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I V - f . ~ ? . . 1% 6 ' ARMY. rr HE Undersigned holding some MONEY arising _l_ from the EFFECTS of the late CORNET TOHRER, Bcl liutsars King's German Legion, all Persons having a Demand upon the same are requested to send in their Account', poet paid, before the 15th of this Month. • J. HAUSCHTLDT, Regimental Quarter-Master, U Hussars. Ipswich Barracks, March 1, 1814. 1 IHE PROPRIETORS OF EAST-INDIA S FOCK. LONDON, MARC'S 2, 1814. No. 5, George-street, Hanover-square. • LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. CAPTAIN MILLETT, one of the Naval Mem bers of your Cqprt of Directors, having signified hisinters tint' not to offer hiaisglf again for a Seat in the Direction of your Affairs, I take the liberty to call your attention to the subjoined Resolution of the Cou-t, in June, i 805. At that period, there wet e five Naval Menib;rs belonging to your Court; at the pre senr, there are only three-one of whom, after April, must be precluded from rendering any assistance, by being out of the Direction by totatioo, and another wi:l probably occupy the im portant and arduous situation of Chairman. The experience of a certain proportion of Nautical Men, must be eiseuttally uselul in the Management of such extensive Coro nierciat Concerns as yours: I am therefore induced, on an open ing so p.cultatly encouraging to a Member of your Naval Service, to state anew my pretensions to your favour. They consist iu An rept! ience of twenty-five years in this Service, of which a I...wlelge is now` particularly required; and in being to devote my time and attention wholly to your interest.. •t hese Advantages have already procured me the most flatter ing eeception, on my paying to you my perscnal respects; and I hope they finally ensure t., me your support ou the Day of Lluetion. I have the honour is remain, with great respect, Ladies and Gentlemen, • Your faithful humble Servant, HUGH LINDSAY. • • RESOLUTION OF THE COURT OF -DIRECTORS. EAST-INDIA Heinsxi l June 20, .1'035. h "• At the Court of Directors of the East-India Company, held on Wednesday, the 19:h June, 1805, ." Resolved unanimously, That the inconvenience which has been experienced from the reduced number of the Members of this Court proi , eseio seally acquainted with the Regular Naval Ser vice of the Company„renders it the duty of the Court to inform the Proprietors, that it will be for the interest of the Company • to fill up the n 4 xvvacancy that may happen in the Direction by a Gentleman ot.that description. . . Sigtu by Order of the said Court, " WILLIAM RAMSAY, Secretary." AMERICiIiV Pi'l Pli AS. BOSTON, JANUARY 28. Mr. Clay took leave of the House of Representa tives of the United States, on the 19th instant, as its Speaker, and a vote of thanks for his services was passed . , 146 to 11. The Hon. Langdon Cheves, of South Carolina, "was then chosen Speaker. The whole number of votes was 165, of -tybich Mr. Cheves had 94, the Hon. Felix Grundy, of Tennessee, 59, and other De tnoes I`2. Both the Candidates were DtMocratic but the Federal Itopabtitans and more moderate De mocrats voted for Mr. Chetes, and be veils elected ever., it is said, against the decision of a caucus of Vinisterialists. The result is highly gratifying to the minority, as they could not expect to get a Federalist in the chair, and prefer Mr. C. to any other man.ot this party. Mr. C. has always been opposed to com mercial restrictions, and is a gentleman of great can dpur, acknowledged talents, and unblemished cha racter. NEW YORK, JANUARY 1.5. The following is an extract from Rome (Oneida cpuntv). dated the 19th instant : 4 6 The people in and about Sackett's Harbour are 1$ considerable agitation, and fear an attack, which Vbelieve is only delayed until the ice is strong enough ,to cross the river on." There are diisentions in the Cabinet. One of the two great men who have been talked of as 41 , Lieute - /tut Generals," must fall. It is nut hard to diirine which. The Virginia will triumph. • ; It is rumoured that a Cabiaet quarrel between the Ministers Etas run high. Mr. M—o for peace. Mr. for war. The Attorney General has been 4,0 for, perliaps'ici settle the affair recundson - W e have authority to s ite that Russia, Sweden, and Spain, have lately delhanded of-tbe United States of America their acknowledgment of the present turerninent of Spain, and that an interesting care ipondince between the Representatives of those na tions and out- Secretary of State has taken place on the subject , of our measures with regard to Florida. . Sliouid our war with Britain continue, then is rea• son to apprehend that * Russia, Svieden, and Denmark wDl'be •rrrayed ay inst us. lottel Purdy commands at Plattsburgh. General hard remains . dangerously ill. • General Wilkinson intends journey to the Southward. He is in im proved health. • - It is reported that the British have take)), possession of Ogdensburg!): An expedition is said to he fitting out at the Half way House, betwien St. John's and Lapirie. On the Bth inst. an alarm existed at Plattsburgh, which hod prevailed without diminishing for several days, that the British were about to attack dial:dace. Adetacliment of infantry had been sent thither from t e French mills, and u companfof dragoons. from Burlingtiin. One thousand effective men at Burling ton had Also been ordered Acre. A small.detachment 4 rmunted men from Platts- burgh proceeded on a secret expedition, Jan. 4, and wifortu.iately enciamtered an American piquet, and killed nun. Ile American Officer was arrested on his reiurn. A piquet of our army at French Mills was attack ed on the Ist inst. by the British. They were repulsed without loss on our side. HERRIMER, JANUARY 20. Frotu Sackett's Harbour we learn direct that the principal part of the public stores of cloathing, sk.c. have been removed 10 or 12 miles into the interior. The garrison at that place now consists of near 1000 eifectives, exclusive of sailors and marines. Consider able apprehensions are entertained of an attack from the enerny's force at Kingston. An expedition of some kind is in contemplation, as every sleigh in that part of the country that can be lined or pressed, is put in requisition. It is by many 'conjectured that this fleet of inland transports is in tended to assist Wilkinson's army in sailing back to the harbour. We have certain information that all the British forces in the vicinity of Fort George, excepting a small g4rris(in at Niagara, have marched 10 or 12 day, since for Malden, opposite Detroit, under the command of Lieutenant,General Drummond ? latOM THE BOSTON PALLADIUM, JAN. Oil. Great apprehensions exist at Plattsburgh, New *•. or k, on Lake Champlain, that the British meditate S.. the capture.of that place, and the diitruction of tha public magazines, &c: and their contents. They have applied to General Wilkinson, and he has reinforced the garrison, by detachments from French Mills and Burlington. But 'the inhabitants say, the force is still clearly and conclusively insuf f icient. A writer in the paper of that city asks, " why 5000 of the drafted militia have been called out in Canada and near Montreal—why so many sleighs and trains have been collected by • hireling and pressing—why so many pieces of artillery are put in preparation by the British, if Plattsburgh is not to be attacked ?" They think General W. has done all is his power, but complain of Governor lomkins. Tux CHALLENGE.—The subjoined extract is takei from the Washington Intelligencer : EXTRACT OP A LITTER PROM LIZUTININT CLAXTON TO HIS LATHER, DATED MACEDONIAN, NEW LONDON, JAN. 19. " DEAR FATuert-,-For the last two days we have been all anxiety. An American Captain, returned on parole from the Ramilies, 74, a few days since, and communicated to Commodore Decatur a consulta tion he had with Captain Hardy, in which the latter said, " that now that two frigates were off, of equal force to the United States and Macedonian, he should have no objection to a meeting taking place, but that he could• not allow the challenge to come from the English Commanders." The hint Was embraced in a moment, and Captain Biddle dispatched with a challenge from our Commanders. In the mean time, every preparation was made on our side for an im- I mediate engagement, which we all supposed no ob jection could be made to.. The crews of both ships were called together, and addressed• by their Com manders, who made known to them the substance of the business then on Toot. They were answered by three hearty cheers. Captain Jones concluded his short and pertinent address in the following word* spoken with great modesty :—.,,, My lads, our cruize will be short; and, I trust, a very profitable one."— Captain Biddle went on board the 74. A signal was immediately made for • the two Commanders of the English frigates, and they went on board. Captain Hardy addressed them—" Gentlemen, here are two letters for you; it rests altogether with you to decide . •on the matter."—Stackpole, of the Statira, answered. vsith the greatest affectation-- " 'Pon honour. Sir, it! is the most acceptable letter I ever received." The final answer was to be given yesterday. Captain Biddle returned, and related the circumstances as I have mentioned. . FROM TILE FEDERAL REPUBLICAN. • George Town, January 3, 181 4. The glorious tidings brought by the flag of truce which arrived at Annapolis on Thursday, inspired its virttions citizens with transport. The princip•4l board ing house, where mosrof the federal•members of the Legislaturelodr,was illuminated.• A procession was formed, which proceeded to the Governor's, thence to Mr. Magruder's and Mr. Itidout's, two of the coun cil, and lastly to Mr. ,H4rper's —this distinguished gentleman had retired to rest; but he soon arose, re ceived the company handsomely, and delivered 'a short address. He united in the plan of a celeb:Ation, which is to take place on the lbth inst. and will, no doubt, be fully attended. The subjoined notice is from the Annapolis 'l e afier : gt CELEBRATION AT ANNAPOLIS. " The deliverance of Germany is effected—the emancipation* of Europe - is secured—na:i:•r;al inde pendence is established-.-we are saved from the chains prepared for us, which the sinister views of some among us, and the infatuation of many, were ready to rivet. These -- auspicious events ought to fill the hearts of all true patriots and pl)ilanthropisrs with joy and exultation. They ought to be celebrated by the friends of freedom, as the second birth of our in dependence —as the final coming .of that day which dawned in Rus s ia. For the performance of this duty, equally sacred and delightful, it has been resolved by some of the friends of national independence and American li berty, now at Annapolis, where the glad tidings were first received, to assemble at that place on Tuesday, the 18th of January next, and celebrate, by a public expression of their joy and thankfulness, this signal, and, as it may be justly hoped, dual triumph of the cause of mankind. 4 6 All who partake of the sentiments which give rise to this celebration are invited to join in it.— Suit:,hle arrangements will be made by a Committee appointed for the put pose." ALB.kNY, JANUARY 19. I have this day attended the Court Martial. sitting in this city, for the trial of General Hull. It is corn: posed of Major-General Dearborn, President ; Briga dier General Bloomfield, Colonels Fenwick, Bogar dus, and Smith ; Lieutenant-Colonels Scott, Dennis, Livingston, Stewart, Davis, Connor, House, and —. Mr. Van Beufin, of Hudson, Judge Advocate, as sisted by Mr. Parker, a Judge Advocate of the Army. The charges which were exhibited by the Secre- . Lary of War are three —u Treason, Cowardice, Ne glect of duty and unofficer-like conduct." There are three specifications under the first head, four under the second, and 7 under the third. They were drawn up and subscribed by Mr. Dallas, who was appointed Judge Advocate of the Court, but who declined, at tending here, and Mr. Van Beufin was assigned in his place. Soon after the Court was opened General Hull came in, and ,Mr. Colder, a Counsellor at Law for New York city, sat by, and appeared to aid him. The General read to the Court a long but well written paper, the object of which was to request, that he might 'have Counsel to assist him in cross-examining the Government's witnesses, examining his own, and in discussing and illustrating all parts of his defence, he quoted some military and many common law trea tises to prove this right, and the paper contained also a request, that after the trial commenced, it might [ proceed without any delay or interruption. utter this was finished, the hall•was cleared for the Court to deliberate; and they decided that he was to be aided by Counsel only to advise with, and make sug gestions to him, the Judge Advocate must do ,all things else, and th(t the defendant would be indulged himself to any reasonable length. To-morrow, the examination of witnesses will commence. Among those attending are the Hon. Mr. Enstis, late Secre tary at War, General Cass, Colonel Miller, and many Officers of.the,4th Regiment. The same charges are 411 specified under each head, and compose twenty three folio pages. The Court sits in ihe Judicial . Court-roop4 an the capital. . . . THE. ARMY: Tuesdiy morning 200 fine yo4g Men of the sth regiment of foot matched from Windsor barracks for Portsmouth, to proceed fOr embartatiob to the Mar- quis of WYLLINOTOteS army ; they appearesl in high spiriu ; the band of the regiment accompanied them up the Long Walk. Friday and Saturday, the Ist and 2d divisions of the Durham militia, arrived in Glasgow frnm Perth, to do garrison duty, in place of the East York mili tia, who are to march for Dumbarton. The first division of the llumfrie*-sliire militia has arrived at Dallreith. The behaviour of that excellent regiment, while at Dumfries, has made its departure be regretted by all ranks. '46%. A detachment of the 46th*Regimerft, under Major CAMPBELL, has been ordered from Winchester to Horsham. Extract of a letter from a Non-commissioned Officer of the 7Sth Regiment, to his wife, dated Calmhout, 14th January, 1814: 6k We were engaged yesterday In a bloody battle, and nothing but Divine care could have preserved sd many of us. We marched day and night by forced marches, until we joined the main Engli.h army, and on the 12th we travelled upwards of thirty miles - -a thing almost impossible in this cpuotry, at this time of the year. Next morning we engaged the French as soon as we came up with them, when the gallant 78th regiment nobly *hewed their bravery. We =rebel close to the strong city et Antwerp; and although !an of arriving In this country, we were ordered to move on to the attack of a village, which was defended by an immense number of the enemy. We proceeded with true hearts, and did not fire a dozen shots, when we cheered, and successfully charged the french like soldiers of B.itain. The 78th alone charged and routed about 3000, and in less than an' hour's fighting, drove the:u.before us in every direction. Such behaviour the General said he never saw, nobly setting an ex• ample to the other regiments. The French fought us very hard, and they suffered most cruelly ; we could not move on for their killed and wounded. I hope it may be deemed a mere glorious day than that of Maida. We also suffered severely, but we suffered .gloriously. Mr. M'Kenzie and Mr. Ormsby, killed. Colonel MiLead, Captain Sime, Lieutenants Bath and Chisholm, wounded, and about 30 men killed and wounded. I had two balls through my bonnet' third ball passed through the bottom of my halbert, and a fourth having struck. the blade it, bounded against my head, and grazed my right check. The severe stroke it gave me so stupil fled me, and.made my heat', so dizzy, that I fell Bat on my back. Every person aboiat me thought I was killed ; but I rose in a mo ment with renewed vigour, and thanked Gun for the narrow escape 1 to Just as I fell into the ranks again, my next. nun, a fine lad, Nlactionald, wail shot through the head. Ny this time bur Highland blood get warm, and though infinitely inferior in F number, we attacked the whole 3300 opposed to us, and drove them before us like sheep. Our piper, Munro, who was wounded and unable to stand, sat where he fell, and playel Johnnie Cope' and the' Highland Laddie' with the spirit of a true Caledonian. Mr. Ewan MPherso commanded the 341 company in action, andi was his covering serjeart. The officers are getting fund ut me niece the action. - 'I he heat of the fire was uptin the 2d, 3d, 4th, ritti, and 6th companies. Colonel M‘l.eod bad the command of a brigade consisting of four regiments, and though wounded early; he remained with the„ 78th the echote time, aturdid not leave us until we had driven the French out of the town." ROYAL MILIrARY COLLEGE. This magnificent building, one of the largest in Britain, is erected on Bagshot Heath, a mile Distant from Blackwater, four from Bagshor, and seven from the town of Oakingham. It is situated on the bor der of three Counties—Berks, Hants, and Surrey, oq a healthy and dry situation, fronting, and at about half a mile distance from the great western road, 30 miles from London. • The edifice has a southern aspect in front, and is in length, including the house.; for the Lieutenant- Governor and the Commandant, 930 feet. Con nected by a neat stuccoed pedestal wall, forming an arc of a cilcle, measuring above .100 feet, are the houses of the Paymaster and Physician, which extend a little backward on either flank : the extreme length of the whole being nearly 2,000 feet. The building has two detached wings, communicating with it by handsome colonades, fifty feet in length. • This College was founded in the year 1810, under the auspices of his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, for the instruction and discipline of 400 Gen: tlemen Cadets, intended as Officers for our regular army. - • _ _ _ The entrance to the principal buildinz is by a grand porch, It hose simple and , elegant entablature is supported by six beautiful fluted pillars, of con siderable height; and in strength and solidity nearly equal to Tuscan. Over .the porch are figures in alto relief, represent ing Mars and Minerva, exetuted in a - style, perhaps, i,nt sufficiently masterly, and seemingly unequal, hoth in correctness and symmetry of form, as v, ell as in proportion, to the general harmopy of the ;arts, and to the magnificence of the building. The entrance hall leading from the porch would -11-ive a more grand and imposing effect, if the general plan of the edifice had admitted of a greater eleva tion being given to its roof. The great length of the grand central passage causes its breadth to appear disproportionate thereto, although- it. is more than scvei, feet in width. Behind the great building are two lines of buses tOr the Officers of the Institution, forming with the main building three sides of a large quadrangle, open to the north, in the centre whereof is a capacious circuhrbason, or reservoir, constantly filled with ex cellent water, supplied from krtinning spring, at the distance of about s mile to the eastwArd. Th.. front and ends of the College are coated with Roman cement. Attached to the northern face of the grand build ing is a small but neat chapel, fitted no with gic,it taste and simplicity oktyle, in which arc two gallt ries—one for the civil, the other fur the military members of the Institution. At the distance of a quarter of a mile, is a house for the residence of the Governor : not far from which are the houses of the Professors, htiilt close to, and nearly in a line with the great road leading from Lon don to Basingstoke. These present a regular and neat appearance. On the opposite side of the London road, a consi derable line of houses and shops have been built, since the establishment of the College, whose num ber and respectability, together with the buildings described, give the whole a tolerable claim to the consideration. and importance of a small market town, which, in honour of his Royal Highness the Duke of VORK t the founder and patron vi the spot, has been called Yorktown. LISBON PAPERS. LISBON, FEBRUARY 10. /Extract of a dispatch from his Excellency Marsh2l nuke of Virroata, addressed to the Most Illestriol:s and Excellent D. Miguel P. Forjaz, from Itead•quar ters St. Jean de Luz, January : " The enemy, in the course of chitin/A, has made different attacks upon our pi a rts stationed at Jayo x and Arou, which have had ; same result as otLers of a ; similv kind ; hitherto both parties occupyirg tL ground they before field, and littlt • lois being coined on either side. in onb of these conflicts at the. Puerto de Macaye, on the 436th, the troops. of Gene. ral Morillo conducted themselves admirably, and tht loss of the enemy in consequence was less incon4 er : able on that Occasion. " The latest communications that I :save had fin ) Catalonia, are of the 20th intt. and by them I am formed" that Lieutenant General Clinton, in col,ce:t with General Copens, made a rnnvernent with a divi. sion of General Sarsaeld attached to the ti army, and with an Anglo-Sicilian divi.ion under his cv.i% orders. At the same time that General Copens at.- vanced, a brigade of infantry of Colonel Martin, and some other troops, with the vieg , cf cutting off a de tachment of the enemy at LobtegAt, near to Molins del Rey. he was supported by General Clinton, but unfortunately the bad state af the roads prevented the advantage contemplated, and the enemy was enabled to retire. ' The Lidon Gazette, of the 9th of February, con. tains an Order of the Day, dated from head-quarters at Ustaritz, and published by order of his Excelency Marshal Beresford, in which are supplied two es. tracts from letters of D.:•l. P. Forjaa, in which this Minister expresses his approbation ot their Excellencies the Governors of the Kingdom, in the name of the Prince Regent, of the conduct of the Allied Army, and particularly of the Portuguese troops. CATALONIA 'FREE. Head-quarters at Vich, Fcbruary 3. The enemy's army is retiring with the greatest precipitation. They blew up the bridge of Nolins del Rey to retard the march of our troops ; but the latter passed the river by swimming, and are pursa_ ing them closely. In the fortresses the • enemy has left such small garrisons. that they can only serve to guard and deliver up the stores, when Our trozva present themselves. MADRID, FEBRUARY 9 . Yesterday a letter was read in the Cortes from General Copens, commanding the Catalonian army, swing that the enemy was retiring into Fiance, a: id that he had sent a letter to General Clinton, request ing his assistance in the siege of Lerida, the surrender of which was speedily expected. The resolution of the Corsican to evacuate Cata. lonia :hews the difficulties he is under to collect scoops to oppose the Allies. He has withdrawn troops from the army of Souk, replacing them w:tli conscripts ; and now he is withdrawing then: from the army of Sachet,. the greater part of which is marching towards Lyons. ' 'We have not forgotten that Bonaparte's success at Lutzen was in a great measure owing to the 50,00.) troops which he marched from Spain to Saxony ; but let us hope, that at this favourable moment he will not be permitted to render available against the Al lies the troops which he has withdrawn from •the Tenets. If Catalonia is evacuated, Rousillon and Languedoc may be invaded; and the inhabitants assisted in rising against the Corsican. His attention would thus be forcibly called to the Pyrenees, since it would appear he flatters himself that on that side he has nothing to fear, or at least nothing of much consequence. MADRID, FEBRUARY 12. The bad weather. (and it hits been the worst ever known) has . retarded the operations on the Adour.— But the return of good weather, the skill of LAI Wellington, and the Valour of the Allied troops, ale about to give us new days of glory. The accounts from Catalonia are very vague: according to some the enemy has left several garrisons in the for tresses; according to others, good garrisons have been left only in Barcelona and Figueras, and the other fortresses have been blown up. Sucher, it is said, marched into France with 8400 infantry, and 1870 horse. General C o pens in his dispatch, says. that 6000 men had been left in Barcelona ; that tin chet was marching towards Lyons, and had kit only garrisons in the ,4mpurdan. THE EV ENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1814. We have received a copious supply of Dutch an .I German Papers. Thcy are tilled with details of an highly interesting nature. The PRINCE ROI AI. ( SWEDEN, on passing the Rhine, published a rn,st spirited Proclamation to the Inhabitants of France, in which he alludes, in strong term,, to the miseries inflicted upon them by their present loin of (;J• vernment. Thia is something like another direct P ersonal at tack upon BUONAr %RIF ; and we trust it w li be lul. lowed up by others from the Allied Sovereigi;s. BEACIIARNOIS, the Viceroy of Italy, is constrained to admit that the defection of AlettAT has unbar lassed him much. We presume that he must lay down his aims, for he is surrounded l y enemieg• He cannot, of course, calculate urn the Alicctioni of the Italians for BONAPARTE. Reinloyeerrents of Al, lied Troops are pouring into France irum ail ditec• Lions, • THE CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN TO THE ntENcli veorl.4. " given at my head-quarters, Hetikr], 1kb.12." FRENCHbIIiN ;—At the command of my KiLg, I have taken up arms fur the purpose of dttendirg the rights of the Swedish people. After having reve!ge-i the insults which they had suffered, and assisted in effecting the liberation 9f Germany, I have pasiei the Rhine. " At the moment when 4 again see this river, on the borJers of which 4 hive 49 often and so suc;css.