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nes ibat ore kink, quarter, )aggage. To mask a wall - As :e at the 1e of the Rated ro il nethod of myself itt :on, with 11 the dra ly put - in lens to re assistance* he learned is front—a pis view of nation. he taut Adju. stage, the ►art of the id become I corps.— ade, Major d General •espectively ess than an n General Dst skilfully Upon my passed the ?ueenstown t, with the !s artillery. It to be go: that these g that they interpose a thus &son e in reserire. tral Ripley. :'spied a hill was the key by a 11=4 necessary to This ditty to rayons its command of e and ammo n, this yogi. ray, and ra rallied, the ,xerted.thens. wounds. than Mira I gallantly to the cannon. rich had also r disappeared now brought detachments :spying, with this time Co• mop, was ea• all that ;s -hanks. The lad bees or seacement of bt. He bad left *nit—. ider :Captain rt glOttr. ca. s own gray, arrayed a very .dered to form nemy rallying received rein rum our poi• was unshaken, tempts having General Scott mar of these $ battle, hrsras to its march on the enemy's saw the good r's volunteers luring the last e conspi z opus. ri by their gal. Pennsylvania lc, and by their emselves won risonert.ivhich and b•?l3g it iasesiDe grf wal Scots, food I had tivr by woos& ; tisfaction to see v Otitis:led the re and felt that if proper mea. ▪ it. The ex such as made settle refs eshMent necessary. They partieulatly to-_ . qiiired water. I was myseif extremely sensible of the want of this necessary article. I therefore believed ir proper that General Ripley and the troops shoald . re tern to ca!ap, after bridging off the dead, the woun ded, and the artillery ; and in this I saw no difficulty , as the enemy had entirely ceased to act. Within an hoar after my arrival in camp, t Was informed that. General Ripley had returned without annoyance and in good order. I now sent far him, and after giving him my, reasons for the measure I was about to adopt, ordered him to put the troops into the best possiiile condition ; to give to them the necessary te. freshment ; to take with him the picquets, and camp. guards, and every other description of force ; to put himself on the geld of batik as.the day dawned, and there to meet and beat the enemy if he again ap peared. To this order. he made no objection, and I relied upon its execution. It - was not executed. I feel. most sensibly how inadequate are my powers in speaking of the troops, to do justice either to their me rits or to my own sense of them. Under abler direc tion, they might have done more and better. From the preceding detail, you have now evidence of the distinguished gallantry of Generals Scott and Porter, of col. Miller and Major Jessup. Of .the Ist brigade, the Chief, with his Alde-de._ Camp Worth, his Major of Brigade Smith, and every Commander of battalion were vobunded. The 2d brigade suffered less" but as a litigado their conduct entitled them to the' hpplause of their country. After the enemy's strong position hid been carried by the 21st, and the detachments of the 17th and 19th, the Ist and `lad assumed a new character. They could rv)t again be shaken or dismayed. Major • Iv! , Farland of the latter, fell nobly at the head of his battalion. Under the command of General Porter, the militia Volunteers of Pennsylvania and New York, stood un dismayed amidst the hottest fire, and repulsed the ve terans opposed to them. The Canadian Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Wilson, are reported by Ge neral Porter as having merited and received his ap- • probation . . The corps of artillery, comutanded by Major Hind- man, behaved with its usual gallantry. Captain Tow ' son's company, attached to the Ist brigade, was the fret and last engaged, and during the whole conflict •• titaiitained that high character which they bad pre "." iriously wort by their skill and their valour. Captains fiddle and Ritchie were both wounded early in the action, but refused to quit the field. The latter de ilared that he never would leave his piece, and, true to his engagement, fell iSr its side, covered with The staff of the army had its peculiar merit and distinction: 'Colonel •Gardner, Adjutant General, though ill, was on horselaack, and did all in his power; his Assistant, Major Junes, was very active •arid use , ' '. fill. - My gallant Aidec-de-camp, Austin and Spencer, • had many and eritical duties to perform, in the dis eharge of whit:lithe letter fell : I shall ever think of • this young man•with Pride andiegret ; regret that his tarter has been so shart..pride that it has been so ' noble and distinguished. The Engineers, Majors Macrae and Wood, were greatly distinguished on this day, and their high mi litary talents exerted with great effect ; they were :much under my eye, and near my person, and to "their assistance a great deal is fairly to be ascribed, • I must earnestly recommend them, as worthy of the highest trust and confidence. The Staff of Generals Ripley and Porter discovered great seal and atten tion to duty. Lieut. E. B. Randolph of the 20th lr regiment, is entitled to notice, his courage was con- spiteful. • ' I enclose a return of our lois ; those noted as miss ' Ing, may generally be numbered with the dead. The enemy had but little opportunity of making prisoners. I have the honour to be, Sir, &c. &c. (Signed) JACOB BROWN. iion. John Armstrong, Secretary at War. FROM THE NEW YORK GAZETTE OF AUG. SL WONT OF ANOTHER ORZAT BATTLEA The sloop Hardware arrived here yesterday ; left Albany at 4, rb w. on Saturday. Mr. Mann, a pas. senger, informs, that an express from Plattsburgh, ar- rived just before he sailed, and, he understood, with news of a sanguinary battle having. been fought by our army, ender General hard, and the British, (the former having commenced the attack), which tenni. • stated in our favour ; the enemy having lost Salmon, •• and 1000 prisoners. BATAVIA, AVG. 13. A considerable reinforcement from up the Lake, :• . :fekied bnr armiat Erie a few days since—eight or ten hundred more are daily expected from that quarter. denerat'Browiei family arrived in this village a few days since, •indon Thursday were visited by the • deneral,who lift here thil morning for Canandaigua. The General is fist - recovering from his wounds, and in a few days calestlates to conduct, in 'person, the • • .-• omalkons of his army. General Scott continues in itl4 1141 e, his Wounds arc doing as well at can be •• •i. _ expected.. • Tiio deserters, from Fort Niagara, cameln here /eiterday f they state the force in the Fort to consist • of 120; that joievilions are vett:icarce, and the army. en short allowance ; that there Were not five rounds of cartridif t es per titan ; that the vessel which Chaun. •ery rat on sbore . was said O . ciiiabi the %munition intsidellli the fort w . :$4l, • CAPTURE anfi itESTAUCTION -0! WASitOPTO*, Out Readers rnightpereeive, lions 4.observations offered yesterday, on the Military Operations iu Ame rica, that we expected soon to annouhci •' THE .CAPTURE OF WASHINGTON:• - • That important event has actually been *Morn plished, and the reign of MADISON, like that 11 Bo- NAPARTa, may be considered as at an end. That vile impostor has been the cause of at least as many evils to the Americans as to us ; and the rational men among them must exult as much as we can possibly do, at the issue of his subservient machinations. — How degrading is it to any country to be made the instrument of injustice by any immoral Ruler, to se cond the views of a Tyrant ? How different the cir cumstances of America and the German States when they joined the Corsican Tyrant, in his mighty move ments for the overthrow of Britain, the Friend of Liberty ! The latter had been crushed by the arm of force ; and were compelled by few to yield their resources, to the will of the remorseless fiend who trampled on the rights of independent na tions. The former, placed beyond the reach of his power, and owing the security which they enjoyed to the maritime exertions of this country, which took from the French the means of transporting a military force across the Atlantic, became his willing allies, and •volunteered their services for ►he projected over throw of the British Empire. It is true that the power of America was thus mis applied by a bad ruler and his party ; but it is equally true that the power of every government rests on the aggregate will of the people—and, wherever the national force is egregiously misapplied, the people are themselves culpable ; for the proper expression of individual opinion, in a free country like America, gives law to the Government. The American people are, therefore, themselves implicated in the public cranes of their Rulers. It is however very probable that the ill success which has hitherto attended the military operations of America may, in some degree, be traced to the very sense of justice which more or less centrouls the moral effort, and tends to palsy the physical arm. Captain WAINWRIGHT, of the TONNANT, arrived at the Admiralty this morning, at one o'clock, in a chaise and four, with Dispatches from Sir ALEX. ANDER COCHRAN; stating the Capture and Destruc tion of the City of Washington, the Dock-yard, the • whole of the Flotilla, and a rew Frigate on the stocks ready to be launched. MADISOj; himself is said to have been in his resi dence, at Washington, at a period when the public buildings and property were being destroyed. We .have only lost forty-three killed; but among' them, we lament to say, is Captain Sir Prran Part kat, who was mortally wounded in the groin, lead ing on a party of the marines and sailors of his ship's company to take a camp of the enemy. The brave fellows were completely successful. The following Official Notifications were this morn ing issuad by Government: LETTERS TO THE LORD MAYOR. " ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPT. 47, 1814. "MY Loan -- I have the satihfaction to acquaint your Lordship, that Captain WAINWRIGHT, of his Majesty's ship TONNANT, arrived at this Office this morning, with dispatches from Admiral Sir ALEX AND= COCIULANIS, announcing the capture and de struction, by his Majesty's forces, of the City of Washington, on the 24th ult. after a severe but a decisive action, at Bladensburgh, in advance of Wash ington, in which a very superior number of the enemy were driven from a very strong position, and totally routed, with the loss of all their cannon. 66 Commodore BAIINZIeI flotilla, a frigate of the largest class on the stocks, the Dock-yard, arsenals, and all public property and buildings, have been de stroyed. 4 , It is with great pleasure I can add, that the Bri tish loss is small in comparison with that of the enemy, and in consideration of the service performed. 64 I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) MZ!.VILLE. " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor." (A True Copy) 66 Wm. Douvius, Mayor." DOWNINGSTREET, SEPT. 27, 1814. 66 Lord BATHURST presents his compliments to the Loan MAYOR" and has the honour to acquaint his Lordship that Dispatches have this morning been re ceived from Major-General Ross, dated the 30th August, by which it appears that, on the 19th the troops under his command landed on the right bank of the Patuxent, with the intention of co operating in AO attack upon the American flotilla and gun-boats in that liver. The total destruction or capture of the vehole Flotilla having been effected under Rear-Ad miral Cocasuax, the troops proceeded towards Washington, and on the 24th, about five miles from that city, completely defeated the American army, which was strongly posted, and consisted of between eight and nine thousand men, taking from them Ten Pieces of Artillery. 6 , The enemy being completely defeated, the Bri tish force pioceeded to Washington, where all the Public Buildings, Arsenals, Dock-yard, ha. wers destroyed, with a Frigate ready , to launch, and a Sloop of War, 6 Tile 10 . 1 i Of the. Ititish in the action of the itith, 3 Offials, and 26 Rank and File, killed; 20 Of. 'ficers,liid . 155 Rank and File, mounded." A Tta•Copy—Wm. Domemig, Mayor. 13ULL TIN. k ADMIRALTY OFFICE, SEPTEMBERS?. ictaplin WAINWRIGIir, of his Majesty's ship .Tosassir, arrived early this Morning at this Office, with-Dispatches From Vice-Admiral Sir -ALEXAMieII CaelikANE s Crmmander in Chief on the American station,. with an account of tl , e CAPTURE and DESTRUCTION, by bis Majesty's Forces, of the CITY of WASHINGTON, on the Roth ultimo, after a severe hut brilliant action, in which thu enc.- my was defeated with great less. " On the 19th, the army ) tinder Major-General Ross, with the Marine Battalion, a detachmen o: Seamen, and the Rocket Corps, were lauded at Be nedict, on the right bank of the Patuienta 44 On the 21st, the army advanced to Nottingham, higher up the river on the same bank ; the armed boats and tenders of the fleet, under Rcar-Admiral CocKautx, making a corresponding movement in communication with the troops ashure, and in pursuit of Commodore BARNEY, %%:.0, Will his flotilla of 17 gun-vcnscls, retir^d before them. ~. _ " On the 22d, the army n - roved to Mr:l:borough, while the boats pursued the flotilla ; and on their near approach, the sloop bore Commodore BARNEY'S broad pendant was observed to be on fire, and the whole flotiila was blown up in succession, except the last gunboat, which, with about 17 mer chant yessels acrd a considerable quantity of property, were captured, and such as were worth transporting have been brought away. • eg In consequence of this success, the right flank of the army was secured, and Major-General Ross, in concert with Rear-Admiral Cocroluan, determined to advance upon the City of Washington. el In the course of the 29d, all necessary prepara tions were made for the advance, and in the afternoon the troops (an additional number of seamen and marines being landed from the fleet) proceeded about six miles towards Washington, where they bivou acqued fur that nighta " On the morning of the 24th, the whole, with the Major-General, and the Rear-Admiral, accompanied by Capt. WAINWRIGIAT of the TONNANT,Capt. PAL. Ism of the Hanays, and Captain Moms: of the TRAVE, advanced to Bladensburgh, a village, and strong position, about five miles from Washington, where the enemy's army, estimated at 8,000 men, with Commodore BARNEY, and the remaind. r of the crew of Iris flotilla, were posted on very strong ground, defended by two batteries. " Notwithstanding the great fatigue which the state of the weather, and their _previous march and labom , bad occasioned, his Majesty's forces evinced the greatest alacrity, and while a pa only of the army was come up, the Maj ,, r-General, seeing a Etvoura. ble opportunnity of attack, resolved not to defer it ; and a column of about 1509 men advanced upon the enemy, stormed his position, and to:ally routed h:m, taking all their cannon, killing a great numbir, and making many prisoners. Among the latter WAS Com modore BARNEY', who was also wounded. 66 Mr. Mantrw, the President, the Secretary a War, and the Secretaries of State 'and of the Navy, are stated to have been present, at the beginning, at least, of the action. 88 The British loss in this decisive affair, was about 43 men killed, and 193 wounded. Colonel THORN TON of the 85th ; Lieutenant-ColonelWOOD and Major BROWN, of the same regiment; Lieutenant JOIIN STAVILY, and Ensign JAM= BUCHANNAN, of the 4th regiment, were wounded ; as was Mr. M`DANIEL, midshipman of the Tennant- Inrediately after the action the remains of the Am:a:kart army retreated through Washington and across Ike Potowmac into Virginia, and the British army advanced : and after a slight resistance by a few shot from the . first houses of the town, took pos session of the city of Washington. 86 All that evening and night, the time was em ployed in destroying all the public buildings and pro perty. The enemy in his retreat had set fire to the Dock-yard and arsenal, and a frigate of the largest class, just ready for launching, and a sloop of was already afloat, were burned. The destruction was completed by the seamen next morning, and every public building, anti every article of public stores or property, to a great amount, were totally destroyei: in the course of the 115th k in the evening of which day the army began to return to its embarkation, is which movement it was totally unmolested by the enemy. " On the 26th the troops again reached Marlbo rough ; on the 27th they were at Nottingham, where they remained the 28th, and on the 29th proceeded to Benedict, where the army embarked the following morning ; having accomplished all the objects of the expedition with the utmost celerity and success, and with a very disproportionate loss. si While this main attack was in progress, Vice- Admiral SiTALSRANDIR COCHRANZ had directed two diversions to be made, the one towards Baltimore, b) the Minbussust, Captain Sir P*Ta& ?ARNIM ; the other up the Potowmaa, aping Fort Washington, under Captain GORDON, of - the filitenonsa ; both of which had the desired affect, though is the course of his operations Captain Sit Prflat PARKE' Was mor tally wounded la a most gallant attack on a camp of the enemy on for which he hit" (tsmi briked the s men and marines . of hir%tp; - " The details of the opvt. , tions in the POnowmac had not beer received, but the c , untry pe.ple re. ported that the squa.lron had completely succeeded in destroying Fort Was'tinAton." At twtive o'clock the P rk and Tower guns were fired, in c lebration of the abu-e glori iu; intelligence. The ToNN air, which binught the dispatches, r...iched Portsmouth yesterday Today we received Paris Papers of Saturday.— The following is a sketct uf their contents : —Gene ral %racy:basest:: is about to publish a Memoir of his military life, as a companion to that of hi; friend and patron DAYOUST. LVCIF.SI BONAPArai hat t +ken the usual oaths of fidelity to the Pops, on assuming the d gnity of a Roman Prince. A disclution of the m.trriage of the Prince Royal of WoaTttanuao and the daughter of the King of BAVAVIA, his wife, has taken place. An article from Bayonne complains loudly that it is not sate for French merchants to travel in Spain. We rejlice to learn that the Spanish people are so Much alive to the indignities which they have suffered —So long as this sacred spark of patriotism is che rished, Spain will be an independent nation ! In the mean time English rnerchandize will have the pre ference over French. This antipathy against French. men is one of the curses which they have brought upon themsel►es, by submitting so long to the despc:- tisin of BON•PARTI. This day we also received Brussels Papers to the 21th. The length and importance of the intelligence from America, obliges us to be brief in our notice of their contents. They Are mach occupied with the routs and names of Diplomatists and agents who are repairing to Vienna for the approaching Congress, which it is thought will be opened on the 4th of October. A letter from Vienna of the 11th, talks mysteri• cos!) , of an slliance " between two great Powers of •, the West of Europe, hitherto rivals, effected by the g , mediation of a French Prince." Tie Frankfort aizette, like ourselves, caution the Germans against giving hasty credit to pretended information, dated f:om German towns, and pub lished with an air of authority in the French Journals. Some of these articles are, it seems, actually written in Germany, but they are the productions of French agents, acting in concert with the prime manufactory, which has its focus in Paris. It will more than eve: be necessay to be careful against fabricated UC% atter the opening of the Congtesi. NAVAL 1117L;LI.13ENCR. PORTSMOUTH, SIIPTZWIDER S. faded yesterday his Majesty's ship LA Hocus and Swift sto:e-ship for Chatham ; dc , NNt CITOrCNNS for Cork; S MILLE frigate flir Plyrncult. Arrived to-day hii Majcsty'S ships IPIIICIINIA, with important dis• patches from America; .Gitowcza !rota a mice, 'fortuise st..re-ship from the Baltic : also, arrived t h e folliwing transports from Quebec : Earl Moira 543. Britannia, .Boitdicea 561, Regalia I 14., Molly, S. T. Agnes, 113, Charles .525, Latina 563, Stag 567, NVoudman 28, Union 627, Isabella 614, Hata -510. Briton 216, Fame (G 9, Lady Banks, Kingston, Cla. • rendon, anti the Fid:s ; also three other vessels, GM No. 4, and another 115.—N.8. The &et for Am erica, etc. gut unicr weigh in St. Helen's Roads rt. terday morning, but have brought up again. DEAL, SEP CE>l I G. Arrived his Majesty's ship LA Hootxfrom Halifax, last from Portsmouth, and sailed for the River to be paid off. Sailed his Majesty's ship GLOVCSerlikt for Chatham, to be paid off.—Wind S.W. HARWICH, SEPTEMBER 26. Arrived the Henry Freeling packet, with a Mara and passengers from Holland. GREENOCK, SEPTEMBER 2 Yesterday Arrived the P.sragon, Capt. hilGowas; from Trinidad, the first of the Leeward Island fleet , and this forenoon, four cf the Jamaica fleet, being all that were bound for this port, except the Mari, BLAIN, (she parted convey about '24 days ago) which IS hourly expected. The latter fleet hailed from Ja maica on the '26th of July, urrdcr convoy of the W mutton, PLANTAGX ACT, &C. GRAVESEND, SEPTEMBER U. Arrived the Westmorlar.d, Morrison, from Lobar"; Pablo. lf Orange, Hutchinson, from St. Kitts; King George Corte% from Sr. Vincem's ; Francis, Wriosiford. from St. Lucia; Prirs. c..ss Chsrlutrs, Hutt !union, from Granada ; Alpha, Lumen, from Surinam ; Colonist, Walker, from Barbadves ; Hector, Morton, from St. Vincent's; General Craig, Laing, from Gra. nada ; Sappho, Granger. from Jamaica; Eillabeth, Ciaisseer, from Norden; Eliza, Ditchen. from Bremen; Lady Catherine, c. rze from itetw • and Diligence, Prier, from Ittitterdam.—• vaded t il the Laurel, kr;dtt fur Antwerp ; Hesperus , Lougheriek, , or Havre; Margaret' A : Hanson, for liarnburgb;• Apollo, Pad, .or Swinearun le; Bridgewater. kAduson—Fly, Walker-424 Zwylitigs, Hoop, for Limburg% enICE or STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK; Cousuis GNI 64 Of 6314 —fur acc.-unt 6 , 40 61113f}} 5 per fat.. Vim? 1154-osusitua, 54 6 Ski} dia. Dumb. 7s. Ilite—li.xchtquar sill. il c. cll.. par. alteration in the price this week. DONCASTER MEETING, SEP I. uI, 3 s 14. iwecpstaltes rf ItsoGuiness b.& Cobs Xst.slb. Allies IL% SA. Leger Course. Litre, Subic:ll,as.) ord Fitratilhato br. 1. P.:Armor* - - 1 iir NA. M. Syitio o. by Colas,* - . X Tbree to 1 en Dvsksno:sa.—easy. BETTING ON "THE s . c. IAKLS. DoseAsTr.v, takety-11 tot apt. Biddic.k. Taken-5 to 1 asst. Ma Pierst's gr. 1. by Orville. I to 1 asst. I et 'aran. 10 to 1 agst. as.) tuber. Rownreostarcri.—Yi s Lrday a prize wherry, valup •!5 guinea4yras given by the Froprietot s of the Rol Circus, in honour of the Prince Regent's birth-da: o to the bestrif ten watermen. The contest was most Active, and the boat was won with difficalty by Tao. MA6 HARRIS, of B 3 aside.