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CANADA PAPERS. QUEBEC, SEPTEMBER s. The army from 014 Province has entered the Uni ted State; by the Champlain frontier. On the Ist irstant the advance was at Chaffy. MONTREAL, SEPTEMBER S. Onr army crossed the lines at Odletown on Thurs day last, and were yesterday morning encamped at Champlain and Chazy. tiis Excellency Sir George Prevost had proceeded for the army to Odletotvn, where he was yesterday forenOon. It is supposed by some that no resistance will be made by the enemy until the British arrive at Plattsburgh, where, it is stated, considerable preparations are made to make a formidable resistance. MONTREAL, SEPTEMBER 8. . 600 D NEWS FROM OUR ARMY IN LowER CANADA. We have this moment received the highly satisfac tory intelligence that our brave troops entered Plans burg on Tuesday last, September 6, with little oppo sition. There had been some little skirmishing be tween the advance of the army and the enemy, who were driven to their strong works near the town, which they occupied with about, as it was supposed, three thousand men, and from which it was neces sary to have the co-operation of our fleet, and the assistance of heavy artillery, which were coming up, i• order to dislodge them. In the different skir mishes there had been several men killed and woun ded on both sides. Three hundred and fifty-five able-bodied seamen arrived here by the last trip of the steam-boat from Quebec, for the Lake service. We have much pleasure in stating, that Messrs. M'Gillivray and M'Leod, with several other Gentle. men of the North-west Company, arrived here on the evening of the Ist instant from Fort William, on Lake Superior. We are happy to understand that no doubts are entertained of the valuable returns of the Company reaching this place in safety (some part of which has already arrived) as no enemy was seen at St. Mary's, or on the communication. Arrived in this city, on Thursday last, Messrs. Mackenzie, Stewart, and Clarke, from the Colum bia : they left the coast the beginning of May, and came across the Continent. These Gentlemen have been absent four years, and have been instrumental in establishing a regular, and of course an advanta geous trade with all the Indian nations from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific. Mr. M'Donald, of the North-west Company, who arrived at the same time, and by the same route, left England in spring, 1813, and passed by Cape Horn in his 'Majesty's snip the Phcebe. We understand that he is the bearer of dispatches from that quarter to his Exceancy Sir George Prevost. QUEBEC, SEPTEMBER B. From the North-western frontier of Upper Cana da, Messrs. M , Gillivray and M'Leod, who arrived here on Thursday last, have brought dispatches from Lieutenant-Colonel M'Doual, at Michillimackinac, written since the repulse of the American forces sent there to recapture it. The following are the parti culars of that expedition " On the forenoon of the sth of August, the Ame ricans landed 900 men, or thereabouts, at the beck of the island £Dowsman's farm). There is a consider able space of ground cleared, and a gentle slope, which enabled their vessels, at anchor close to the beach, to keep clear by a constant fire of grape, &c. and which, by the situation of the ground, passed di rectly ever the men's heads as they formed and ad vanced towards the woods. " Lieutenant-Colonel M'Doual formed his small garrison (150 at most) at the extremity of the woods, and the Indians were stationed on each flank to keep the enemy from outflanking the troops. By a false account of the enemy's intentipn to land on another part of the island, a certain number of Indians were sent to watch their motions; but more Indians ab senting themselves, exposed one flank of Lieutenant- Colonel M.Doual's party entirely ; and an apprehen sion was entertained, that the enemy would outflank and cut off the garrison from the forts; it was there fore deemed expedient to fall back between the two forts, and there await the advance of the enemy. A party of between forty and fifty Indians, placed on the left flank, and ignorant of the move ments in the centre and right flank, fired on the Ame ricans, and threw them into confusion, which the In dians soon perceived, and encouraging each other by whoops and yells, totally broke the little order still observed by the enemy, who took instant flight, and were all out of reach before Lieutenant-Colonel Mac- Douai was apprised of their retreat. " Thu's. was. a body of at least from six to nine hundred men defeated and put to instant flight by fotty or fifty Indians, with a loss of 17 men and a Major (Holmes) killed and found on the spot !—The Idi ins lest but one man." Previous to and combined with this, the measures Liken by the enemy were these : On the V.3d of July a detachment of the expedi ti.m sent against Michilimackinac by the enemy, pro ceeded to St. Mary's, where they met with no resist ance, there being neither troops nor Indians, and .every person occupied about their usual concerns ; such as hav-making, fishing, &c. Major Holmes commanded the party, who gave up to indiscriminate rlainder, and destroyed the whole of the property t)elonging is the North West Company ; burning their houses, stores, and vessels ; killing their catty, and taking off their eagagees prisoners; tearing down the fences, destroying the gardens, fields, &c. Many w..nton acts ti cruelty might be detailed. Let two su nice- for the present. " Mr. Johnitone's property was plundered, even Vs furniture; the very clothing of his wife and chd etren was seized upon by those rwhless plunderers, and carried away. M ijor Holmes sent to the south rile of the streight, for Mr. Johnstone's son George —and after 'threatening and reviling him w i t h the most opprobrious language, &wished his sword over his heat!, and siid he had a great mind to cut his Dead off, now he was his slave. When they were in the act of burnirg the houses and stores, Mr. G. Johnstone was ordered to stand in a certain spot, un d e r pain of being shot; but had he remained, suf focation must have been his fate, being so near the buildings in flames ; he therefore risked being shot end came off, and thereby effected a timely escape. a Another instance of more than . savage cruelty was exercised on a poor `horse, which they made use d of all day in carting their plunder, and in the even ing, whilst still tackled to the cart, tied him to the end of the dwelling house then in flames, and amused themselves is looking at the poor animal making vain efforts to get loose; but there he was burnt, and his bones seen there by the writer of this." Connected with the above, the following are fur ther extracts : " At Matchedach it was apprehended the enemy would pay a visit to that post ; and as a measure of precaution, it was deemed advisable to burn the schooner Nancy, which -was acmdingly done—we are happy to understand, that all the North-west canoes had got safely into French river. Thus has the American expedition. which threatened the ruin of our traders, terminated profitless and disgracefully to the enemy." The union of the Americans may prolong the war beyond what is generally expected, but there can be no doubt of its eventual success. The army on the Coast will be peculiarly distressing to the enemy.— The United States offer a frontier on that side of 1200 miles, interspersed with valuable towns and settlements, assailable at almost every point. It is evident that no army can protect such a coast against a force of even 10,000 men, who have the entire command of the sea. if the population is employed for the purpose, landings may still be effected before they can assemble in sufficient numbers, and all se curity and industry of course cease. The land frontier of the United States is the most unassailable, on account of the woody state of the back settlements, the distance of the parts of the country where a hostile army would make the great est impression, and the difficulties of transportation. —Should the command of the Lakes be eventually secured, the inroads of the Indians would become peculiarly diStressing, and hasten the period of peace. The following is an extract of the instructions that are now given to American privateers upon leaving the States : cg The United States, being anxious to obtain as many British prisoners as possible, have offered a large bounty, say 100 dollars, for each man sent in. If you should be fortunate enough to take as many as would make it an object worthy of the expense and risk (having them well secured), send them to the United States, and direct the Prize -master, in all cases, to report them to the Collector, and take his receipt for them." HALIFAX. AUGUST 10. At the date.of the latest accounts from Chesapeake Bay, such preparations had been made a; induced a belief that Tangier Island would, at least for some time, be permanently occupied. A fort was building on the island, of which three sides of 250 yards each had 'seen finished ; on these 18 24-pounders were to be planted. The cannon had arrived in the Enely mion. The British head-quarters were to be esta blished atTangier, and all orders issued from thence. Gardens have already been laid out, in which all kinds of vegetables are growing. The site of the fort was to contain a church, an hospital, and twenty houses arranged into streets. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1814. NEXT SATURDAY, at NINE o'CLOCK in the MORNING, THE STATE LOTTERY BEGINS DRAWING ; THE WHOLE IS TO BE DRAWN ON THAT DAY. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Reduced 64 66 cx. div.-4 per Cent. 841 83 ex. &v. Consols 6511—Con,ols for account 6511 S per Cent. Navy 4611-omnlurn, 211 pre. Bonds 15s. to 166. pre.—Excheiner Ws par, 3.. pre. We have received Paris Papers of Friday and Sa turday. The Chamber of Deputies on Thursday took up the business of the Liberty of the Press, on the motion of M. RAYNOUAIID. On this occasion, that gentleman appeared merely as the repOrter from a Committee which recommended the adoption of all the amendments prop.sed by the KING and the Chamber of Peers. No objection was made to print ing the Report, and the discussion was deferred. The Chamber afterwards adopted the Projet of the Law prohibiting the importation of foreign Iron into France. Spain is described as still in a very unsettled state; but the French Journalists are now either tired or ashamed of giving the same gloomy aspect to the af fairs of Germany. The following are our selections from the above Papers : PARIS. OCTOBER 7. On the 27th September the PRINCESS of WALES ar rived at Geneva. A deputation of the Council had been nominated to compliment her, and to offer her a guard of honour. Her Royal Highness thanked the Council, and answered, that wishing to remain incognita, and preparing to continue her journey, she declined all public honours. The Princess, in fact, left Geneva on the 29th, and arrived that evening at Lausanne. Next morning she embarked at Ouchey, with part of her mite, to traverse the lake, in order to visit the delightful environs of Melleyrie. She was to proceed from thence to Vevey, where her carriages were waiting, and afterwards she goes to Italy by the Simplon. Sir Sidney Smith passed, on the 30th September, through cologne, on his way to Vienna. From Zurich we learn that all the Mayors of the d-devant Bishopric of Basle had assembled at Poren trui, where there was a Swiss Deputy. They have declared that the general wish of the inhabitants of this country, with the exception of a district which suits the Canton of Basle, should be re-united to Swit zerland, in order to form a respectable State. The easterly winds continuing to prevail, the intel ligence from England has been delayed for some days. It wc.uld seem that the violence of these winds has caused several ship-wrecks t for on the French coast of the Channel, variotepieces of vends, and even dead bodies, have been thrown ashore. A part of the family of Lord Bentinck has arrived at Genoa, which makes ns presume the approaching return of his Excellency to the same City. Every thing relating to Ecclesiastical affairs is en- trusted to the Archbishop of Rheims. Marseilles, it is said, is about to become a free port once more. VIENNA, SEPTEMBER 2G. The Emperor of Russia made the journey from Petersburgh to Vienna with incredible celerity. At Wolkersdorf he met thn King of Prussia, and thence proceeded to Vienna amidst the thunders of artillery. The three Sovereigns met on the left bank of the Danube, at the esvemity of Pont Tabor, and after the most affectionate salutations, all three mounted on horseback, and entered Vienna amid the acclama. tions of an immense crowd of inhabitants. The wea ther was beautiful, and from the day being Sunday, the people were dressed in the most elegant manner. AUGSBURGH, SEPT. SO. A Swiss officer, who has returned from Spain, gives the following details respecting that country : There reigns every where a great difference of opi nion, and a restless fermentation. The enlightened part of the nation sees with pain that Father CAsTno, of the order of St. Jerome, possesses the confidence of the King—it is he who edits the Journal called the Atalaya. Between him and MARAT there is only this difference, that Cameo condemns all sensible m?n (les libirda) to the flames, while Marat sent them to the Guillotine. Another fanatic Monk named Osta laza has been made a Bishop by the King, as a recom pense for his sermons. This is a man who returned to Europe after having, as it were, plundered a convent in America. In Catalonia the cry is frequently heard of is Long live Charles IV. down with Ferdinand." Several of the old Guerilla Chiefs conduct them selves like independent Princes. The troops which Ferdinand wished to send to America refused to em. bark, and the Government gave way. The same traveller saw at Valencia Monks mounted on mules, with a cross in the left hand, and a sabre in the right, calling out, 6 4 Praise GOD, and down with the /gender." LEIPSIC, SEPTEMBER 20. Generals Lecoq, Libenau, Ryssel, and Brause, on behalf of their Brigades ; Colonel Zeschwit on behalf of the Etat Major ; Colonel Raabe, on behalf of the Artillery, were those who sent addresses signed by all the Officers of the Saxon Army, to General Thiel man, to express their sincere attachment to the King and to beg the General to make their sentiments known to the Congress. General Thielmann took charge of the office with pleasure, and sent the Ad dresses to General Kleist. The following is the Address of the Officers of the Artillery : " TO LIEUTENANT-CW.ONa RAAB& 66 For some time sinister reports have been spread as to the fate of our country, From every quarter it is said that we are to lose our father and our King. This news alarms us, since it is at the same time added, that the Allied Powers have regarded the coming over cf , the Saxon Arley near Leipsic as a proof of their , having abandoned their King. Your Excellency knows our sentiments, and that we were only induced to act in this manner in order to save our country and our Sovereign, and, in concert with the other Allitd Powers, to tree them from the yoke of the common enemy. We firmly trust, therefore, that your Excel lency will communicate these sentiments to the High Allied Powers, and assure them that we know no other' happiness, in common with all true and good Saxons, than to see our legitimate Sovereign on his throne, Frederick Augustus, to whom alone we have sworn allegiance until death."—H‘re follow the signatures. 66 The above Petition of all the Officers of the moveable Saxon Artillery expresses the sentiments with which I am animated, and I have affixed my name as entirely devoted and subject to my august King, Frederick Augustus. (Signed) Rawls." ST. JEAN DE LUZ, OCTOBER 1. The intelligence which we receive from Madrid in. forms us that ere arrests continue, and that in the night between the 16th and 17th September ninety persons were thrown into the various prisons. The prisons, in short, are not large enough to contain them, and the Convent of St. Francis has therefore been converted into a state prison. • The terror which this state of things has occasioned at Madrid, and even throughout S pain, has caused the departure of many persons, who pour into France by the way of Burgos. All the private letters which we have seen from Italy, convey the most afflicting intelligence. The inhabitants in particular, who only a few months ago were fighting against the French, have now only ex changed Masters in having the Austrians forced upon them, and complain most bitterly, in common with the enlightened inhabitants of Spain, that dick condi tion is altered for the worse. The French taxed the people of Italy severely, but in return they endowed splendid Colleges and Schools for education. Tiy funds set apart for these purposes have been wized the Austrians, aad the treasures carried to Vienna. The tazations on the mass of the people are of course continued. Yesterday afternoon the PRINCE Itt:Gc7r arrivtd at Carlton-house, from Windsor. The Dukes of YORK and CLARENCE afterwards paid their respects to the Parkes. AMERICAN PRIVATEERS FITTING IN FRENCH PORTS. The following notification was this day posted a t Ltoirp's. It is painful to be obliged to call tht attention of our Readers so frequently to this net.i. rious system of war in disguise, which the French al p so eager to countenance : EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BOURDEAUX, DATED up. TEMBER 24, LATELY RECEIVED AT GLASGOW is The American schooner which came in here last Sunday, I am confident is fitting out for a cruize. She at present has only SO men, but report states that 70 men more are engaged here, and it is very evident she is taking in more guns." 75E ARmr. Major-General Roo is to be made a Knight of the Bath, for taking Washington. Tuesday there marched into Winchester Dep ot , detachments of the 76th, 98th, and 102 d Regim ens. A considerable number of transports hire been prepared in Portsmouth Harbour during the last and present week for America. A large quantity of war. like stores has been shipped. Wednesday, the 40th Regiment of Foot, cem. manded by Colonel THORNTON, arrived in Cork, from Mallow ; their destination is supposed for America. It is at length determined, we hear, that the Gene. ral Officers belonging to the Artillery and Engineers should retire crom their regimental commissions «itlt an annuity, similar to that which has taken place in the Foot Guards and the Line. The depots of the Roy il Sccts, and 94th regiment, presently in Edinburgh Castle, are under orders for Ireland. A detachment of the 76th at Aberdeen, and ano. they of the 25th foot at Berwick, are ordered to em. hark for Ostend. Friday a detachment of the 15th light hone passed through Reading, on their route to Ireland, there to join the regiment. For many weeks past, upwards of 250 disabled and wounded soldiers have been forwarded to and from Chelsea Hospital. BRITISH ARMY IN CANADA. lit Regiment, lit Battalion. Meuron's Regiment. 4th Ditto. De Watteville's Ditto. 6th Regiment. Newfoundladd Fencibles. Bth Ditto, 2 Battalions. Nova Scotia Ditto. 13th Ditto. Canadian Ditto. 16th Ditto. Glengary Ditto. 41st Ditto, 2 Battalions: Canadian Chasseuts. 49th Ditto. Ditto Voltigeurs. 7Cth Ditto. 19th Light Dragoons. 82d Diu,. 10th Royal Veteran Battalion. 89th Ditto. Detachments of Royal Artiarty 90th Ditto. and Royal Marine Artillery. 97th Ditto. Ditto of Royal Engineers, with 100th Ditto. Royal Sappers and Miners. 1034 Ditto. Commissariat Department. 104th Ditto. Royal Marines. The following Regiments have lately arrived from the Duke Of Wellington's Army in France: 27th Rem. I 9th Regt. 1 76th Rev. I 27th Regt. 87th Ditto. 88th Ditto. I 81st Ditto. l 3d Ditto. Companies of Royal Artillery now in Canada, trader Major- General Glasgow, Lieut.-Col. Pritchard, and Major Phillott . Cuddy, Wallace, Storey, Adata., and Holcroft, Turns, M'l.achlane, Maawal. Sinclair, St. Clair, Carmichael, The 'Duchess of WiLLINGTON embarked at Dover on Thursday, on board the King George packet, for Calni.s, under a salute from the Redoubt Battery. BASAIN—No alteration in the price thi, week.- the quartern loaf Thirteen-pence-fat thing . On Saturday next the Whole of the Lottery will be Drawn--Somzsony must get Twenty Thousand Pounds ; indeed EVERY BODY who purchases, is sum of getting a Prize—for there are no Blanks in the Lottery. The Edinburgh Review, Number XLVI. was this day published. AMong the literary curiosities of the day, we ar: happy to have it in our power to ar.nounce that a New Edition of Lady CRAVEN'S, now her Serene Highness the Margravine of ANSPACH, Letter: lion various parts of the Continent to the Margrave of Atemicm, will be published in the course of a few days. This Second Edition will comprise a variety of Letiers which have never yet been published, containing Anecdotes, &c. of many illustrious characters. Drury lane and Covent-Garden Theatres were last night both crowded to their highest benches. The public thronged with unabated curiosity to see Mr. KEAN'S Richard at the one house, and Miss O'Nsau.'s Juliet at the other. B >th the performances were re• ceivcd with the usual m n ks of approbation. The Birmingham Musical Frltival, which con cluded on Friday evening, produced £7048 2s. a larger sum than WAS ever collected on any similar occasion. The late Musical Meeting at Newcalle-upon- Tyne was attended with the greatest stiece , s, the In firmary having received between four and five Ll:u -dred pounds. It is said Amsterdam is now so far removed ftom its former opulence, that a private carriage is scarce;f to be met with among all its inhabitants. FROM AN IRISH PAPIER.—Two opulent landlords in the County of Cork have been lately obliged to accept surrenders of their entire estates, leased at rank-renis within the last five years. The tenantry of a large tillage farm, in Kilkenny, (Listerling, containing near eight hundred actes), had taken new leases two years ago at " speculating rates." They all disap peared lately, in one night—not :In individual is to be found—not a vestige by which to trace one tenant, his child, or servant. West-India Papers have been received to a late date. In Dominica the servile war was drawing to a close by the daily submission of such Marooni ant! runaway Negrors as had hitherto escaped extern- , nation. Many - of the slaves of both sexes had bc.o sent in by the Colonial Rangers. On the I‘2:li Jul;, the camp of J.tcko, one of the chiefs, was surprised, while many of its inmates were absent, seeking fir wild yams, and other vegetable stores, to enable them to make their retreat to another quarter.— Jacko made a desperate resistance : he killed two rangers, wounded a third, and was shot through the head while in the act of levelling a musket at a fourth. Ile had been a resident in the woods up wards of 40 years, and was considered ac the !ital.. chief of all the camps 14 runaways in the colony. His male adherents fought thoir way and escaped by bye-paths, through which the rangers did not dare IC pursue them.