The New Hampshire Gazette

BY MAIL.

From the Aurora

MOBILE.

The fortress of Mobile surrendered on the 15th of April, to a detachment of the United States army under the immediate command of major general Wilkinson.

The fortress is within the limits of the purchase of Louisiana, made by the United States, and has been retained under various pretences from that period to the present time.

This expedition, which has been concluded with the loss of a soldier, and with the success which always follows enterprize governed by genius and experience, has been completed by able dispositions without the loss of a single life. We have been promised by a subaltern officer in the expedition a statement of the particulars, which we expect by the next mail from Mobile.

Our troops made their landing on the 12th April, and the first intimation which the Spanish garrison had of their approach was, the music of 'Hail Columbia' by a full band, and followed by a summons to the commandant to evacuate the place as part of the U. States territory. The scaling ladders were prepared ready for an escalade, and the armed flotilla presented itself at the same moment in front of the fortress.

The effect of the surprise carried itself into the negociation and the Spanish garrison was embarked for Pensacola.

The artillery in the garrison amounted to 57 pieces of various calibre, and five brass mortars and howitzers for battery and field, & a considerable stock of ammunition.

The following paper which we have in a printed hand bill bears a remarkable contrast with the proclamations of the last year.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

To the Inhabitants of the Town of Mobile

Be not alarmed by appearances, but rest tranquil within your dwellings and take no part in the scenes which may ensue the display of the American standard in your vicinity. I visit you by the order of the president, to enforce the laws of the United States. and give effect to the civil institutions of the Mississippi territory.

The public faith is pledged for the protection of your persons and property, and those who may be disposed to retire from the place or from the country, will be permitted to depart in safety with their goods and chattles.

Done at camp, near the town of Mobile. April the 12th in the year of our Lord, 1813.

(Signed)

JA. WILKINSON.

MOBILE, APRIL, 28 -

At a meeting of the citizens of Mobile, assembled at the residence of James Lyon, on the 17th of April 1813 for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of presenting to major general James Wilkinson a congratulatory address--on the occasion of his visit to Mobile Josiah Blakely was called to the chair, Abel Farrar was appointed secretary, and the following resolutions were unanimously adopted ; viz

Resolved. That a committee of three be appointed to draft and present to general Wilkinson an address in the name & behalf of the citizens of Mobile expressive of their feelings on the occasion of the display of the American flag on the walls of fort Charlotte.

And

Resolved. That James Lyon, esq. col. Zeno Orso, and Lewis Judson, esq be a committee for that purpose.

JOSIAH BLAKELY, Chairman.
Abel Farrar, Secretary.

At 12 o'clock on Sunday the 11th inst. the committee above named waited on the general at his head quarters in the house lately occupied by the Spanish commandant, and presented to him the following address.

Sir--

At this auspicious moment which has unfurled the star-spangled banner of the United States over the ramparts of Fort Charlotte, and which will spread the sacred mantle of the laws. and their protecting influence, over this long neglected town and country; and which has extirpated from this section of ancient Louisiana , the last village of despotic government.

Suffer us to assure you that the sudden and at that moment expected appearance of the American flag, and your concomitant annunciation of sovereignty and direction, were to the long enslaved inhabitants of this place, causes of the most joyful sensations.

The happy era has at length arrived, when the inhabitants of Florida west of Pensacola assume the proud appellation of citizens of the United States. The 15th of April, the day on which Floridian despotism fell prostrate to the earth, will long be held the Mobilian jubilee.

The calabozzo is no longer the terror of the citizen nor the instrument of the tyrant. The American eagle, the preserver of civil liberty, is viewed as the harbinger of concord and prosperity.

We do not Sir, approach you with sycophantic smiles and unmeaning applause. but in the honest candor of our hearts we wish to be permitted an expression of our high consideration and regard; and to tender you the homage of our thanks and gratitude for the skillfulness with which you have planned and the intelligence, secrecy and promptitude with which you have executed the expedition which has so happily resulted in the quiet and peaceable possession of this important post , the last hold where tyranny delighted to linger. Permit us-also express our gratitude, for your long and faithful public services; and may you live many years under the blessings of a free government good health and social friends, triumphing over the fiends and demons of faction and envy to enjoy the rich sensations of conscious rectitude and the undivided applause of your country.

We have the honor to be,

J LYON
Z ORSO
L JUDSON
Committee of the citizens of Mobile.

To which the general made the following reply; , Mobile, April 18th 1813.

Gentlemen-I receive with unfeigned satisfaction your congratulations on the introduction of the government: and laws of our country over the county of Mobile; and I implore Heaven, that the prayers and wishes of its citizens may be fully realized.

It has ever been my glory and my delight, to discharge the functions of my station, to the satisfaction of wise and honorable men, and therefore I can claim no credit, for the bare execution of the orders.of the national executive particularly, in a case unaccompanied by hazard or perils...

Nevertheless, gentlemen, I cannot be insensible to your kindness, nor ungrateful for your good wishes: they make a strong impression on my affections, and, while I most sincerely reciprocate them to you, gentlemen and the worthy citizens of the town of Mobile, I beg you to receive the solemn assurance, that they will not be forgotten while memory lasts.

JAMES WILKINSON.

Messrs. J Lyon, Zeno Orso L. Judson, committee of the citizens of Mobile.