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ti e stmc evening our'troops entered Washington) • —Her t'e CApital, inclncliag the B.nate-houte, And the o itepresentat yes, the Arsenal. the Dick tne l i i' asnry, the War Office, Presidtitt's llttp.!-% 1 / 4 . 41k, 4:3t - eat Bridge :terns% the a frigate really ready for launching,' :I nd a sloop of war, were demi-dyed. The abject of c;pedstion being thus accomplished, •'ur army be. licit-. to retire on the night of the 25th,snd on the 29th ..eturile.! to Ben:dict, where they re-embarked. It 5-1.1 th.tt the icltt.t. - r(m, with the troops, were about to leave the Chesapeake, and proceed northward. calamities and horrors of war thus caused upon the population of the United States we cannot but deplore ; but in Our best sympathies, let us not f-eget that the most effectual mode to secuie to them and to ottt :ayes the l lessings of peace, is the misttry and wreichedness we are compelled to inflict ! For the Lamentable results of the contest we are not responsi- Let the people of the United States look to their l'ausintsr, to their Senate, and their House of Re presentatives ! Let them arraign that perfidiaus sys tem of policy which endeavoured to persuade them that the interests of BON APARTE and of their Govern ment were " one and indivisible," and that England, who sought only to be their real friend, was their n tural and inveterate enemy ! The grand events re cnried in the Gaztuo Extraordinary will, no doubt, be attended with correspondent effects on the negocia tions at Ghent, at the -deliberations of the Grand Congress of Vienna, and perhaps above all, on the public mind at Paris, where no common feeling in favour of America has been very recently manifested. We have reeeited Boston and other American raper► to the Ad of September. They are filled with numerous details respecting the destruction of Wash ington ; all of which, as possessing much interesting and, indeed, we may almost say entertaining matter, we have given. Nothing but superiority of Numbers compelted the Americans -to give way ! Happily for the honour of the British Army, the Gazette ixtraardinary, which graces our columns of today, gives a direct contradiction to this assertion. The New York Papers contain a variety of Pro. clamations and Generai Orders, which we have nei. ther room nor inclination to give. On the 29:h of August, five days after the destruction of the capital, and perhaps when thu British were within a few miles of New York, the sagacious rulers of that city call for the organization, for three months, of a regular force of 2000 men, and remind the mifitia, dm it their duty to learn the military exercise !—The infatu ation of MADISON'S faction is thus complete, and they are driving their country to destruction as fast as its eenmics can wish. The inhabitants of Nantucket, without consulting Mr. M.a.basoN, have made a compact with the BriLith Commakders, by which they unatrimmly declare their neutraity in the present contest, and stipulate for the protection of the British in the Mean time. In Baltimore all was alarm and trepidation, as might well be expected ; but at Boston the inhabitants look on with a placid indifference, which to MADISON must be highly provoking. Oa the side of Canada nothing has occurred since the unEnccessful attempt of the British on Fort Erie. The Americans say, that CuAtmert is blockading Sir JAMES Yao, in Kingston. The following are the most interesting articles in the American Papers NEW YORK, AUGUST 90. The enemy's army h a ve evacuated the Capital, and have gone on board of their shipping. By the Pilot Stage last evening ' we received the Philadelphia Freeman's Journal of yesterday morning, from which the following interesting articles were extracted : RETRACT OF A LETTER rßom A GENTLEMAN IN SALT!. none lIIS FRIEND IN Tills CITY, DATED AUG. 27. " Philzdelphia, August 49. 41 As you no doubt must have but few accounts that can be depended on respecting our forlorn situa tion, 1 nave to inform you that the enemy teem. barked on Ihursd y night, after destroying the Navy: Ydrd, Capitol, President's house, Gallatin's house, all Vie Public Offices, and Forta.U's Founder), at Georgetown. Our .sth regiment, commanded by C.Loral &end, bore the brunt of the engagement, and fought like heroes: Barney's 18apoundsrs made dreadful slaughter, cites sweeping their ranks with grape, .lid tlwy as often closing in and marching to the muzzles of the guns, took them. Barney is wounded is several places and made prisoner with 200 of his crew, the remainder wete killed. " The rapidity of the enemy's march prevented the proper junction of our army, which caused their defeat. " They have left their wounded to the mercy of the inliabitan.s of Bladensburg, and their dead, of whom one of otsr videttes counted 151 in one field, without burial. We have Rodgers, Petry, and Porter here, and ell in bustle to meet the foe. The force is very respectable, and if we are conquered it will beat the expense t,f muzl. blood. All Market-street is Out up. The Lanks li,eve removed, and nothing to be seen in the streets but soldiers, carts and waggons constantly moving with furniture. They ha've in no instance molest‘d private property. 66 Passengers in Saturday's southern stage report that AlaxanJria capitulated to two British vessels without resistance ; and it is said that the enemy im . , posect a Cotitribtition on that town of twenty thousand birrrls bf flour." FROM THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT, AUGUST 26. (FROM OUR CORRESPONIANTS.) Gewil.Estxx,---We have conversed with Mr. Bay ley, United States Mail -contractor, who has been at Washington till this day. He states, that all public buildings are destroyed by the enemy, except the General Post Office, which was preserved by mistake, the sign having been taken down, and the office mis taken for a ptivate building. The Navy Yard wail destroyed by our own troops. AdMiral Cockburn said he was glad of it, as it saved him the trouble. Ten sail of large ships, and about twelve stnaller one 6, were mcored above Alexandria, said to be full of trcors. We are informed, however, by a gelitle us. kn, whose nwa.:ls of information are undoubted, that they are not now supposed to be full of troops; but that the whole force was about 6000 men ; and that Lord Hill has not arrived below, as has been stated. The troops amounted to .6000 men, commanded by Major-Genvral ,toss, whose horse was shot under him, by persons in Mr. Gallatin's house. The Ge neral then ordered the house to be immediately burnt. i All private property was respected, and two soldiers caught plundering, received 100 lashes each. The soldiers were posted outside the city; and when they set fire to the buildings, small parties of them were marched in to perform the service. The soldiers are of all nations, and (to use the words of our informant) " the most hellish looking fellows that ever trod God's earth." After the public buildings were destroyed, Cockburn Mounted a small grey horse and rode about the city. He met Mr. Bayley, and asked him for the Print ing Office of Mr. Gales ? and said he must destroy it, as his friend Gales had told some tough stork: about him. Mr. B. said he was a stranger in Vie city, and did not know the office. Two citizens coming up, Cock burn enquired of them for the office. They equivo cated. He said, " shew me the Office or I will seise you." It was then pointed out. He ordered it to be burnt. Two ladies in adjacent houses came out, to prevent burning the Office, stating their buildings would fall. Cockburn courteously replied, " they need not be alarmed—they should rest as quiet under his administration as Mr. Madison's." He counter manded the order, and sent a large file of soldiers to strip the office, which they did, and carr;ed off the presses and types. Mr. B tyley further states, that when he leftWash ', ington, the enemy were retiring, and it was supposed they would re-embark for some other place. He was confident they would not march to the assault of Baltimore by land. All the Baltimore troops were ordcred back here . The whole force of the British is supposed to be destintd for this city, by embarkation. This infor. minion we have on good authority, isdependent of the circumstances stated by Mr. Bayley. Your's, &c. (Signed) MUNROE AND FRENCH. Messrs. Elliot and Stiles. P. S. The city is very calm. Some Ladies, with some property, are removing. The men, without distinction of party, act like men. PHILADELPHiA, AUGUST 28.-(PRIVATt LETTER.) arrived at Washington on Tuesday previous to the action of Ore long to be remembered 24th inst.— On Wednesday night I witnessed the most melan choly event that I have ever seen, the destruction, by fire, of the edifices at Washington City ; namely the Capitol, the President's House, Treasury and State. Offices, the Navy Yard, Barracks, frigate Essex, and Argus sloop of war, the Arsenal, three large Rope walks, and three large dwellings, two of the latter by accident, and one (Mr. Gallatin's) house for being fired at from the windows, by A. few men secreted there. Thus, in a few hours, hava our public build ings, all, erupt the Post Office, been destroyed ; but private property was respected, so far as I could see or hear. I left Washington on Friday morning when the British were retiring ; the principal part by the route they came, for the Patuxem, and the remainder on board the I:Let wi.ich lay in the Potowmac above Alexandria. I saw all this in person, was there better than two days, and was engaged the whole time in collecting all the knowledge I could. As I was among the enemy and citizens who stayed at home, I can give no information where the heads of depart. meets are, except General Armstrong—he is at Fre dericktown. CHESTER BAILEY. BOSTON, StPT. 1. 11E LATEST T ROM BALTIIIOIM—The publication of the Baltimore papers was suspended on the 27th, and by a mutual arrangement was not to be re-cc/m -ule:iced during the impending invasion of that city. The pr::iters, however, promise occasionally hand bills, whenever any events of consequence shall trans pire. The following extracts are from a hand-bill, published from the Telegraph Office, Aug. 27: 4s General Winder arrived here this morning. We have heard a number of verbal relations of the late transactions at and near the city of Washing ton, but none directly from any person who was in the city at the time the enemy took possession of it. Such account as we can give, can theiefore only be considered as an abridgement of part of the reports of the day. " We have stated the conjectures of those per sons who returned from the late scene of action near Bladensburg, that the British force was about 9000. Other, and perhaps more correct estimates, wads by some of our officers, rate theni at 6060, which agreei with the account givers by t e 13rtish officers: 14 The w! o:e force under General Winder is eiti; niated at about 5000; but we do not state thii as coming from any source which we cats say is cor rect. These troops were juJiciously dispose.' between Bladensburg (where the enemy must necessarily pass) ..nd the capital ; so as to give the most effects' .1 of position and annoyance to the enemy at their ap proach. The Baltimore artillery were so statioacd as to bear upon the !midge over the eastern branch at Illadensburg ; and die enemy marching in column, suffered severely from their galling fire, Which w.is kept up with great spirit until the near approach of the column made it necessary for the artillery to re- treat, which they did in good order, taking with them .their cannon, except one piece, the carriage of which being rendered unserviceable, they spiked the gun, and left it on the ground. The sth Regiment of Baltimore volunteer in. fantry, consisting of about 500, like the brave artil lerists, maintained their ground with went gallantry, until tote enemy, with very superior numbers, had out-flanked and nearly surrounded them ; nor did they then spew any disposition to retreat, until com manded to do so by the officers. Not so the Militia' under General Stansbury ; a part of them gave way at the first fire, and the General's exertions to rally them proved unsuccessful. Of the conduct of the two regiments of regulars we have not heard any particu lars; they were stationed between the Baltimore troops and the corps under Commodore Barney, which was stationed nearest the city, on the pound near the Capitol. " The troops under Commodore Barney, amount ing to about 600, were those which lately manned the fi tilla ; they had with them the guns from their ves sels, mounted, and fought with a degree of bravery never excelled. 7 eir rapid and well-directed fire proven very destructive to the enemy; but they were overpowered by a vast superiority of numbers. Their gallant commander received two wounds, one of them severe but not dangerous, and was taken prisoner.— We understand he received very polite attention from Admiral Cockburn, who complimented him highly onthe gallant behaviour of himself and his men. " The contest with the troops under Comtmclore Barney was close to the city of IYa3hington, su i ter- urinated the opposition wh;ch the enemy met with in their approach to the capital. Of the loss on either side during the action, rend retreat of our troops, we cannot speak with accuracy. On our side it WAS com paratively small ; tery few w, re killed ; the number of wounded was greater, but none of then are cca sidered dangerous. It is tolerably well ascertained, that the whole force under General Winder was much inferior in number to the veteran troops which oppsed him ; .311t1 when it is consid:rei that his men hid never be line been in battle, and that his low in killed and waunclud was trifling when compared with the ene my'b, we have great cause to congratulate our fel w citizens on the result of the action. " The British army was halted on the plain near the capital. Central Ro,c, Al.niral Cockburn, and some other Officers, with about 150 men, entered the city. On passing a house neat the Capitol, in which Mr. Gallatin formerly resided, a shot from a window, said to be fired by a French barber, killed the horse on which General Ross rode. This impru dent act caused the dcszructinn of the house and ad. joining buildings. They prozecded to destroy the Capitol, the President's house, and all the other pub lic buildings, except the house containing the patent office. " They also destroyed the cannon fuundery ; the Navy-yard, with the new vessels building there, bay ing been previously destroyed by our own troops. The press and printing ntAtor:als of the office of the National Ini.-iiiiiencer were taken. " Thus af Ler being upwards of two years at war, so very pro% Ment have been our rulers of the general defence committed to their care, th:et a small force of six thousand men have landed on our shore, and in one short week taken possession of the seat of Govern ment of the United States." Tux NEXT OILTICT OF TUE ENZIIY.—We have every reason to expect the next object of the British forces now in the Chesapeake will be, after finishing their work in that neighbourhood, to destroy the ships In dependence and Constitution, in Boston harbour; the ships United States, Macedonian, and Hornet, at of near New London; the seventy-four and Congress' frigate at Portsmouth. Which of the abow-men tioned places will first be attacked, it is utterly im possible to ascertain 1 but that one or other of them will be visited in the coarse of a few weeks, we think very prJbable. Does it not then behove us forthwith to be prepared to meet them at either of these roints, and convince them that we are determined not to per mit them to deal out general testruction upon us without at least endeavouring to avert it ? Let u; then immediately be up and doing, always recollect ing that caution is the parent of security. It is reported, that the frames of the two frigates that lately came out from England, are preparing at Kingston for the Lake ; one of which, it is said, will be launched next week. A New York Paper says, " In the present circum stances of this district, our Readers will find a suffi cient apology for the kaatieu of to-day's paper. A single object at this time occupies all hands and hearts." TRENCH PAPER. To-hay we recc'ir:d Paris Papers of Striday Chamber of Ileput:es on S 'turd ly, after venue r itt:ne business was g throtigl., the .101).1.e on the litilial;ittion Bill W. 15 resume!. M Vsnxelut De. 'orunse Au supported the amen.lmetrs pr spsed Projet of the K:ng's Ministeri. He conteni d, h a all foreigners who had seta .d witlfn the blun t flies of ancient France for the last ten ymars, ()tight hi be, iftio Pao, natural'zed. This Gentleman, Ta !'it: course of his speech insinuated, th it many sub. j 'cis of foreign states had been Accustomed to glory in the name of Frenchmen I Tl.b Spaniards have in. timatekpretty openly, the kind of recepti,o they intsnd to giire to all whi glory in this .ppell ition s foreigners would therefore do well to be considerate ere they shake off their native country. M. TA &Lou After ward s adr3cated the sato* annes and introduced a great deal of u'meaning e.tnt about the Belgians. M. Faux FA ULCON contended for re posing the right t.f nitur ilization in the Royal autho. rity. M. de Morena I spoke in favour of M. Ray nouard's amendments, and the debate was then adjourned to Monday. The following are the only articles of intPlligenc• worth translating : FRANKFORT. SEPTEMBER 10. The Grand Duke of Hesse atinr.tadt, notwitt. standing hit infirmities, is ',bout to visit Vie . In general all the Princes of the Confederati in. vited to the Congress. The Ptince Prim is at this moment at Ratisbon, has received a specLi 'invitation. All the Princes of the different branches of the House of Saxony intend to appear at Vienna, to assert their rights. SOME, SEPTEMBER to. The seirerity of his Holiness against the Jews has beeh somewhat relaxed. They have since requested permission to exercise their religion in public. without being compelled, afterwards, td hear a sermon tend ing to convert therm' Tlie Eniperor of Austria, it seems, is not disposed to depart in a single instance frcm :he line of condt:et adopted by the Emperors Jose l :h 11. and *Leopold, ,respecting Italy. This bill annoy the Holy See m Spaniards of high rank daily arrive to pay their respect, to C!larks IV. who receivcb thcm as a father receives his cliildtev. P -IRMA SEPTEMBER 14. Our Archduchess Maria Lo!..isa has given orders fcr the furnishing. without delay, of the m:ignticent garde:t Vessel!, v.hert. he: 13igh.teis intends to reside during winter. VIENNA, SEP7'EM3EIt 14. Lord Castlereagh and C )u.it Nesse!rode, the Bri. ish and Russian Miu'slers, hive arrive) Lere. The planue sti!: rants in vari , ,us parts 'if Turkey, and the troche between Hungary anJ that country i• .h2reby much imptdcd. NAVAL PLY MCU fl!, i:SIPFEMBER Arrived the D71 1 ,11i3, BitowN, from Poole, bo un d Dilbon ; and the Horatio, Tomut, (tom Gtzerocey. roßrsm )1; rut, SEVTENiaIiR. n. Arrived his Majesty's ships Gl...stony and Mvett,e, from the Downs.—Vessels bound to Madeira, the C.lnares, Cape de Verd Wands, and the Casa of Africa, are to join his Majesty's ship Utmests, Plymouth Sound.—The Quebec Fleet, ltc. ender his Majesty's ship LtstattrooL, still remain at St. wind , bound.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Dau.Luizt, , to the Eastward. —Wind S.W. . . DEAL, SEP rEMBIER p. • Arrived the ship Prince of Orange, Umiernaster, from Boston, in 27 days; and las saikd Amster dam.—Sailed his Majest)'s ship (Yams aid sevee.,l merchant-vessels far the S.W. HARIA'ICII, 11E1 3 _1 EMBER 26. _ . Arrived the Thetis packet. from Govenhurgh, with a mail, which she landed at Lowet• AM. vied two vessels from Flushing, one from R tertian], ono from Antwerp. and one hum all with wheat, bound to London.—Wind S.W. SHEERNESS, SEPTEMBER 27. Sailed his Mijesty's ihip - Acoteisaa, %i.lt a ennv-iy for Elsineur, with the wind at S. W. "Ile next ern voy will sail about the 2 !Ili October. 10. M GA FE, sEvrEmisr.R The Dutch scLuyt Charles Patrick Edward, Car•. ONweliAun, is arrived from ItLitterd4m, with ciitt.to f•Jr Sir W. Cuurrs, Wirt. GRAVESEND, SEPTEMBILit 27. Arrived the Swirl., store ship, and Wilierby, Mut t ER, frm s Jamaica; Ann, Geed, from Quebec; Caro toe, Amin Peat It nue ; Bee, C nit ts r orr, •from Bremen; .sepbine, 84;11‘ Iron' liarre • and Matta Johatim, VANDKKVALL, from Vetere. dem. Sailed the Enterprioe, t:curr; Flionds, Ottramer..and Hope, NICHOLSON, for Hambuigb; Hull:tang, Hoasvasa.se,tor Premen; Jam hlagnu., Cu Luca°, for gotteuburgb, and Dis. patch, Maartn, for 11-vre. Yesterday Earl BArrivasr and Viscount MEr.vit.t.a had several interviews with the POMO R ECM I', at Carlton House. The former was acco:npaiiied by Captain SMITH, who brought the 6spatches from A merica. The gallant Sir P. PARKER received 11;1 wound in the muscle which vulgarly is cp!lect the Popt i t rye, in the inside of the right thigh. and which is :aid Co be always mortal. Ile felt the strole, but with the in,,st heroic spirit he placed his hand on the wound, and cheered his men, calling on them to follow him. Hs ran forward a few steps, but in two minutes la and expired. An idea has gone abroad, in consequ-nce of there being no Blanks in the .present Lottery, that the Capital Prizes must be less in value than usual, which is erroneous, for the highest Price is Twctity Thou. sand Pounds, the same as in former Lutterias. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, SEP r. 28. We bad np fre►h arrivals of any Gram this morsiniz, !ail nor Market is plentifully supplied by what remained over frum day's supply. Having but few buyers of Wheat to-die, the sake were exeeedinyly heavy, and Monday 's • prices WIIIC with ds. culty obtained for the hide of fine qual.ty that was disposed of; but the interior sorts are full 2s. per quarter lower. Oats go off slowly, at a reduction Is. per quarter. to other artistes rhos• is no alteration.