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• • • . , t• 4 4ipp, • Lirif ) 4 , 4rAcc 1 Pot 41 / 4 et (, k f /r. i g Ab i ajduper . or' . ' % 1. :• . ir4 • • "I' 'Vd.. •HAI.Frr,N\ - 1 - . into action, wtre detachment tinier his tteac . .n's rocket bri- pc, I feel every obli- * the Royal Artillery, the artillery drivers, Aptain Blanchard, of .s of his department, the zealous eTntinns Nioney, of the °rakers and seamen is highly indebted; 1 cliar4e 'of the sea- liery. the 85th rot, wh, c ms-quence of tile Amp, Captain FditS, ter; much indebted. Lordship's Attention !rt:ons of I.;euttnant , N 1 ister•General: t he Ecer is circa si ,, Ancus me to hope he will of approbation. the arrangements • al Lawrence. • itrongly posted mold have to lament iliac Thornton and the it Illaecnc.berg were I. As many of the .reze re:nov.:d. the . •Ire and attendants. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER '2B, 1814. NUMBER 8'602. Pr.rcr. svcrzwcr.- THEAVRE ROYAL, DRURV-LANE, • ILVER TOCT-OF E, geSe-47 17 ISI :• BY Statute 39 Gen. ITT. cap . 76, called the ST -T T LE ETER ACT , the Postulator (;e , eral was atithwizsel to receive Letters d'recred to daces within •Ite King• 4 I)inli nions, and to Countries be . volvl Serf, ael to forward them by aey Vessel+ (although not Packet Boats) and to take a Rve of oie half of the Packet Postage of Letters conveyed by Packet B)1.4 G.IZE - fI! . .7EXIRAORDIN-11? TO-MORROW EVENING, SEPT. 29, thei! \lajr,t6e'Se•vama wit' perfol-m the Comedy-of THE HONEY-MOON. To wl•iclt will he add• THE WOODMAN'S HUT. Fatleay, Berry IV.; with The Prize. 41 Monday, King Richard the 1 hird. King Richard by Mr Mao and 'Wife, with The Children in'the Wond. COLON! U. DEPARTMENT. Artillery, in !triaging the guns -emi •ti ng ; to him, and to the de command, inethling Captain ;.►.12 an I t!:e marine rocket corp , :;ation. Ca:rain Lim, nere , t,fr mounted a sm dl detachment of which proved of great The assistance Afforded by Cal the royal engineers, in tl►e duties Was of great aivantaze. To t: of Captmns Pal-ner Royal Navy, and to those of the will landed with them, the servic. the latter (C tptain Money) had men attached to the marine arti!: TX I WNING-STREET, stPIT:ttnZR 27. Captain Smrrn, A...i;stitut Adjutant C . t Op, Troops uuder the c , irnrn tnd of Major G:ncral It.)cc. arrived this tuo-nitt , ...; with a Dispatch from that Offi• c-r, ad-tressed to - Earl 11 vrttuavr, one of his M ty's Principal Secretaries of State, of which the fol lowing is a c , py : Arad by the same Ae the Postmaster General 'WV autliori7ei ti sake a It to of Pos'age of 41 a single Letter, ands" in pro p , rtinn for' Letters broorght by Ship, other thin by Parke. 1 2• OP U • ler certain Rerslat;nni fru:n places ..Groad lata Grea: E.itai The firs in the r,bove Act combines in farce:—but Ey an Act limed in the I.i t Se , s on of Pail'anEnt, it Geo. 111. stp I6a, the alinve Rate of Po. , age of 41. a single Letter will cease on and from the Inat October, 1814 ; and a Rate of Gd. a .ingle Letter, an 1 so on in provortion on double, treble, and ounce Lettt rs, will become payalile in lieu thcrent, in addition to any Inland Postage which may Arile upan the internal conveyance of the I.et7ers. Tonnant, the Patuxent, Aura" Me Lnno—l have the honlor to commiteicate to your Lords'iip, that on the night of the 2 leh after defeating the army of the United States on that day, the troops under my command entered and took possession of the city of Washington, It was determined between Sir A. Cochrane and myself, to disembark the army at the village of Be nedict, on the right bank of the Patuxent, will the irrentioe of co-operating with Rear Admiral C.ack letrn, in an attack upon a flotilla of the enemy's win floats, under the command of Commodore Barney.— On the nth instant, the army commenced its march. having landed the previous day withent oppo;ition. On the 21st it reached Nottingham, and oa the 22d moved 0:5 to Upper Madly - a-laugh, a few miles distant from Pig Point, on the Patuxent, where Admiral Coclzborn fell in with and defeated the flotilla, and deitroying the whsle. Having advanced to siveen miles of Washington, and ascertaining the force of the enemy to be such as mieht atithor!be an attempt it carrying his capital, I determined to make it, and accordingly put the troops in movement on the evening of the 23d. A corps of about 1200 men appeared to oppose nc, hit retired after firing a few shots. On the '2 kb, the troops resumed their march, and reached Bladensherg, a village situated on the left bank of the eastern branch of the Poto..vmack, about five miles' from Wa . shington. On the opposite side of that river the enemy was discovered strongly posted on very commanding heights, formed in two lines, his advance occupying a fortified house, which, with artillery, covered the :)ridge over the eastern branch, across which the Bri tish tro••ps had to pass. A broad and straight road leading trrm the bridge to Washington, ran throw:Th the enemy's psi; ion, which was carefully defended by aitillery and riflemen. To Captain hi•D nizall, of ti acted as my Aide-de-Camp, in indisposition of my and to the olikers of my stall', I I I most beg leave to call your to the ze tl and iadefatigaYe est!! Evans Actin? Dvuty Q t titer., intelligence ditpl lyed by that o f considerable difficulty, in. 4 oce! meet with some distOgnished m. I have reason to he satised wit of Assistant Cotr,roisilry-Gro?rail An ;qtack upon an Pneiny , o if not b: effected without less. I I the wounds received by Colonel ,elier officers and soldiers let al sit , .-h as prev.mted the: , T - e:noval. wntindt%l as corld .ve:e re:nov;:d, the . ethers being left withnudizal care end attendants. The arrangeicents male by Staff Irron Batter for ;heir ace , immodnion ha‘e bc?n as sart.tactory as circtinist ances would admit of. Tf, agent f Bri.' tish prisoners of war very fortireately residing at Bla. densberg, I have recommended the wounded officers and men to his particular attention, and trust to his' bring ahle to effect then. exchang?, when sufficiently :ecovcted. And the fame Act comairs the fallowing Re7nlatinn%, viz : Ship Letters may be Mrwarded by the l'arties Oetrv•lves. Src r. 3. The Pewrnscter Gent•ral shall receive Letters di recf.d to places Ahrnal,bo•lt within the Kir:es Dm:11100ns anal Kingdoms•and C >ttters beyond the Sea), him Ile , sors whn may be deQlror.s to forward them therlselves urn raiment of a third of the l'a:ket Rates, and shall mark the l'ostAge and re t• rn the Letters to the persons. who may forward them by any Vessels, not ining Packet Boati, withwit p •nalty. Persons Li , ersed to roll ct L:tiers. R.! NS PORT 0 t FIG E, Settaaler v.; , 1 81 4. 'l'o NIA.; I ER IsUILDERs. Tarr en* reet , ;ving ftr rebtt , klirg rut TR ANSPIRI'. O; . FICE, in I)QrLt-e;n.+rr, DEFERELD w TUESDAY, the 4th nt t!ct•ti er, .ANY NIAsTER. r,UILDERS whnmay becle,lrnus of Contractin.T. f ‘rr the Relyid&ng and completely finishing the TitAl‘ l'O't Is t)FP.CE. iv ended to be erected on the site of the old Ofte , ,.. Dars:•t-i.triare, Westminster, may insnect the Designs : .- 4 Particular.' of %Vo'ks, by a. piteati , ... to the -..cretary, at tile Oilier, No. 44, Parliament-street. any day, (Sunday I acei.tt d) lvtwe r. tl.e boors of Ten in the Morning and .Your in at , - Afternom, and at wine' Office such Paid Builders are desired tb delivt.r T hrir Tenders, sealed up, on the 4th day of OC I OPER n.xt, it:stead of the 22:h instant, as be fore advertised. Srcr. 4. And the Postmaseer Gement shall and may Licence Persons to collect Le3ers to be so forwarded upon paymellt of hr afore.aid Pates, Fn as s•!cie Bernet-A P T:ons shaq previously bring t'w Letters to a Pl-r-Oflice •tid pay the P ates,—and Cofre,..e.liouse Keeper-, Brokers, and oth-r: desirous or collecting. I.etters at their lious:•s, are hereby requin.d to apply to the Gene ral Pot-Office. -in Lornhanl-see..et, or to the several Postmasters at the Out Ports, for the said licences, which will be delivered to them free of any charge whatever. Agrws in the King's Dmmnious and Countrks beyond the Seas. Scc r. 5. For the Security of letters cnming to Great Bietain, aid to place them under the aerations of this Ace, Sect. S and 6, the Postmaster General is to authlrlre Persons Abroad to col lect I etters from Masten-, nt Shi t is and others, mid to make Item up in sealed Bags or Parcels ad lr , ssed to tee Postmaster General, putting into the said Bags or Parce's a Certificate of the number nf Letters contained in •he smile, and z...n Impression of the Seal which s!taa tami t. al.d the dare when stated, and fir their care and trou.qe.: the t bons the lilags or Parcels shall be confiocd for conve , ,-,oee Grea , Britain, shall pay to such au thorized Pers . n at tare fn i Bri ash Mottle, for every 50 Letters, and so in prot•oreion for a greaver or lesser number. . . No fro per will th•• recc!vetl af.r: one o'clock on the day of treaty, tint iT;11 any he ihviced wir:ss the or an Agent inr him, personally /•tend. Jr, .!•it' ()NJ h, Sett...."-Ger It!, 1614. THE PRINCIP.II. OFI'ICER‘ f HIS MA. JESiTs ORDA'A 21r:7E, e• lenly Nctict, That Proposals will be rere'ved at their °Mee in PaII-Mali, en or before WEDNY.'sII AY, the 511 of October next, from Such Pero us as may be w :EN; to undertake the Perrormance of the PL.IS (TREWS WORK a- tite Tower, W es•min sum-, Green ivich, Woolwich, Lewisham, Purfleer, G.-av•-•,..d, and Tilbury, for Service of I:is Dept.:went, for a period s!' three years, de. terminable after the expiration of the first year, upor. notice of three months, at the option ither party. . Further ?articular!, tste lisr with the Terms an- C sacil inns l the Contract, may be ktriwn at the S-cret... :'s o.lie , n Pall-Mall aftsresaid, any dr: bowers' the hours of ten an..s tour o'clock, where the Proposals most he de! , vered, sealed .1 ; endorsed " Proposals for Plasterer's Work ;" but no Pr 0..„, 4 1 can be admitted after the said sth of ')etcher, a !C oclolc. at /soon of the game day. rather will an! u^: ced umess the party making or a.* acent !n 'tie beb..lf 631: attend. By Order o ..• • Re-Ird. P. (•R; E' Sc.re;a•v • he Packi - A Agehts and Ileptities to tre Postmaster Oenetal in the Kihg's Dnminion• or Countries bevond that Seas the Co. lontal Postmas e 1.., his !VI .jestv•• • onsnls, or Vice -2° , 141115, or r trir... there are no Pub•.:c f•*.ific r- thts, L•sci iv lops, Any other P' tle Lacers or resoectsh!e eersons Cr: her-by auflAirized by the Postmas.er Genzral to Ake up bags aad Parcels of Letters in the inarr.er oefore d Ai • . (1. Ai utters t Ships. PrcT. Ate to :::.y as ab we for Li. Digs entrusted to them, and on delivering the eanr, in perf-c. at any Post•OfEce iu Or-a. iirt•ain, %yin be repa I ty •he Po.tarte•er the 'um of man. y Isrb;ch tht y have so ravanced, and also .er tiler own c.i - ealed trouble tae sum of 1 w.,-pence :ere Letter for every Lc t .• or Packet ranzatiel in sac I ...Iv or P it iCCT. 7. if any Ma ••r no e, any la; or Pa-eel en truated to or .1 tr-t any I....eter, of dly leliver.the liaa with , !.el.ette.. at t' a`f..t iffic of ••^ on • where he shall with et wau uravoi.alit. delay, every Master sba: - fork' , pays.(' :o • `ECT. it. e i • equired lin their arr val in Port, to a I),FL:.:Ation that thee f eve dery red all I....vers en according I t ?he Act avail such U claration,•h^ Offi cers are tint to per" V. Seediobreak litilk4 arderery blase tzr wt.fully neki watt; orfek Aad with rrpect o Ise t ec I.•oni Cr.at Britain to Countries al-road, Masters of Ve.4.ls are required to take notice, that if y shall have on bored any such Letter ( reept the Letters of .heir Own. t other Meiotic; w the sealed 'tags that wII can. tomer to be iteade up at ti trial Past-Office, and at the Ow- Port., n•er havii.g :he offic: ' mark and ramp, to denote that a ra'e nt postage• lea. heel' paw . it the same (of which stamp Im press:nos are exhibited at every Post-office), such Ma-ter shall, I as aforesaid, fartelt the stint of Five Pounds for eat ry Lem-. And the•Oilicers o: the Custmus are, under this Act. to adtin- ' !Oster an oat to uv,ry Master, that he has not any Letters op hoard coatra-y to law. I _ _ _ Captain Smith, Assistant Adlutant-General tithe troops, who will have the honour to deliver this dic. patch, I beg leave to recomm , :nd to your Lordship's protection, as an officer of mach merit and great pre mise, and capable ni arfordiag furtizr informa tion that may be requisite. Sanguine in howl for the approbation of his Royal Highness th..! Prince Regent and of his Ma , jetty's Government as to tbe coadect rf the troops under my command--I have, . (Signer') Ron. Ross, Major. Gen. I beg leave to inclose herewith a return of the killed, wounded, and missing in the a'..tion of the 21.:11 instant; togethfr with a statement of the ord. nance, ammunition, and or.lnance sto-es takn from the enem7 brtwcen the 19 h and 2.5;11 Antzii•:, and sketch2s of the scene of action and of the ii:as of march. RETt-IN of the Ku. tr 0, Nrot:Nnr e, ! MtISTS' oof t'oeTro-rs guider thr cnntrnanti of M - act!ttn wiuh • t! t. enemy, on the t3th of Augu.r, 1854, 011 t!,.: I:eights shun• ' lilatirtoiJurg. WasHar on, Augtot IR! 1. Ceneral StafT-4 Horieg Royal Artillery-4 Horses killed G Rank and Ill; S Harms, wounded. Royal Marine Arillery-1 Rank and File, killed ; 1 Serjeant, wounded. Royal Sappers and P.dinerii— Serinnnt, 1 Rark and rile, 4th Regiment-1 lidiuteilant. 2S. draw.. 21 It Ink and File, 1 kdled; 5 Lieutenants 2 Ensirni, G Serjeants, 50 Rank and File, svnunid d. £l.llte-gi.nent— . ..: Rank and File kil:ed; I' Captain, I Lieute. flint, 1 i Rank and File, wounded. 44:11 Regiment --1 Serjelot, 13 Rank and ree, killed; 35 Rank and DI wounded. ed Km. Royal Miirines-5 Rank and File, F flied. 8:41) I.i,ht In.antry—; Captain, I Lieutuniw, 1 Serjeant, Ranh i Horse, killed; Lie:::ettAnt-Ccdontl., 1 Ma. jor, ldoiltenalsto, :iiirjnants 51 Rank and Colon:al Cluipaily-1 Rank auS File, killed; 2 Itaak and File, wound-d. I Gib Wisr-India Reginunt.— . l Serkant, wounded. Trunl-1 C I.;i tit •nai ts, 5 sirjeintt, 51 Rai* and 1 ki!!ed ; Lient •iivir.coi,-iners, 1 %iaj'sr, err.in, 14 Lienterianre, 2 En.izns.,lo Serjeams, 155 Rank and File, it liorees, wounded. Jai . . of OFFICER! %II t en =1 war ND ED. I . haVill AND BRP;fOL CANAL, AND BKISIOL WATER WOKKS. la AVING received a Requisi tk n in Writing,signed A.JL by thaPraprinon of 501:1Shares and upwards in this .under taking. requiring us to call a Special Meeting of the Proprietors at large ot the said e:anal a'd Water Work., to take their opinion on the prop-lety of disposing of the I.W a, ilienements; ..lidiril in the Navigation of the River Awns, and other Property belottgin,i . : * pi" to the Company of Prepnelort of the Bath and lir St 9 t Ca al, 1 . and Brigt.i Water Wasik.; anti to aeopt such m-astircs 16r that purpose, as to `the 'aid oviv-•thig may alspear most adei•able— We do hereby tail a special Meetii.g of the Proprietors at large of the said Uniert.altng for •ho,s i.urrosts accoroinoy; and lie appoint the same t? be hell at the City of Landon Tavern ir. Illshopsgate-street, London, on 1 hursday •ae I:i•th day of Octo ber, lal4, at eleven ot the clock in the forenoon. Wriitt) and MERRIMAN. Principal Clerk.; to the Bard Crimpany.of Proprietors. Marlhoroughooth September r iii 4.. • • • Of ierrs of .he Cueonvi. SECT. 9. The prucipai Offizers of the Cueoms at every Port 1 are required to search hips tor Letters esti botrd, contrary to the Act, and to seize tht.m, and fey are to b e intnl e d t o a Niniety of the Penainv.. Sect. 10. Such r are required to administer an Oath to every Master outevari bound, that he has nor any I.e•tt.rs on hoard which have hot pad the gates, Mot being the Letters of. the Owners. • K 11.! .Lit. 37.. h :nr.totry—Capta:n D. S. Annilv.m, and Lieutalut C. P.. 2. Coda. 4th or Kit:3%. 044 , t1-I.leternait Thlm3; 14'0ot:ward. TO PAPER MANUFACTURERS. AN Opportunity of the first repectability now offvr% fora PARTNERA-ilut in the atone Lj z imEss An active Yerscn of property will find forther enntoiry writ) , of riotlce.—Apply by Letter only, post-paid, undec.c' ref to Mt. M:trtit., n, Lon lon, which will he iotwarded. LAVENDUN GRANGE, LUCKS. TO BE I.ll'l' or SOLD, with immediate pms.'ssion, ALL that MANSION HOUSE, with the M a nor, called LAVENDUN GRANGL, in the Paris' of Laesn dcn, rear Olney, in Bucks, with about 18 Acres of ex( euent cid Astaire Land, and in addition 100 Acres or more 01 Anihse and Pasture Land acSkuniug the Mansion acid Prenraes may be bad if required For l'artiCidars apply to Mr. Francis, Solicitor, Nor folk Registry, Surrey-street, •ttranda GARDENING. Ab GREAT Variety of newe e eeeeeeee e useful, and inlproicd 9411.1.)EN1NG IMPLEMEN l'i, roconunendrd Y t e most eminent Nurserymen in the neit , ss•Julr•od of the krettooellls, calculated to give facility, ease, and Omura in the ,b 3 le science, as well as to considerably letheti the expences.-- to be seen may At tke Horticultural Reposttory, 9, Leicester- Street, Leieester-square. • liy 4) WAktb JUKE.% Patentee of the Averruncator. __—_— . THEATRE OF ANATOMY, BLENHEIM-3 I'REET, . ' ' GREAT 'MAR I .P 0 ROUGH-STREET. THE AUTUMNAL COURSE of LECTURES es ANATOMY, PHYSIOA.UGY, ancl 51.41. GERY, *ill be commenced on Saturday, the let of Ur t tobtr, at Two o'Clock, by Mr..ilitOtAlli. dtpotatioical Cony erzationes will be 1 Ad weekly, when the_dif fereut Suffices trv:lted of will be disclosed tannatarly, a..d the Stit:leots' views terwarded..--To then none but Puldt.i can be admitted. , _ _ Sywous Apartntents, thorpughly ventilated, sod replete with fiery conventeore, ire open ail the Morning for the purposes of Jos i seertrg end loam keg, where Mr. Bsoottes attends to direct tie bfudrut:, and demonstrwe the vicious hart► as they appear ea Dissection. • For areotoie.of Lectures, including the Dissections, JCS. S. The inconventaicte4 usua;J attending Anatomical Investlga ttonW,Ont•eouateraated by app antiscrat Procolt. A Declara . ion is to lie signed by every Master arriving from abroad, as expisen.:.l n that part of this Advertisement mole diattly addrocsed to 7 h.: n, a-d until such Declarattonthe 0:71- ars are not to permit Me vessel to break hulk, an d (iri t. 12) it .any Collector, ..:ompti.iher, or .'rinciical Officer, be , ehy required o prohibit any s' ip or ..essel breaking bulk wit I the print .ions of this Ac. be cor..plied with, shall permit suc'• ship or vessel to break lAlk, -i.s.l CoLector, Comptroller, or Olfictr so permitting such ship ci ee—i-.1 to break bulk, shall !orfeit and pa% the sum oi Twenty Pound..: o .c moktv thereof t % be pant to the informer. Merclill:! ,, , !stokers, awl the Puhlic. . Sect 8. \l'!!1 othe Lorice that if any person whatsoever shall ,en' any 1.0 , 7er or Pai ket, by any snip or vessel, of which be •hall nut be the t 'wiser, or if any Master shall have on board or carry any 1...0er ..ot h. ing the Let t er o f Li s O wneis , w i :ltout I - iicii iifikial mark .it r• en, th e per so n 53.°ff:tiding stall torfeit aii...l ;ay five Piiiinit G/1" MVlety such Lltf t I or Pack e t. _ . . .. . . . .. - . Scct 14 An) Person who shall forge or counterfeit the Stamp Mark ..f Postage, or I.) , ,signation, to be put upon the Lett , rs by sutherity of the l'"..m.ister-General, with intent to avoid the Postage, will be toil., ut . a N:' , .ltmrannur. Sect. 13. The si viral Penalties of this Act to be recovered in any t nun of 'Record with foil Costs; a Moiety to he 'aid the King, and the other to any Person who will inform and sue for the *ante. Sect. IS. This Act does not extend to restrain the East India Company nor their Directors, bons aritt:ing aad rectiviuy fruni their Governments and tie•vat.ts ahrecid, Packets, Letters, and Papers relating to the Affairs of the l:ompary, and of their Go vern:.tents abroad the manner aceitttomcci ; but aU Letters tliat are not the Official L•t.ers and Packsts of the East India Company, ar- bailie to the kates and Regulations of this Act. 1 his Ac: will be put in execution at the Oeneral Post-Office, London, and at all Post Offices in Great Britain, on the Itch of October, ago), and in Own abroad as *ow es may be after wards. 1 tie Postmastrr-General will fed it iii duty to enforce Pay ment a the Penalties on every preach of the Law. By Cearseasedef the Postrwriter General, - .Fil4iNt;l6 FAA:EL/NC, &watery. HAZARD,BURN E, and Co. respectfully inform the Public, th4t Tteity..ts and 1 3 / l Agra for thti ensuing STAVE LOTT tR AM Nt Sale at their Office, No. 93, ROYAL Esc, AVIA, Lowden. *1 he Lottery consists of only 6,0n0 Tickets, all of which it. Prays, and all to hi Drawn iu One Day. 14tHEfelt. 1 ...... Prf/Atof 1 ..... 00000000000000 "•..••• 12,000 •s du. &c. &c. To be Drawn on the 15th of OCTOBER. •• • Letters {post-paid) duly answered, and Orders front the Ceunrry,accompanied with Remittance, punctually attended to. Government and all other Public Socuritiva /Milli mad Sold by Conosiiinot. The disposition for the attack being made, it was commenced with so much impetuosity by the light consisting of the 85th light infantry and the ii ti ht infantry companies of the army, mulct- the command of Colonel Thornton, that the fortified house was shortly carried, the enemy retiring to the higher grounds. In support of the light brigade I ordered up a brigade under the command of Colonel Brooke, who, with the 44th regiment, attacked the enemy's l i t, the 4th regiment pressing his right with such effect as to cause him to abandon his guns. His first lin e giving way, was driven on the second, which, yield ing to the irresistible attack of the bayonet, awl the well-directed discharge of rockets, got int o con f us : on :‘nd fIA, leaving the British masters of the field. The rap d flight of the enemy, and his knowledge of the country, precluded the possibility of many prisoners being taken, more particularly as the troops had, dur. tog the day, undergone considerable fatigne. The enemy's army, amounting to eight or nine thousand men, with three or four hundred cavalry, was under the command of General Winder, heincy , form P ens fl.' of troops drawn f r om B a l t i more and Pen'''. valia. His artillery, ten pieces of which fell into our haids, was commanded by Commodore Barney, who was wounded and taken prisoner. The artillery I dirtkted to he destroyed. H lying halted the army for a short time, I t'eter- • mined to march upon Washington, and reached that city at eight o'clock that night. Jillging it of come (pence to complete the destruction of the :whlic buildings with the least possihle delay, so that the. army might retire sirittwin loss of time, the follnwi n r, building were set fire to and consumed—the Capitol, ncluditigs the Senate-house an...! Rouse of 'Representa tion, the Arsenal, the Dock-yard, Treasury, V...tr. • -flice, President's Palac,.., liope.walk, and the great Imdite across the Pot-moue ; in the Dock rie•.l • frigate nearly ready to he launched, arrla sloop o f war, were consumed. 'Poe two bri tg leatbng to Washington, over the eastern branch, had been (I.'. stroyed by the enemy, who apprehended an attack Iron that quitter. The cli.ct if the expedition being accomplished, I determined, b•-fore any gre tier force of the enemy could be assembled, to withdraw the troops, and 3ccorrkingly commenced retiring on the night of the 25tli. On the evening of the 29th we reached Benedict, and re-embarked the following day. In the perfor mance of rite operation I have detailed, it is with the utmost satisfaction I observe to your Lordship, that cheerfulness in undergoing fatigue and anxiety for the accomplishment of the object were conspicuous in all ranks. To Sir Alexander Cochrane my thanks are due, for his ready compliance pith every wish connected with the welf.ire of t h e t roo p s , an d the success of the expedition. To Rear-Admiral Cockburn, who sugzested the attack upon Washington, and who accompanied the army, I confess the greatest obligation for 116 cordial cc:-operatio n and advice. Colonel Thornton, who led the attack, is entitled to every praise tor &he nohle example he set, whiclo WAS so well followed by Lieuienant-Colonel Wood and die 85th Light Infantry, and by Major Jones, of the 4th Foot, with the light companies attached to the light brigade. I -have to express my approba tion of the spirited conduct of Colonel Brooke, and of his brigade, the 4441} regiment, which he lA, dk tinguished itself under the command of Liontmant- Colonel Mullein I the gallantry vf the 4th Foot, uii. der the command , of Major Fitunce, being equally conspicuous. Tne exertioes of Captain Mitchell, of the Royal • 85th lorm•ry- 4 tolonel W i I am • fhormon, Lieutenant. tilidm W. and Nlajur George Brown, severely, Irtr at 131 t d en. h urg. _ _ 14 1 41,e. s—C .pt tin 11 n. Rennie, Reverely, rot dinrroualT. ch Regiment—Lieutenant E P. Hopkins. sesturett ; Lieutenant J. ,Mackenzie, sl•ghtly; Lirwrnant John Staveley, severely Celt at liludenshurl); Urn enants rem. Lioulby and Frede• I Eisld, .21 st I:n..l,er4—Lieutenant James Grace, slightly. B.sth Regiment—Lieutenants Wgltiam Williams and John Bun r 11, stxerely ; Lieutenant F. M.tunsell, slightly ; Lieu:en-Arts . G F. G. O'Llunnor and Frederick Orscoyne, severely ; I.ieu ten nit. Win. Hickson •and G. R. Gleig, slightly; Lieutenant Crouchly, s 4th Regiment—Eu.ln haws Buchanan. severely (left at Bla• deusburg); Ensign Wiu. litedduck, severely. (aigned) H. U. Sas n a, D. A. A. O. Re TURN of OaCINANCI,AIIIIIII4ITION. and OaDDIANCISTOItta from the Enemy by the Army under the Command of Major-General ROSEIIT Ross, brtiveni the 19th and 25th August, 1914. _ August 11i-.-4 twenty-four pounder cr.rrmade. August 112-•-1 slit-pouuder field gun, with carriage, complete; 1.16 sand Or amts, wvit carrocches , &c &e. August 24, at Illaden , burg-2 ei‘litern-pouudere, 5 tw, lye pounder!, 9 sit-pounder*, w:th tir,d carriag‘., a qualm; .1 amount lon 'or the above; 229 s and a( arm.. August 25, atWa4liiiiron—lirase--6 eighty's) pounders, mount ed on travershig platromi.; 5 tMrhe-po ni...ets, 4 Sow - pounders, 1 bye and half lush hi:maser, 1 live and halt in.ls nmttar. Iron-26 thirty-two pounder, 1; twentylner poontlers. 34 eigl.tren-pounders, 27 twelve p..untletv. eishtten-pountlers, nb.unt.Al °it trAven ok; pirti Esti ,121 t wrote-pounders, ti t& sh:p cur:4os; S thirerti-Itich nt.durs 2 eight it:ch liowits• isrl, for y- •w., - pound s tun, 5 thlr;y4wr•poowder cur 1,- rti ivs. 3 vig'revo p nuuL rc.lnsimades„ 3 twerc-putt: art t ;.d.'.l. inue-pbotatier gi.:111, ,ox pooodor _ _ _ Total aniount of CAlibon tai.ett, SW; SuO barrel% of powtior ; 100, 1 otr round% ,f musket-bah earaidgo ; 40 barr►l. of lino grained powder ; a I.lrge quantity of ammunition of ditivrent nature!, made up. The navy-yard and arsen al hav;ni; been set on fire by the enemy berdre they retired, au iinnielibe 1 It E ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS PRESENT EVENING, be acted the Comic Op •ra rf THE WOODMAN. After which the New Cmuic BallA. called DOCTOR SA NORA Da. Tu which will be added. the Mehs-Dramatic Romance of ALADDIN; Oq, THE WONDERFUL LAMP. The New Balltt of Dr. Saogrado will be rereattd•every Even ril :ut t her notice. rntlay next. Araxerxes. after which will be prolueril, a w 'Melo Drama, coiled 'file Forest of Bondy; or, The Dog id Nbettarri:.whwh I :14 b-en in r reparationduring the summer. • • - OPPIC?: tip 01611NANCS, September ill, 1814: FrilE PRINGITAL. OFFICERS of HIS AU a.' • " :Mars ONDPUNC*..• M sttcety g:re Mau. That Proposals:will be received at tfueir Office in Pall- laU. on or before MONDAY, the foto day of October near, from web Parsons as may be wilibty 4.• urdertake the Suppie ~t • certa i n Arts.l4 Of IIEONMONGEII X , . for Service thts Den ,st -ry EN- a period of t ,, ree years, i'-tertnith.ale after the elms:ion a one year, upna notice of 3 months, at the option of either !,arty, Patterns of the Articles may be viewed, u on application, at the Principal storekeepers Office in the 'I ewer; and Farther Particular:, together with the Terms and Condl ions of tbe Contract, may be known at the Secretary's Office in Pall Mall aforesatd, any day between • the hours of "len and Four o'Clock, where the Propralls must be delmered sealed pp and &Apt-bed" Proposals for Ironmongery Article,;" but no Propo sal can be admitted after the said loth thy of October, at Twelve &Clock at Noon of the same d:11, neither will any Tender lie no eked, sinless the Party snaking it, or an Agent in his behalf sluff attend. By Order of the Board, R. CR RSV, Secretary.