Star. — London, England, 1814-09-26 00:00:00

AMERICAN P,IF.ERS.. COPY OP A LETTER FROM B:IIGADIErt GENERAL GAINES • TO Tiii:SLCHETARY AT WAR, DAT VD. fleakieuarters, Fort Elie, U. C. August 11, A..lt " Dena Sitt-My heart is gladdened with grate. trade to flinvets;"andi n y to my s country, to have it in my power to %knit you, filet the. gallant army under my command. has' this Morning beaten the cnE my, commanded by Lientecatit General Drum pion g, after a severe •ennfliet rf new throe hours;ocan mencing at two o'clock A.-M.. -They attacked us on each flank, got possc.sion of the. salient bastion of the Old Fort Erie, which was regained at the point of the bayonet, with • a elreaelt ul slaughter. The enemy's loss in kille4 an& prisoners ie about 600—near 300 killed. Oarr lots is consideralile, .but I think not one tenth as greAt .as that of the enemy. I will not de tain the express, to give you the particulars.' I am preparing my force •to follow up the blow. With great Pespect and esteem, your obedknt servant, " EDMUND P. GAtues, Brig.. Gen. Commanding. " Hon. 3ubn Armstrong, Secretary at War." • A 7 • nitTIIER PARTICULARS CoMMUNICATED IN A LETTER IRO4 A GENTLILMAIT AT DV77ALOT. W Buffalo*, Allyn 15. ig A most brilliant affair has covered our arms with glory ! This morning, between one and two o'clock, the enemy made an assault on Fort Erie and en-' trenchments at Erie; and were most signally tlcEated, with immense loss. A simultaneous attack was model on our right and left flanks; the former of which was formed by Fort Erie, and entrenchments drawn in continuation of the north-eastern flunk of it ; the latter by a strong redoubt. At the latter place the enemy approached with bayonets charged, and guns without flints, nearly surrounded the ptcquet, and. pursued them so cicssaly as to enter through the abbatis with them, and got in the rear of the redoubt (where an 18-pounder, two sixes, and a five one-half inch howit were placed), before a complete discharge Could be made from them, which our .men were cotnpelled to do, without paying any attention to the picquet. " Their scallig ladders were too short, and de struction was dealt an every side amongst them. On the right flank, they mounted the bastion, whose height they knew,by . ”44e,.nlatained possession of it, the Lieutenant commlnding . it being killed. Here was kept up a most vistid and spirited fire. From the opposite bastion s our . artillery fired into the magi. sine beneath it, which exploded at a time when kw hundred cf the enemy were upon it, and totally destroyed them. They were routed completely. " Their loss from 600 to 1000 killed, wounded, and prisoners—of the two latter nearly 300. Six de serters have come in this morning, who estimate their 1045 at 100 a.—It cannot be less. Oar's does not pro bably exceed 30. Ten'only have as yet been ascer tained to have been killed. the ground is ctrewed with the enemy's dead. Colonel Drummond, cou sin to the General, is killed. Two Majors said to be taken prisoners. "I'. S. The explosion was accidental. The artil lery, as they retreated, threw their matches under the platfi,rm, which remained burning several minutes, and extruded as the Bt itith covered it:" [I."ASIIINGTON qTY GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, AUCitiST 18, 1814.] 0 Point Look -out, Wednesday morning. Aug. 17. " A squadron nt seven sad anchored to the east w.lrd of Point Lookout. Yesterday evening Achill. rat 0 churn Lft St. George's Island, accompanied by all the fleet except three frigates, and anchored in company with the squadron lying off the Point. This morning, at day-light, I discovered the fleet had been re-inforced during the night; by tiiirty'sail from below, viz. six double-deckers, eight frigates, five ships, appa rently transports, one gun brig, and nine schooners, making the whole force 26 ships, two gun-brigs, and 18 schooners.; in all 46 sail, including vesscls•of all descriptions, exclusive of the said fleet. There are ibree frigates at anchor off St.. George's island, and two in Patuxent river. -. 66 Destination of the fleet is, no doubt, up the Bay, whose intention it is,w•e may suppose, to attempt the destruction of the city of Washington or lliltimore. 'j'wo of the line of battle ships which arrived list nifht are Admirals, one carrying a blue flag at her Mizen; the other a red•flag at her main. The men who landed from the enemy's small vessels, that as cended St. Mary's river cn Monday morning, did no material injury that I have understood. They return ed to the fleet twat morning. I have the honour to be, &c. TLICMIAS SVANN." " Hon Jgtut Armstrong." Ar 15 minutes past 8, A. M. 4 part of the seet is in motion. minding up the Bay." BALTIMORE. AUGUST 9. An express to Major.Creneral Smith, frorn the Pre sident-of the United §tates, was received J esterdav, requesting to hold his brigade in readiness to m4rcii m minutes, qpon the order of Goer:4 Winder. FRENCH SLAWS TRADE.-41" ` r0121 - 2i Dutch Paper). sr—By a Circular from the Royal Customs, dated. the 29th of August, .French ship owners are informed, that the Slave Trade is restored, with and tinder the old arrangements and regulationi. The fitting out of ;hips for ibis trade can only take place in those ports t. hey there is a public bonded warehous2. The oWneri; in making tip their cargoes, pay not only takeajl the articles cf domestic manttfactumeoume. rated 14 the 6th Article.of the letters patent of 1716, such in all sorts cal 'Liens, toys, merceries, glais.ware, coral, rod-iron, muskets, sabres,.and flats, but also , such' foreign merchandise horn the banded ware houses as may suit them, without payment of any dg ties, except the balance d uty. Freedom trona the do. Ls!). r t shall also extend ti the upct... s.iry pro visi,,ns and stores both Jur VietuAlling tln; 411.1 feeci.;g the negroes. The Minters must del:7er in a Lleclaration to the Customs, undcr sufficieirt bond, th.tt they will 4:mplu) the whsle of thiii Cargo la this trade, .and slew .dent they intribiced the negates into our colonies, by a certificate from the Clot,f of the Government or hir•- deptities, containing the :urge - and" tonitage of ac slip, the number and value of the negroes, togstfiet 4itb the date of ths or impc.rtatioa. The trade in slaves as well, as the .trade w our colonies .can only be tar ried on in French vessels; negroes may nut' Only 'be l'airoducedlato the islands of Martiniqtie and Citadel- Volpe, but also into the (Alm French coluni°, 11$ 50011 es cluvernment shall bare taken posmsiiou of 001. kit Lurid 1, Aftusr 25. An expedition, hak beep silddeni l y fitted out hpre thecvfromikcif our GoVernOr,and, MfAchnirft, 6if Joum:C.• Shi b itirihsts and AdiiikaP aituesrtiu ?The Adniiial lili Mitt in the Drsegan t 74, Bakaii-athe Lndytn e, Biechantsf, SyslPh; Q t r. acdoritrilhied t NtYl'On . k . the *R:i . gi. mewls ate the 29th and 62d, which arrlieditetepn the sth instant; 'from the'iMediteriigail.. *kil t Major- Gene tal 'Mk:ft:Rita:l 'tome about '3,000 men. N.,w Londoti is suppbsed' to be the ub ject of attack ; where the-United &stssi Macedonian, and Hornet, are . bloCkaded ;by the...Sapid, (Item. Ad miral HozHam), Ramilies..Forthit Pecttelak, Pomone, and 'Terror bomb. Ati.sittac,k:hyi a -few ships has been made upon'Stonington.(a town near key Lon don), in whel: the Dispatch had two men killed and 14 wounded. Sir A. COGURANA and Admiral MA cor.m are in the Chesapeake. They sailed from Ber muda on the (2d and 4th instant, with tha troop. that had assembled there :troth: Etirojte, under MajorGe• neral Ross; the 21st reg iment from Gibilltar ed privionslieand Pi* them. The Enryalus, Iphigenia, Pariettie,Bacchante, and Pylades, have arrived upon this station from thp Mediterranean Admiral COCKBURN commanded in the Chesapeake, previt.usly to the arrival there of the Commander-in- Chief ; Captain NAigt, in thc S::turn, commands off New York ; Captain PYII, in the Niemen, off the De laware ; Captain (now Rear-Admiral) Maus, with the Bulwark, Nymphe, and Tenedos, off Boston; Sir T. Tuouenince, with the Armi2e, and Endymien, off Nantucket. The two last named ships have just made two famous csiptates, viz. the ship Grand Na poleon, one of the finest privateers out of America, which was returning from a cruize ; and the priva- teer schooner lierald, 16 guns and 70 men (originally had 10V) : the latter had been out six months, and made ten prizes. There have also been lately sent in here —the Helen, from Havannah to Greenock, cap tured by the Invincible, and retaken by the Wasp;' schooner Dcla-xare, with flour, and. sloop Jane, with sugar, taken by the Acasta ; and several ships de.' tamed by the Leander and others." DUTCH MAIL. GOTEENBURGH, SEPTEMBER 7. The affairs of 'Norway appear now to be com pletely settled. Last Sunday the Deputies from Ud dewalla came to the Crown Prince at Uddewalla.— The Members of the Council of State in Norway have declared, that they will conduct the Government, and maintain order and tranquillity, until the meet. ing of the Diet. At the Diet, they will be the first who will declare for Sweden. They have invited Count Wedel Jarlsberg to join them, and there is no doubt that Norway will obtain an advantageous Con stitution. 'rile enthusiasm of all ranks of the Swedes for the Crown Prince is now at the highest pitch ; they attri bute the speedy and liappy termination of the war wail Norway equally to his military talents and his wise policy. We hear nothing here of his jaurney to the Congress at Vienna. NAPLES, AUGUST 23. Mr. Bevilacqua, one of the richest mercbanti of' Rome, is now here : he was'accused there ;Alvin; a freemason, and obliged to fly, in order to avoid being thrown into the prisons of thi Inquisition. this flight has been considered as a confession of his guilt, and all his property, r.:al and personal. is confiecated.— Many other fugitives are arrsvod from Rome, where several persons bust beers tbrown int, prison,. ,BRZISSELS4XD FAINKFORT PAPEfitf GHENT, SEPTEMBER 19: The re-establishment of friendship between the Ple nipotentiat ies at the Congzsib which we already fore. saw, and announced on the 12th, has been completely effected. Last Thursday the American Ambassa dors received those of England at a splendid enter tainment, at their hotel. The most cordial affection reigned between the negotiators. Among the guests were Messrs. Flack and Baron de Capetian, Secre: taries of State, the Intendant, and the Mayor. The English Commissioners give to-day, in their turn, an entertainment to the American Ministers. The nego ciations are still continued. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. Never was there a more active correspondence than that between the Hotel of Lovindishem and the Char teaux. During the last week, couriers in the English and American livery were incessantly going, coming, And exchanging notes. Last Thursday the public curiosity, already on tiptoc, was raised to the highest pitch, when about five in the afternoon two strangers, keemingly of very high rank, as they were conducted by the intendant,were seen to enter the Hotel of the Atncr;can . Ministers; almost at the same moment the 'Members of the English Legation arrived with their Secretaries. All donbts'were now at an end; the Itringfes were the Russian Mediators so long salted' pc A number of En g lish spectators did not eve:: wait for the sod of this tamou;; conference, but immediately set out express for London and Liver. pool, whence we shall doubtless hear news of a change in the price of capon, , It ; IS nOW kpown the exchange of notes was not nb- Waal" on diplumaiic .sitbjects, but on both sides a mere interchange pi civilities. 14it.Thtirsd4y'the American Commissioners gave 4 grand 'dinner to the English . I,egat ion, and arlong dm persons of distinction present were, of co:rse, re smoked, Ur. Faick and Baron Van de Cappelian, the Secittiriei of Safe, stlin pa:sect thtutigh this city re turning from Bruges. . The flglib4 Legatiou gives today a dinner to the American Ministers. - Nothing is more indifferent than -a dinner, but it ceases to be so when every body vies to guess from the eFternal rel:44lsbetsseelr trig };oglisls and Ame rican Ministers, eitct!ier they essatinus to egrcv or net to agree. _ • _ . itisp,49kalge-tbst they will agreg to day prec'Atly, s tbry ajr.etj lin their Ills conference ; lot h: a eliJ they isgrtt th.n.y? That is, Ihrir, srcr:t, whiCh they well khow bow to *cep. ' 1:411D; SEPTENI EMIT is. . The com4nander 14411fo,141inister of the K'lrt, of the Two Sicilia, and thethslte of CampOchiaro, Minster ..)f Kink 'Joachim,' pilssed - through`here pa AC 11th an 4 12!k Lb; this Conirfis of Yienr.a. •• •h • ' „~. - - sPinir • • The proclarnation :of Martial Law in the Isle of Leon by Count Villavicentio has been matter of just , surprise. The folbwing letter explains the cause! “ Cadiz, Auanit so. 66 On the 26th, a report was propagated here that Ferdinand had received dispatches from his Royal Father; in which the latter declared his determina tion to return to Spain, and to re-ascend the throne; and it was added, that Ferdinand was willing to ab dicate, finless he was advised otherwise by his Mini steis. 'the Madrid post of the 27th was in conse quence looked for with anxious haste. All the streets and squares were crowded with people. Every one anticipated joyful intelligence. At length the post came in. A rumour immediately got. into circula tion, that the news was good. Shortly after, it was said that Villavicencio had received an order from Ferdinand to the following effect : " The Kiag, my father, commando, and I communicate the same to you for execution, tkat affairs should be restored to . the 'same footing on which they stood when I entered Spain- ' and I hold your Excellency responsible with year head for atiyeffusion -of blood." The patriotic inhabitants, unsuspicious of 29y deception, gave full expression to their feelings. The' air Le-echoed with shouts of Longlive King Charles!" 66 Lang live the Cortes !"•••4' Perish the instruments of despotism !"—A multitude soon proceeded to the station of the troops, exhorting them to declare for King Charles; others besieged the Governor. Villa vicencio, calling upon him to obey the mandate of •his Sovereign : nor was this error corrected and . the tumult quelled without the utmost dit6calty. The' Government having thus become acquainted %vial the sentiments of the mass of the people, and their attachment to the principles of freedom, and disco vering at the same time the full extent of its own unpopularity, had determined on adopting the rigor ous measure of proclaiming martial law. Tl,is had been followed by proscriptions, arrests, and imprison , ments." FRENCH PAPERS. MADRID, SEPT. R. The following is an extract 'of a letter from the Duke of St. Simon, Grandee of Spain, to Vice-Ad miral Vautras, Commander of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis. The Dulce, after mentioning the flattering manner in which he and his daughter had been received by the King of Spain, proceeds as fol • • lows Our happiness is still farther ati;unented by that of the public, and by the spectacle daily pre sented to us of the love and enthusiasm of the Spa niards for Ferdinand VII. The greatest tranquillity prevails in this capital and throughout all Sp a in. — Give no credit to the stories fabricated at Paris, some of which reach us. This ciiuntry is advancing by rapid and certain strides towards t::e greatest prospe rity. The pillage and devastation to which it has been a prey for several years may retard the public felicity in some parts, but nothing can prevent it. All obstacles will be surmounted by the virtues of Ferdi nand and the energetic character of the Spanish na tion ; it has always remained the same; it is impos sible to observe in their manners, customs, and usages, the least trace of the residence of strangers : there is nothing English abgnt them, nothing German, no• thing French : the Spaniards are now what they were twenty years, 6r even a century ago- Never was Sp. nish gravity more' dignified or more lofty—this is a superb and admifable nation." PARIS, SEPTEMBER 91. The Princess of Wales was to leave Strasburg on the 17th. She was to have set out the day before, but delayed her journey is order to see Telma, in the part of Manlius. Her Royal Highness is sn much gratified with the attentions she has received from the people of Strasburg, that she has g:vrs. them reason to hope that she will pats some time there on her return from Italy. Yesterday, after mass., the Duke of Wellington had the honour to pay his respects to the Kistg, And afterward; to the Duke and Duchess of Angoulrine, and the Dibke of Berry. He was accompanied by o numerous and brilliant St4ff. The Dukes of Angouleme and Berry set out to day for Compiegne, to pass some days there. During his stay at Dijon, Monsieur named 24 Knights of the Legion of Honour, among whom were five Ec clesiastics. The Duchess of Orleans arrived at Fontainebleau last Saturday, accompanied by the Duke, her hus band. Their Highnesses will come to Paris next week. The Chamber of Deputies continued yesterday in secret committee, discussing the civil list; and after wards, matters relative to the financial accounts of the interior. On the 10th of last month, his Majesty signed a free pardon in favour of Madame de Brunelle, widow of Helye de Cornbray, condemned, at the age or 08, to 22 years' solitary confinement, by the Special Court of Rouen, wa the 30th of December, ISOB. Thirlady, respectable by her age, her birth, and har virtues, was put under a process, to all the Lets 4 which she was a stranger, and was only condemned for her known devotion to the House of Bourbon.... Thrown into a dungeon, tortured by the agents et police, held in the most rigorous secrecy during detention of 17 months preceding her condemnation,' she has suffered nearly seven years, and was descend ing mournklly to the tomb, the only refuge which her advanced age opened for her misfortuneg. The 'justice cf the King, in terminating them by the tri lemph of her innocence, adds Another trait to the pie mire of iteneficence which signalizes a reign, every day of which repairs an injustice, gives birth to a hope, and rewards a virtue. Madame IA Marquise de Combray had the honour of being presented to the King on the 5.11 inst. with several other ladies. The Marquis Of Montraorin Saint Herem died on the otitis of August list, at his only remaining cha. tray, de la Barge, in the Puy de Dcme. He was grandson of the Marquis a Montmorin, and nephew of Coast Montmej in, Governor of Fontainebleau, who fell in titT massacre of September for his The strongest marks of respect were shewn to his memory by the inhabitants, though he had lost his -former posicOons, as the ancient Lord of the Com mina.. The Coma, his brother, it the only remain ing I,l;enalp.r of.the ta:nily, but is blind frea . ri a round he received in service. Aftei the loss of fortune and of hope,' he h i, tetired to the Lintel des Invalides. A (jet 'll;i' Jourri.ahtt ascribes the red* commo- Mina ma a to some of his countrymen. It is cer. Oils that_ there is a great number of Europeans at Nan; and that there are many Germans in the In 'perial Guard. A-German architect gave the Em. peror of Austria, during his residence in Paris, a veeresty.odoedtapilmerdilipolarnesopfirthe.e ei c h a i p r i l t s a h l a . s of s C o h b i si n s a s . ed I f s er th so at many Ages, destined, like the taker States of Asia land America, to become the prey of insatiable Eurnrca ns ? In t'le night of Fri:lay last a fire broke out in the 'haml...t. of Gran(!vaux, in•the Commune of Savigny ,sur•Orge, which destroyed about So houses before it was got under. Marshal Daroust, the owner of the 1 1 fine 'stake of Savigny, repaired to the scot, and en. coniaged, by his presence, those who had assembled to caunguish the flames. I-ye, next day, ordered his baker to supply, with bread, all those u,iforteaate people whom this melancholy event had reduced 1-• distress, and received into his own house several fa: Milks who had lost their ail. - PARIS, SEPTEMBER eu • • t_ l The .plan of law on the finances, adopted by.the Ch, amber of Deputies, and presented on the Bth tie. khe Chnmber of Peers,, by the Prince of Benevent, svas discussed and adoptod by the latter body, in (heir 'sitting bt the 20th. The Peers have also unanithously adopted the resolution sent np by the Deputies,' rele tive to the payment of the -debts contracted by the. 'King in foreign cozpatTiea ti . „ L'eutenant-GenetatMireacot;First Inspector Ge nera! of Engineer?; 'dffsiried eesterday to examine .the -great works whiehhave lotions* years been goitig on at Hanle and Cherbiarip I .* S3me . people who prttepd felscarel informed, as. r scrt, that there are at prtsent. 600)0 English is Prance :'certain ft is AliatiO cannot walk a step in the streets of Peels isithoft meeting them, and the •furnished locigings are an fell of them Omit is diffi i cult to get a Judging sit ale There are at pfesent in Frainee.a crowd of old nuns. whose situation is tru!y deplorable; infirm, and ix capable of doing any thing for themselves, ney are alas...lately without resource except from the trifling" pension of 150 franks. The Marquis Wellesley has arrived in Paris. The Prince of Conde and she Duke of Bourbon yesterday departed for Chdr.tilly, where they prepc.t.- to spend some time. Their Serene Highnesses will inhabit the little castle, the great one having beta almost entirely deptolished. The Chamber of Deputies yesterday deliberated in Secret Committee on the mutiou of M. Dumobrd, tending to conk; exclusively on the Legislature the right of pronouncing definitively on a cause where the Court of Cashocton -shall have successively annul led LWQ decisions of the Sovereign Courts. • COPENHAGEN, SEPTEMBER 10. The Crown Prince Sweden arrived at Stockholm on the 4th of September. it is still uncertain whethec he will proceed to the Congaess. The ,war between. Sweden and Norway has not been sanguinary. 'l'he loss of the Swedes is esti mated at about 2000 killed or wounded, - and that of the Norwegians at between 8 and 900. AUGSBURG, SfIoTP.M • BER 14. • • The Uhiverral Gazette contains an appeal to the Emperor of Russia in fAvesor of the liberty of com merce, and the maritime rights of nations. TheEilitor . builds upon this, that a universal naval monarchy wilt be as odious and oppressive.as thesganni,Thichlately enchained the continent, unless nations unite o form an equilibrium by sea as well as on land.. . AUGSBURGH, SEPTEMBER 13. ' • Lord Castlereagh, after passhig some ciayasotliat Munich and Nytapbenburgh,• continued hit parsley to Vienna. M. Gomez de Labrador, Mipister •froin Spain, to the Congress atViimna,. passed awns& here yesterday. Baron Von Stein is on his_ journeythi ther, by way r, f Bohemil. The Prince Royal of Ba. varia has uaversed Bohemia inccr. on his-route to join his Royal Father at Vienna. • VIENNA, SEPTEMBER 11. The Roman Priests (who retnrn !roma the island of Corsica and other places, to which they were exiled• by the late Gouroment) spe is very highly of the m inner in wiiich they were treated by the inhabitants of those countries ; but they are astonished at the coldnecy with which their countrywn receive them, The Roman people treat them with unusual reserve and indifference. In the mean time the Monks are re-entering their convents. The French Intendant, M. Daru, had converted the Capuchin rooyeet at- Albano into a superb casino, with which the Frtefilt ladies were delighted. .Oh the 'vicissitude.; of human affairs! —there are now only to be seal, tha old beards of the Capuchins, in the fine alleys of M. Darn's casino. FRANKFORT, SEPTEMBER ts. For a long time our fair of tit. Michael has rot been so animated, nor collected so ninny stranrera, as the prewar. It furnishes a new pencil, that notwith standing the lone potieseal crisis %tibia hi: weighea more or less heavily on theContinerual Natiaas. their industry has taken a prodigious start. Muslins, woollens, and hosiery of all kinds. sold as rapidly as profitably. There are few silks ; the ma nufacturers from Lyons are not mimernus. Raw silk is high, the Engltsh !saving made considerable pir chases of that of Turin and Bergamo. A great many manufacturers of woollens and casi mirs, from the Department of the Roer and pie :adjoin ing districts, have come to the fair, and Rive taken occasion to utter complaints: France at present is closed to their wares ; Holland and Belgium have im . - posed on them an entrance-duty of 8 per cent. with the view of favouring similar goods from England ; the fair of Mentz no longer effords them, as under the dominion of France, a certain market. They are, therefore, reduced to depend on curtain) fbr a vent ; but they are met by the Prussian. Saxon, and Mille• mian manufacturers, which is very injurious to tlwir interests. Their position is the more pisOilul, ..is rt is generally acknowledged th it their cloth, ale muck better than those of the English; Reid that their casi mirc at least equal those of the later. • The trade in Cadential produce has resumed great activity. Notwithstanding the mamma suppliew which England has received from. the Indies, it would appear that they are below the wants of the moment. or at least the demands of speculators. The prices an: Exchange with t:ughusd, which !id risen as high as 13U, of his nsibly fallen.