Star. — London, England, 1813-08-13 00:00:00

• FRENCH P4IPERS., PARIS, AUGUST S. It is believed that the Emperor has left Mayer= bi) return to Dresden. On the 29th and SOth, his Majesty went over the town and its neighbourhood; visited the Citadel, Place Gottenburg, the fortifications of Castel, mili- tary bakery, &c. • The return of her Majesty the*Empress Queen and Regent, appeari veg. nor. DRESDEN, JULY U. Our town has lodged ! in Ole course of this year, 524,000 military mcfl of whom 250,000 were Trench. • • • • INSPRUC.S. JULY 26. We have here a continual passage of troops corn ing from the kingdom of Italy, and who are pro. ceSding_ to the North •of Germany. On the other 4-% OfEcers attached to the Prince Viceroy of Italy ' traverse our town.to join the Prince. AMERICA BOSTON, JULY S. General Taylor sent a Flag of Truce to Admiral Warren's ship to . .enquire whether he permitted such atrocious crimes to be perpetrated by his men, and if so that he, the General, would hoist the bloody flag, and no quarters ; this is said to be the'purport of the Gateral's letter, although Ido not vouch for it. I believe it to be substantially correct ; the flag has re turned, and it is understood that the Admiral denies having authorised the barbarities. INSURRECTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA. The following was received last evening from a respectable Merchant in this town, North Carolina, on he margin of a Newspaper, 'under date of the 26th of June :'.7- 44 We have received information that an insurrection of the Negroes took place in Hanover, (South Carolina) 190 miles from Charlestown, that trout B to 4.00 white people were massacred ; a battle afterwards took place, in which 1200 blacks were killed, and a better draft of good men was made throughout the State, to be immediately on duty.— Great contusion in Charlestown, in consequence of the above alarming intelligence !" ARMED VESSELS OF WAR OF THE ENEMY. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives in Congress assembled, that during the present war with Great Britain, it shall be lawful for any person or 'persons to burn, sink, and destny any British armed vessel of war, except vessels coming as Cartels or Flags of Truce, and for that purpose to use torpedoes, submarine instruments, or any other destructive machines whatever; and a bounty of one half the value of the armed vessel so burnt, sunk, or des roved • and also one half the value of h er guns , Cargo, tackle, and apparel, shall be paid out of the Treasury of the United States to such person who shall effect the same otherwise. g l H. CLAY, " JAM ES MADISOIO FROM THE PAPER OF THE 13TH JULY. " The city of St. Domingo has thrown off the alle giance to her mother country; the people there hay. ing dechtred themselves independent of Spain. The governor and principal Oificers, civil and military, were imprisoned, but afurwards liberated." The following note was given to Captain BURR :•—• " I have warned the fishing-boat Sally, of Barnstaple. to return immediately to her own coast, in conse quence of the depredations committed by the Young Teazers, and other eruizers, upon the British fishing and coasting vessels. I forbid all American vessels . going nearer than five leagues from the outer shores, under penalty of being burnt if fallen in with." OFFICIAL PARTICULARS OF THE ATTACK ON HAMPTON, AND WANTON EXCESSES OF THE BRITISH. " Richmond, (Virginia) June 90. " At half past seven o'clock last evening, the Go vernor received from Major Crutchfield, the following minute and satisfactory detail of the operations in the last attack of the British on Hampton. While we contemplate the overwhelming force of the invaders, and admire the undaunted andobstinate defence made by our troops, we must blush with indignation at the savage and brutal excesses of the enemy, after getting possesioa of the town and neighbourhood. Who can read this faithful and exact narrative, without an ea gre desire to participate in the glory of expelling One m .nstersfrom our land ?" 4, York County, Half-way House; June 2*, - ou, b 7 two com the engagement 25th in.t. 1 will beg leave to corn of the occur- ►ing, on the 25th information, that v.itlo men, were on Creek, by the Newport's Noose. •med on ►heir ea )lantation, south ton by a narrow ge had been erect or Celey's patrole of a number of little after five iproacbing Black ich commenced a mediately return f-pounders. the and direct Are of td himself behind ►red to throw his ►panied &y a great imbustehle matter, and those without Icor encampment, their object. 's of an how. or ►nge of discharges icing a➢y damage, (litter cover of a tor camp. Dur , large shot; tell ime our rifle com information of the been dispatched to conceal themselves is the woods, sear t which it was supposed the, enemy was commenced a well directed and destructive Ire the head of the invading columns. .Being now satisfied as to the attack on us from the land . side, and discovering, from the timidity of the enemy in his barges, that no landing was intended to be made on our water position, and knowing that our rifle corps, from its great inferiority to the enemy, was in a very critical situation, I marched with the infantry under my command to the point of attack, in order to support it as well as to annoy the enemy in his approach, and prevent his making an attack on our rear, advantageous to his views, and in aid of his in tention to surround and cut us off from retreae. 44 We advanced in columns of platoons through a lane - and an open cornfield, which led from our en campment to the enemy, and to the Main and Celey's roads—and when in the field within 200 yards of the gate opening into the Celey road and a thicket of pines, we were fired upon by the enemy's musketry, from a thick wood at the upper end of the Geld im mediately bordering on the road. Upon this dis charge, orders were given to wheel to the left into the line, and march upon the enemy. In this posi tion we had marched not more than fifty yards when the enemy opened upon us two 6-pound field pieces loaded with grape and cannisLer shot, and his ma chines filled with rockets of.a small size. Upon this sudden, and to our whole detachment, totally unex pected attack with ordnance, 1 deemed it necessary to wheel again into columns, and gain, if possible, a passage through the gate defile, with a position in the woods immediately behind the ground occupied by the rifle corps, which kept the enemy in check in that quarter by its deadly discharges under the di rection of Captain Servant, who, with his brave offi cers and soldiers, acted in a manner worthy of ye. terans. I . 4 , At this time Captain Cooper, (a mnst vigilant, brave and skilful officer) with his brave troop, aitho' much worn down with the fatigue of patroling and other duties, were actively and closely engaged in annoying the enemy's left flank, and would have been cut off but for his superior judgment. The column was formed with all the celerity which the nature of the ground (a soft and newly ploughed field)—the advantageous situation of the enemy, aided by his sheltered position—and the partly dis. ciplined experience of our troops would admit.— During the time occupied by, the change of position in our detachment, and its march through the defile, a continued fire on us WAS kept up by the enemy. On our reaching and passing the road into the wood, the grape shot from a third field piece commenced its fire on us, which, together with that from the two former, threw the platoons of our column into confusion and retreat. A few of our leading i;latoons,headed by Major Corbin and myself, wheeled promptly into the wood, and formed on the flanks of our riflemen, under a heavy and continued discharge of the enemy's-can non, musketry, and rockets. The action was now for a short time kept up with warmth and spirit, both on the part of the enemy, and of our riflemen ,:nd leading infantry platoons, commanded by Captains Shield and Herndon, with their subalterns in the first division of the batt.ilioa. Captains Ashby, Brown, Miller, and Cary. with Captain Goodall, of the United States regiment of artillery, who volunteered on this occasion, commanded-the remaining divisions of the detachment, and acted with great courage and coolnen. 66 In this sharp and trying contest, Major Corbin received in his left arm and leg two severe wounds, with a musket ball in the neck of his horse. My ef- 1 forts, aided by the brave Adjutant Robert Anderson, and Lieutenant John P. Armistead, were directed to rally the rear and retreating platoons of the de tachment, which were dispersing in every direction, while a large body of tine enemy made an effort to outflank and cut off our retreat. It now became in. dispensibly necessary for all our troops to retire, which they did under a continued but ill-directed fire from the enemy, who pursued for two miles with lit tle loss on our part, while our men, occasionally stop ping at a fence or ditch at every fire brought down one of the pursuing foe. - " *Captain Pry with his Lieutenants Lively and Jones, and his brave active matrosses, after slaughter. ing many of the enemy with his field pieces, remained on the ground till surrounded—and when the enemy was within sixty or seventy yards of the fort, they spiked their guns, broke through the enemy's rear, and by swimming a creek made good their retreat without losing a man, taking with them their car bines, and hiding them in the woods, Too much praise cannot be given to this band of 'heroes. " From accounts, which can be most relied upon, the enemy landed and had drawn up in battle array, at least two thousand five hundred men. Their loss cannot be less than two hundred, and is believed to be half as many more. Our little fGrce was 34 9 in fantry and rifle, 6'2 artillery, and 25 cavalry. The loss on our part is seven killed, twelve wounded, one prisoner, and eleven missing, who are believed to be in the neighbiAirhood with their families. gi To give you, Sir, an idea of the savage-like dis posititn of the enemy, on their getting possession of tie neighboarbood, would. he a vain attempt. Al though Sir Sydney Beckwith assured me that no un easiness need be felt in relation to the unfortunate Americans ; the fact is, that on yesterday there were several dead bodies lying unburied, and Lb.! wounded not even assisted into the town, although observed tQ be crawling through the fields towards a cold and Inhospitable protection. " The unfortunate females of Hampton who could not leave the town were suffered to Pe abused in the most shameful manner, not only by them, but the ve nal savage Blacks who were encouraged in their ex cesses. They pillaged, and encouraged every act of rapine `and murder, killing . a poor scan by the name if Kirby, who had been lying on his bed at the point of death for more than six weeks, shooting his wife in the hip at the sanie time, and killing his faithful dog lying under his feet. The murdered Kirby waOyins last night weltering in his bed ! 44 I shall return to Hampton this evening or in the morning with the troops under my command and such reinforcements as may meet me, whirp we will en. 1 1 devour to make another stand: The enemy evacn aced the town at three o'clock' yesterday morning... 7 I 4in vcry respectfully yours, ecc. (Signed) i F !STA. CaUTCHRiELOP " Excellency Governor 13arboar." • • =MA Ull 1.411.11iUl sulfa CP:rICT. uarrati eagre desire to participate in the gut these m .ostersfrom our land ?" .• York County, Half-way igg 81K—Although I have given yt Munications, a partial account of t with the enemy at Hampton, on the now, having it more in my power, be, municate to your Excellent) , a de:a • rences I the day. " At an early period of the mornii inst. our Mill-creek patrole gave in from 50 to 40 British barges, filled s approaching tie m' nth of Hamptor inner channel, from the direction of N Oar troops were immediately form campnieni, on the Little England pl. • west ot, and divided from Hamptt creek, over which a slight tout hi idge ed. In a very stiort time acts, um reputed the landing and approach i the enemy's troops ILI our rear. A seeloc, several barges were seen api Beard's Yoiot, the headmost of whit firing of rJund shots, which was imn• ed from our battery l f four long 121 querin, intimidated by the quick ai our cannon, drew back and sheltered the point ; and from thence continu round 12 and 18pound ~hots, accomp nutsiber of rockets, charged with cow, which; with a very few exceptions, as injurious efF ct spun our detachment either felt shprt of, or over reached ti ". Fur the space of 'three quarters more, dnying which time an exclian took place with Ont the enemy's don • our infantry troops were posted uti high ciitihi immediate 4 in front of ing•thkperii EL many rockets . and withmour encampment. At this tim pally; 'wh ch, upon the earliest info I enemy's approach by land, had bet THE EVENING STAR LONDON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Red. Snif--Ctsca. 51 +—tee adoe.47W—Bonds par, ls.die. 4 per Ct. 73—S per Ct. 87ff —Omnium &hi pr. Beak Lg. Amu. lx 'Maks 4—Exeh. Bills par Ss. pr. The pon•arrival of the FANCY gutter _keeps us still in a great measure, in the dark, as to the late impor tant events in Spain. A variety of reports were there fore, as might be expected, in circulation yesterday, said to be founded on private letters received by the SPARROW. One of them stated the loss of the Allies in the dreadful battle with SOULT, to have been as one in ten disabled, while that of the French was one in five. We know not upon what authority these reports rest, and we are inclined to suspect that, of the grand battle of the 28th, no authentic particulars are known, with the exception of those which we have already communicated. Of the unsuccessful attack upon St. Sebastian, however, the details arc more circumstantial, and, unhappily, rather more la mentable, for we have been furnished with the fol lowing list of killed and wounded, which, so far as it goes, will, we fear, be found tolerably accurate: IN THE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. Sir RICHAR 0 FLITCIIICA, Chief Engineer, severely wounded. Lieutenant Lewis, ditto, and a prisoner. Lieutenant MACIILLL, kneel. Captain Lewis, Iwo a leg. Lieutenant Rare, wounded. 3S rot Remittal*. Lieutenant aad Adjutant Hares*, killed. Lieutenant CAILLIIILZ, aittO. ' But the regiment which suffered most severely was the Royal Scots: of 42u, who mard , ed to the ai. taa, 298 were killed or wounded, among these was the whole of the grenadier company. The following is the list of the Officers killed and wounded in this gallant corps: mitts!). Major Para FRAHM. Captain Cootaaota. Adjutant CLurr. Lieutenant SA mutt. CLARKE. Lieutenatlt FRANCIS MA• Lieutenant JouN ANDEasom. MOUNDED. Captain Alt GUIMISCA 17, toot AO atall. Captain LOGAN, ditto. Captain BUCKLEY, severely. Captain R. M'DONALD, ditto. Captain JAMES S r SWART, 113 two places, slightly. Lieutenant O'Nsit., severely. Lieutenant Eras, ditto, and prisoner. Ensign tiosKiNs. ditto. Ensign Ats rA We, ditto, and prisoner. Ensign REYNOLDS, ditto. N'ulunteer Mis.t.ta, ditto. To the above list we have to add the name of Lieu tenant-Colonel CAMPBELL, who commanded the Royal Scots at the battle of Vittoria: he was also severely wounded at St. Sebastian's, but is doing well. And though last not least in this list of heroes, the Ser. jeant-Major of the Regiment (Fitaot - soN) is mortally wounded. A private letter which we have seen adds, " It is impossible for language to do justice to the gallantry of this brave man on this and many other occasions." The Royal Scots are now commanded by the Se. flier Captain (Muu.ll4), in the absence of Lieutenant Colonel BARtieS, who is on Lis tr a y to join., after having recovered from the wounds he received in the Battle of Salamanca. We have this morning received Boston and other American Papers to the 14th July, and, as will be seen by the precechng extracts, their contents are important.—The measures of the American Legisla ture, for providing ways and means in support of the war, proceed but slowly, in consequence of the for midable opposition of the Fccleralists, or pacific party, in Congress. Among our extracts will be found the American official de tails of Admiral WARREN'S attack ;—these are of course most .shamefully exaggerated. The present arrival confirms two reports of no small im portance in the present state of cur relations with America ; MADDISON, the President, is dangerously ill ; and General DEARBORN has resigned the com mand of the army in Canada! The American Se cretary at War (Moutto) is mentioned as DEAR smiles successor. We have given the American Adjutant-General's report of the capture of the two Generals, CHANDLER and WINDER, as af fording a ludicrous picture of American tac tics. The -subalterns of the British army in Canada have all in turn been called upon to act the part of General Officers, and have proved them selves worthy of the character : but there is not a General in the whole American army, who has :hewn himself worthy of the rank of a Subaltern in ;Se Bri tish anpy. From a respectable house at Cromtadt we learn, that about 2000 RussiAn seamen are now assembled there for the purpose 91 being immediately transport- el to this conntry, with the view of completing the Russian fleet here, which is to be placed on the most efficient footing, And at the offensive disposal of Great Britain. Our Correspondent adds, that Spaniards (ertligrapts aTi descriirs from Oic Frenclt army) to the extent of 5004, are at St. r etetsburgh, waiting tit, %fans If conveyance 44 Slain, THE PLAGUE. We are extremely concerned to state, that by the latest accounts from Malta it appears that the Plague, which it was hoped had somewhat abated, has as. sumed a more Malignant appearance, as our Readers will see by the following letter : " MALTA, 711X2 Is. 41 We are sorry to say, that the Plague has again become very virulent. The report for the last twenty four hours is as bad as ever : S 6 new cases have or. curred, and 30 deaths. The weather h unusually has and sultry. No boat or vessel from this is allowed to communicate with Sicily : they have guard-bat e stationed round the Island to prevent k, and several ships have returned here after having been fired upon. You have much to fear from it in Englund, particularly after the last Convoy that left this only three days before the. Plague broke out." Distressing as is the preceding account, we have yet a more afflicting rumour to communicate. Last night and this morning a considerable de. gree of alarm has been excited in the city, with reports of a most malignant fever having made its appearance is Wapping, and which has been magnified by apprehension and fear into the Plague. We cannot. doubt that the Magistrates will, before this time have adopted measures to ascertain the fact, and.that migorous measures will instantly be adopted by Government to cut of all intercourse between the infected and the rest of the community till the real nature of the malady be ascertained. Perhaps i: might be advisable, whatever may be the disease, instantly to have the patients removed to the country and butted in the fields, whit:: care might be. taken to prevent persons from entering the habita tions, from which they may be removed, till it be u certained whether the malady be alarmingly malig nant and infectious. THE PRINCE REGENT'i BIRTH,D4r, Yesterday, the PRINCE REozwr's Birth-day was observed with the same demonstrations ()Noy as the Kixo's Birth-day throughout the Metropolis, except the holding of a Court. The morning was ushered •in with the ringing of bells, the flags and standards were displayed from several church steeples, public buildings, ships; &c. The King's, the Queen's, and the Tilt-yard Guards were mounted in white gaiters, and the Band in their state regimentals. In the course of the day, MONSIEUR and a number of Nobi. lity and Persons of Distinction called at Carlton House, and left their names, according to etiquette, His Royal Highness's domestics had an enterpin, ment at Carlton House, and the tradesmen of the PRINCE dined together at the Thatched-house Ts- Tern. In the evening the Theatres, the Subscription Houses, and these of his Royal Highness's trades, men, were brilliantly illuminated; 'the observance of the day by the Royal Family was by a grand jo. vcnile Spectacle, to comrlete the establishment of the first Military Institution ever kno n in this country, in the Military College at Sandhurst, by the presenm cation of the colours by tl.e hands of heeMaJxsTi. Rtport gives the embroidery of them to the Qum; and Peisees.sra. The Cabinet Ministers left town, on Wednesday evening, to be present at this splendid Exhibition. ROYAL VISIT TO THE MILITARY COLLEGE, sANDHUit,r. Yesterday her MAJESTY, and his Royal Highness the PrINcE REGENT, reviewed the c"rps of Gentlemen Cadets, at the Royal Military College; on which oc. casion her Ma.resiY, in person, was graciously pleased to present them a ith a pair of elegant Colours. Aa immenge concourse of Nobility and Gentry assembled from all quarters in the vicinity, and from remote distances, attracted by the novelty and grandeur of ' the scene, which was not a little heightened by the splendour of a beautiful day. The carriages began to arrive soon after t en o ' c l oc k. Th e PRINCE Rs ceNr arrived from Brighton, and was on the ground a quarter before twelve, which was announced by the Royal Standard being displayed from the Flag Staff at the Eastern Battery. The Pains REGEKT was accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the COMMANDER I* Csusar,the Dukes cf CLAnENCE and CataattilXie, Colonel BLOOMFIELD, and other Officers of distinction ; and was met on the Grand Parade by the Commissioners, Governor, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College. Het MAJESTY, escorted by a party of the Oxford Blues, arrived about half past twelve, attended by their Royal Highnesses the Princesses E-LIZAUTM, MARY, AUGUSTA, and the Princess CH ARLOTTE of WA Les.—Her MAJESTY and the Pattace REGENT were saluted by the Corps of Gen t l emen C a d ets , d rawn u p under arms for the purpose, the band playing " GOD save the King ;" and immediately afterwards pro. ceeded to the entrance of the Grand Portico of the principal building, attended by all the Suites, where the ceremony of presenting the Colours took place.— The banners were supported, and handed to h:r MA. JESTY, by the Earls of HARRINGTON and HAECOURT. Her MAJESTY presented them with a very pathetic and suitable Address, delivered in the most gracious and affecting manner. The Colours were received And borne by two of the senior Gentlemen Cadets. One this occasion, Sir ALE. HOPE, the Governor, made an appropriate reply to her Majesty's most gracious speech, and a suitable address to the Gentlemen who received the Colours. Among the distinguished personages present on this occasion, besides the Royal Family, were— The Earls Chatham, Harrington. Harcourt, Yarmouth, Lord Liverpool, Mr. N. Vaissittart, Sir H. Bumrd, Duke of Norfolk, his &tray Highness the Prince of Orange. Doke of Brunswick, Lord Rivers, Lord Haywarden, Generals Calvert, Glvynoo, Deo* derick, Hoge, Lord Cornwallis Sir Howard Douglas, Cabo.; Butler, the Lleat.-Governor, CORN-FXCFLANGE, MARK-LANE, AUGUST Is. Having a very considerable trantity of Wheat at Market, an d but lew Ituyers , the salaam exceedingly heavy, and where thpy are forsed, mush lower prices are submitted to, than were ob. tainal on Monday—Oats go °gutty heavily, and are Its. per qur:ter lower—barley is rather cheaper, several fresh parcels hpeng lately appeared, and there IT at but little demand for it W4ite Yeas cause to market to great quantities, which by ecuasiuned n twitter decline of 4i. per quarter in the . price Cif that article-All ealstr articles remain sa_oh Wednesday.