon the transport and took her. On board of the transport were found one hundred casks of gunpowder, eight hundred and eighty suits of uniform for the 104th British Regiment light infantry, some bales of superfine cloths for officer's uniforms, ten casks of wine, drums, trumpets, and other camp equipage. She was a fine brig, 290 tons burthen, and with her cargo, was supposed to be worth $50,000.

Arrived at Salem, July 15th British sloop Endeavor, Newman, of Bermuda from Newfoundland, bound to St. Andrews, with sugar, prize to the privateer-sloop Polly, of that port. The prize-master of the Endeavor reported that off Cape Sable, the Polly and Dolphin privateers discovered a ship and brig in company, both of which they took to be merchantmen, and their determination was in the first place to board the ship, but having proceeded nearly within gun-shot of her, discovered she was an English sloop-of-war of twenty-two guns (probably the Indian), when she immediately crowded all sail and stood for the Polly, firing several shots, which, however, did not reach her. It afterwards became calm, when the sloop-of-war manned out her launch, and several boats, with about forty men; coming within musket-shot, she gave three cheers, and commenced a brisk fire of musketry and one four-pound cannon, which the Polly immediately returned with such a tremendous fire of musketry and langrage, that in a few minutes the launch was silenced and struck her colors, and the other boats were glad to return to their ship. The sloop-of-war being nearly within gun-shot, the privateer took to her sweeps and succeeded in making her escape.

The loss of the Englishman could not be ascertained, but it must have been severe. The launch came up to

the Polly with sixteen sweeps-only five could be seen when she returned to the ship.

The sloop sustained no injury! The brig in company was the transport which was sent into Gloucester, having been captured by the Madison, while the sloop-ofwar was in chase of the Polly.

A British schooner which had arrived at Amelia Island, about the middle of July, from New Providence, with $20,000 specie on board was detained by the revenue-cutter. The prizes lately made in that neighborhood at that time, were of great value.

The privateer Madison of Gloucester, Mass., captured a British ship of twelve guns. Ten or twelve prizes had already reached Salem. Seven privateers sailed from Baltimore, on or about the 10th of July, on a cruise. One of them, the schooner Rossie, was commanded by the celebrated Commodore Barney. Several others were fitting out, and were expected to sail in a few days.

The American ship Margaret, on her passage from Liverpool to the United States, loaded with a valuable cargo of salt, earthenware, and ironmongery. A fine new coppered vessel was captured by a British cruiser, and afterwards recaptured by the privateer Teazer, of New York. She was sent to Portland, where she safely arrived. The ship and cargo were said to be worth $50,000.

A British brig, four schooners and a shallop, laden with dry goods, were sent into Salem, prizes to the privateers Jefferson and Dolphin.

Three Nova Scotia shallops, prizes to the Lion privateer, laden with West India produce, and also a few thousand dollars, arrived at Marblehead.

The Madison also captured the British brig Eliza, of six guns, after a sharp engagement. The privateer

had but one gun; she had two men wounded. The captain of the Eliza was badly wounded.

An English brig, laden with sugar, together with six or seven small vessels from Eastport, had recently been captured, and sent into various eastern ports.

By order of Governor Mitchell, of Georgia, seventeen English vessels, laden with timber for the use of the British navy, were captured at St. Mary's and at Amelia Island, as soon as he knew the declaration of war.

A fine English brig from Liverpool, bound to St. John's, arrived at Marblehead, a prize to the privateers Lion and Snow Bird. The brig had six guns, but made no resistance.

The first English vessel that arrived at Baltimore was on the 26th of July, viz., a British schooner, loaded with sugar, a prize to the Dolphin. Her cargo was valued at $18,000.

EXTRACT FROM A BALTIMORE PAPER, DATED JULY 13.

"We are pleased to observe the spirit that prevails in the eastern States. Though England has many . friends in that region, a large majority of the people are full of patriotism, and are determined to carry on the war with enterprise and vigor, knowing that the more they distress the enemy, the sooner we shall have a permanent peace. There is not, perhaps, one port in the whole of the eastern States where they have not one or more privateers, and the most of them have sailed in pursuit of the enemy. We believe the whole number afloat up to this day is about one hundred."

OPINION OF THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE WAR.

I herewith insert the following article extracted from the London Statesman newspaper, dated June the 10th

1812, eight days previous to our declaration of war against England. This article will serve to show that the opposition or liberal party in Britain knew something of the American character, while the Tory aristocracy were not only blind to justice, but also to their own interest:

"It has been stated, that in a war with this country, America has nothing to gain. In opposition to this assertion it may be said, with equal truth, that in a war with America, England has nothing to gain, but much to lose. Let us examine the relative situation of the two countries. America cannot certainly pretend to wage a maritime war with us. She has no navy to do it with. But America has nearly 100,000 as good seamen as any in the world, all of whom would be actively employed against our trade on every part of the ocean in their fastsailing ships-of-war, many of which will be able to cope with our small cruizers; and they will be found to be sweeping the West India seas, and even carrying desolation into the chops of the channel. Every one must recollect what they did in the latter part of the American war. The books at Lloyd's will recount it; and the rate of assurances at that time will clearly prove what their diminutive strength was able to effect in the face of our navy, and that, when nearly one hundred pendants were flying on their coast. Were we then able to prevent their going in and out, or stop them from taking our trade and our storeships, even in sight of our garrisons? Besides, were they not in the English and Irish channels, picking up our homeward bound trade, sending their prizes into French and Spanish ports, to the great terror and annoyance of our merchants and ship

owners?

"These are facts which can be traced to a period when

America was in her infancy, without ships, without seamen, without money, and at a time when our navy was not much less in strength than at present. The Americans will be found to be a different sort of enemy by sea than the French. They possess nautical knowledge, with equal enterprise to ourselves. They will be found attempting deeds which a Frenchman would never think of; and they will have all the ports of our enemy open, in which they can make good their retreat with their booty. In a predatory war on commerce, Great Britain would have more to lose than to gain, because the Americans would retire within themselves, having everything they want for supplies, and what foreign commerce they might have, would be carried on in fast-sailing armed ships, which, as heretofore, would be able to fight or run away, as best suited their force or inclir.ation. Much is also to be apprehended from the desertion of our seamen, who will meet with every encouragement in the United States, by protecting laws made in their favor, perhaps large douceurs offered for their disaffection, and it is well known the predilection which our sailors have for the American shores. These are considerations which by far outweigh any advantages that ought partially to arise to individuals from a few scattering prizes that might be taken by our cruizers. Their harvest seems much more abundant under those wretched and impolitic regulations, called the Orders in Council, the existence of which gives rise to the present differences between the two countries, has drained our treasury, and is starving thousands of our manufacturing brethren. America could sustain no possible injury, but internal taxation, from a war with this country, which would not bear any proportion to what we might feel from the circumstances already mentioned, and from