Star. — London, England, 1814-10-10 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. • LO N DON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1814. FETE OF 1%)CICII THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK: Consols 651 611- 1 -Comols for account 651 66 S per Cent. Navy 24-1-omnium, I f 2 dls. lends 15. co 16s. pre.—Excheluer Bill 30. pro. On Saturday we published, in a Second Edition, an outline of the glorious intelligence from America which fills our columns of to-day, as taken from a Supplemental Gawk. published last night. At a late hour on Saturday evening, the following Bul:eLins were issued from Downing-street and the Admiralty : • COLONIAL DEPARTMENT. " DOWNING-STREET ) OCTOBER Se " Major ADDISON has arrived in Town with Dispatches from Sir Jon N S RRRRR DOKE, communicating istelligence of the sue een of the Expedition which sailed on the 26th A,tigust from Halifax. s , The Expedition having reached the Penobscot River, the troops were landed, and after a short resistance, took possession of the American farts at the entcance of the Penobscot. " The John Adams frigate, which bad been lying in the river wine time, and was supposed to be secure from any attempt, was destroyed by the force under Admiral GaistlTM, Which co operated with the troops under Sir J. SNIRIROOIIt. The Bd. ilsh loss during these operations was not eonsiderahle." 44 ADMIRALTY-01FICE I OCTOBER 8j 1814. 44 Captain Satiation, of the Martin, arrived bire 'ibis after noon, with dispatches from Rear-Admiral Gatrrirn, giving an account of his operations on the Penobscot river, and of those of a military forte under Sir JOHN Sncazitooet, in the adjacent country. The town and fort of Castine (at the entrance of the river) was abandoned by the enemy after a slight resistance, on she appearance of his Majesty's forces, on the Ist ult. and the tort ►►own up. " Arrangements having been made ftir attaching the Adams frigate, lying at Hamden, about 27 miles up the Penobscot, with a force under Captain BARRIt, of his Majesty's ship Dragon, sad Lieutenant-Colonel hurt, of the 80th regiment, the troops destined for this service were disembarked on the Sd ult. and supported on their advance by the boats of the squadron. The enemy was strongly posted upon a high hiU near the frigate, and supported by two batteries, one of eight the other of fifteen in poundas, with a force of 1400 men; but the discharge of some sockets from a boar having thrown his men into confusion, the Ilritish troops immediately stormed and carried the hill, and the Minty, &hat from his position, escaped into the woods. 66 On approaching Bangor, the inhabitants made an uncondi tional surrender of the town, and Brigadier-General BLA RS, with !PI prisoaers, were Mb:tined to parole. si Twelve vessels were captured and brought away—nine destroyed. • The British loss consists of one seaman killed, and Captain Gest, *1 the 29th regiment, with seven privates, wounded.— The enemy's loss is not ascertained; but more than so wounded were found in the woods. Seventeen guns were ►rought away, with a proportionate quantity of ammunition. " Bear-Admiral GILIP/ITZ also sends an account of the sur render of the fort of Machias and a neighbouring county to a force under Captain Pwa.caa, of the Tondos, and Liestenan- Colonel PILKINGTON, the inhabitants offering to refrain front hostilities, and to place themselves under British protection." The whole military force employed on this occa sion did not much exceed 2000 men, and of these only 400 were engaged in effecting, in co-operation with the naval force, the principal object of the Ex pedition. The Penobscot river is about 80 miles south-west of the Passamaquoddy, which formed the late barrier between the United States and our pro vince of New Brunswick. As we bad already oc cupied the islands at the mouth of the Passama quaddy, it was determined to push our next attack as far as the Penobscot; the more especially as ad vices were received, that the John Adams frigate had taken refuge, by running 27 miles up the latter river to Hamden, where she had landed her guns, and lay under their protection. On the 26th of August, there fore, a combined sea and land force, under the com mand of Rear-Admiral GRIFFITH and Lieutenant- General Sir J. C. SHERBROOKE, set sail from Halifax with this destination. On the Ist September the Ex pedition reached the town and fort of Castine, built en a peninsula on the eastern side of the Penobscet. ..--The officer commanding this fort, having blown up the magazine, and fled with the regulars compo. sing its garrison, and the militia assembled there having dispersed on the landing of Our troops, Cas tine was immediately occupied by the British General, who dispatched a regiment to secure the town of Bel fast, on the western bank, whilst a body of 700 picked men, supported by the boats - of the expedition, as cended the river towards Hamden. In the evening of the 2d this party made good their landing, at Ball's Head Cove, about three miles from Hamden. Here they bivouacqued during the night in an incessant rain ; notwithstanding which, on the following morn. ing, they pushed on to attack an enemy double their numbers, and strongly posted in front of the town, with rising grounds on both his flanks, strengthened with cannon. Our brave fellows charged up the bill, and got possession of the guns, while some rockets from one of our boats completed the confusion of the enemy. Before the boats got within good grape-shot of the battery, thrown up to cover the John Adams, the Americ - .':a abandoned its defence, and set fire to the frigate, 11. , Zh 34 1 veas totally destroyed ; whilst those "I. who were st: neii-At the other guns ran away with equal.precipillipn the "Moment our troops ascended the hill. . The pursuit continued as far as the town of Bangor, where some of the inhabitants who had not fought, but pretended to fight at Hamden, threw off their military character, and as magistrates, select men, &c. made an unconditional surrender of the town ; shortly after which the American General BLAKE, with 191 • others, surrendered, and were admitted to their parole. k During these operations, another body of 7011 British were aurae(' tlp the astern bank of the rivet, about 18 miles, to Buckston; but the destruction of the frigate, and the dispersion of the enemy's troops in this quarter, being fully effected, the British force was withdrawn from Bangor, Belfast, and Buckston, to Canine, where the headquarters of Sir ISHERBROOKE remained on the 18th ult. the date of his dispatches. The only Fort between the Penobscot and the Passa maquoddy is that of Machias, which was originally intonded to have been first attacked ; but that the necessity of taking or destroying the John Adams, rendered the attempt on Hamden preferable. This object, however, being attained, no time was lost in dispatching another body of troops against Machias, where they landed without opposition on the 10th ultimo, and after a most fatiguing night march took possession of the fort without loss. This capture was followed by the capitulation of the Ame rican General BREWER, commanding the troops in that neighbourhood, who, considering the situation of the country between the Penobscot and Passama quoddy rivers to be such as to preclude the hope of adequate protection by the United States, engaged, in the name of himself and his troops, not to serve against his Majesty or his allies during the present war. MORE GOOD NEWS FROM AMERICA. CAPTURE or PLATTSBURGH-SACKET'S HARBOUR ATTACKED. Our successes against the Americans follow each other with such rapidity, that we have scarcely breathing time to announce them. The MARINER armed brig arrived at Falmouth on Friday night from Quebec, after a passage of '27 days. Three) British Officers were landed from her, and one of them, Captain MACONOCIIIE, immediately proceeded to London, with Dispatches of the highest imrort ante. They state, that Plattsburgh surrendered to the British forces under Sir GEORG!! PIeRVOST on the 7th ultimo, after a slight resistance, in which an in considerable loss was sustained on oar part. Prepa rations were making for an immediate attack on Sackett's Harbour. The troops destined for this service are placed under the command of General KEMP; an Officer of distinguished ability. The ship of the line which was building is launched, and is nearly ready for sea ; three hundred and fifty able seamen have proceeded up the Lake for the pur pose of forming a part of her crew. She is a re markably fine ship, carrying 102 guns, and has re ceived the name of the Ontario. Engagements were daily expected to take place, both on Lake Erie and Lake Champlain. The intelligence of the capture of Washington had reached Canada before Captain Maooxocitit sailed. The British forces were anxious to follow up the blow which had been given, and it may be fairly presumed, that the enemy's naval force on the Lakes, has, ere this, received as humiliating a chastisement as their choice troops have experienced on land. In fact, the probabilities now are, that Sacket's Harboer and its nest of American Hornets, have by this time shared the fate of Washington. The following is an Extract of a Letter from a military friend on this interesting subject : " QUEBEC, SEPTEMBER 10. 46 The British troops have attacked and destroyed the American town of Plattsburgh, on Lake Cham. plain, after sustaining some trifling loss. The enemy are now shut up in their fart there, and operations will be commenced against them immediately. , g The Mariner dispatch vessel sails with dispatches from Quebec on the 11th September for England. 44 The English Mail for the month of July, from' , Falmouth, has arrived at Halifax, and the Mail for Quebec is expected at the latter place on the 20th September. 64 Accounts of the destruction of the enemy's Ca pital of Washington reached Quebec and Montreal on the 3d September, and afoided the highest sates. faction, and is considered as a proper retaliation for the shameful conduct of the Americans in Upper Canada." Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursdaf arrived to-day. Their contents are chiefly remarkable for the continuation of a strain of vulgar abuse and low cla mour against this country, in which our glorious achievements at Washington are the ostensible causes of complaint. It is easy to discover, however, that hostility to England, and jealousy of our grandeur, and the just pre-eminence of oil: councils and national character in swaying the destinies of Europe, com pose the ingredients of the •' poisotesti chalice" which the French now present to our lips. It well becomes the incendiaries of Madrid, Vienna, Berlin and Fiam burgh, and, last of all, of Moscow—and the avowed and regular? y-trained assassins of the defenceless and unarmed inhabitants of Europe, for the last ifteen years, to talk se England of the conflagration of the ginger bread Palaces, pasteboard Capitols and Card houses, constructed by the renegadoes from all reli gions and from all countries assembled in the wilds of Virginia. But there is a fellow-feeling in all these lamenta tations : Frenchmen (we mean par mallow Botbs. soors's breed of Frenchmen) owe a debt of grati tude to the Heroes of Washington for the small di-, version they made in favour of their master; but how lame and impotent are their conclusions ! unhappily for the genius of the French Press, not a single act even of rudeness or incivility to any unarmed indi vidual of Washington is recorded: no starving babes, d no heaps of murdered parents, aid groupes of fe males shivering tinder the lash of a French drummer, ' as at Hamburgh, meet the eye of the Historian who describes the vengeance inflicted upon the wicked Government of America : and it is precisely here that the French are disappointed. They liken our British Generals to ATTILA and GENSARIC.— Why go so far back for examples, wise acres? Why not give us the names of DAvousr, of VANDANII4I4 of MAssetra ? —in short, why not repeat the names of the Marshals of France, when the feats of ATTILA and Gal:seam are called to our recollec tion ? We are ashamed of arguing down such foul libellers of our country. To be falsely calumniated by honourable men, is at all times painful, but to be aspersed by men who have so long been the cowardly slaves and sycophants of BONA,ARTZ would be into lerable and humiliating, if we did not possess the glo rious faculty, which we now proudly exercise, of thus noticing the malignant overflowing: of their chagrin and disappointment. To soothe the unpleasant feelings occasioned by these mischievous ravings, we turn with pleasure to the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies ; we say with pleasure, because they are occupied in securing the tranquillity of Europe, by making France an in dustrious, agricultural, and commerical country.— Thus we find them continually suggesting projects for the better diffusion of learning and the amelioration of their manufactures. On Tuesday they received fa vourably some propositions for extending the free mi litary schools beyond the pale of the noble:re, and for the further improvement of their iron manufactures. The KING has adopted all their suggestions on the latter subject. PARIS, OCTOBER 6. The report is ervoneoas that the Duke and Duchess of Orleans had demanded the expulsion of the gaming tables, and women of the town from the Pahis Royal. All the private letters from Vienna state, that there have been several private conferences among the Austrian, Russian, Prussian, and English Plenipoten tiaries, but that the most profound secrecy is main tained as to their objects. The German Journals are far from speaking of the situation of France in the same way with the English. The Gazette of Berlin, in giving an account of the diszrioution of the colours among the National Guards has been pleased to repeat these words of the King : " Let the enemy come when he may; but he will not come, for we have now none but friends around us." ' The Gazette of Vienna observes, truly, that the dis course delivered to the Chamber of Peers by Prince Talleyrand, gives an advantageous idea of the state of our finances, and that it has made a very favoura ble impression. We have some reason to think that the English Journalists take their fancies for realities. The King of Bavaria has renewed all the edicts against secret societies, whose views are unknown to the Government. These measures do not apply to Freemasonry. 66 The English General who took Washington, de stroyed the public buildings. We may oppose to this barbarity, unworthy of civilized nations, the conduct of one of our Generals. Let us call to remembrance the letter which the King of Prussia wote, a month ago, to the Marechal de Camp Dufresne, who had commanded at Stettin—" You conducted yourself like a brave soldier," said the Monarch to him ; 44 besides, you never abused your authority over the inhabitants of Stettin, for you knew how to unite humanity with btavery." General Dufresne had caused a block-house to be constructed around the beautiful statue of the Great Frederick, placed upon the Parade of the City of Stettin, to preserve it in the event of a bombardment."—Journal de Parr._ " We receive every day details respecting the hor rible catastrophe which has annihilated one of the finest cities in the world. How could a nation emi nently civilised, conduct itself at Washington with as much barbarity as the whole banditti of Attila and Genseric ? Is not this act of atrocious vengeance crime against all humanity? Robespierre, who, se conded by his execrable accomplices, the Committee of Public Safety, burnt the towns of La Vendee, or dered the massacres of Toulon and Bedoia, and de molished the city of Lyons, is devoted to the execra tion of ages. The Revolutionary Vandals, who de vastated France in 1793, and took a ferocious plea sure in destroying or mutilating the monuments of the arts, were men taken from the lowest ranks of society, wretched Sans Culottes, agitated by all the fury of the Revolution. But that from the bosom of one of the most enlightened nations of the world there should go forth a military chief, who without fanaticism, without any extraordinary motive of ven geance, without any of thsse violent passions which disturb the understanding, should have imitated the fury of the most savage hordes, should have carried fire and sword into the heart of a city whose riches and beauty formed one of the most valuable monu ments of the progress of arts and of human industry ; that he should have made war, not upon his enemies, but upon columns of temples, public edifices and palaces; that he should have devastated for the plea sure of devastating; who can contemplate all this without grief and indignation ? During twenty years, Europe has groaned under the horrors to which the frightful genius of revolution has given birth. Eng land was justly indignant at these excesses, and now, 'Then sentiments of humanity have reanimated all hearts, it is she that renews in America these scenes of carnage and desolation. If she believes that such conduct will [lighten her enemies and conquer them by terror, she deceives herself. Injustice and barba rity revolt still more than they affright. They com municate to the soul an unknown energy, they raise the spirit of even the most pacific, and produce bold and desperate determinations which secure the safety and independence of nations."—tiezette Universe!. MADRID, SEPTEMBER 26. Twenty-six persons were arrested last night in this capital. The Marquis De Tolosa, the Canon Ma tiina, Member of the Academy, Doctor Lugue, one of the Court Physicians, foreigners domicibated in Spain, French, Italians, Germans, &c. are amongst the number of these individuals, who have been con ducted to a public prison. Some of them were, it is sa►d, of the party of the Cortes, and otisers ire accused of Freemasonry ! TILL► Alan: Another Expedition is fitting out at Porhvoonth and Plymouth with the utmost dispatch. It will consist of $OOO men, and it is given out among the military, that their destination is the West Indies; but it is more probably intended to take possession of the American Settlements in Florida and Louisiana, which, besides threatening our own West India pos sessions, have long furnished the means of annoyance to the Legitimate Government of the Spanish Cola nies. This expedition will be composed of the most choice troops our army can boast of. They will be conveyed in three line of battle ships, and some smaller vessels of war, besides the CEYLON storeship, and several transports. In order to form part of this armament. the first battalion of the 7th Fusileers, (completed to 1000 strong, that number being made up by drafts from the second battalion), under the command ofLieutenant-CoIoneIBLAKENet, who were quartered in Portsmouth garrison, embarked on Tuesday and Wednesday. The men marched to the boats, on the Point, with great enthusiasm, cheering as they went, and seemed to contemplate the pros. pect of again entering on active service (particularly in America), as the most fortunate event that could happen to them. The order for the sailing of these transports was more peremptory than any on recol lection, and though the wind was unfavourable some of the transports beat down Channel on Friday, and were follawed next morning by the CavLom, on board of which ship is the greatest portion of the Fusileers and the colours of the regiment. The VALIANT and VENGEUR are mentioned as two of the line-of-battle ships as likely to gn on this ser vice. Several other detachments of troops arrived at Portsmouth last week by forced marches, also to ern bark, among which are three companies of the Royal Staff corps, two under the command of M a. Lora, and the other under the command of Major TODD. NAVAL IN IA LLIGENCR. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 8. Arrived the Hrezttloar frigate from a cruise $— Murraz gun brig, from Milford ; Hamm aad SCYLLA gun brigs, from a cruise ; Marrisr sloop of war, from Halifax, with dispatches; Mary Ann trans port, from Quebec, last from Ireland ; JASON frigate, from Cork. Sailed his Majesty's ship Qualm, Ad miral PENROSE, for the Mediterranean ; and his Ma jesty's ship WAILSPITE, for Portsmouth. Arrived a large fleet of coasters from Wales, and a large sloop from Brest. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 9. Arrived his Majesty's ship Tian ars.:, from the West ward. Sailed his Majesty's ships Duscam, PRE. , VOYANTIE, and SERAPIS, with the Brazil fleet. His Majesty's ship VALIANT will give protection to the trade bound to the West Indies and Cork. His Ma jesty's ship fritioaxia will give instructions to vessels bound to Bermuda and the Bahama Islands. The SNAKE will give instructions to the ships bound to the Brazils, Maranham, and the South Seas. DEAL, OCTOBUR 9. Came down from the River the Woodbridge for the Cape of Good Hope, and the Kiria for Bengal, and several others—names not known. Arnved the Industry, (Economy, Apollo, Iris, Laurel, Ans 41, and William, with tie Perthshire Militia on board, from Plymouth, bound to Dunbar. Passrd by at the back of the GooJwin Sands, the ship Hannah, from St. Petersburgh for Portsmouth, with the loss of foremast and bowsprit. Came down born the River the EUNIRATFS, for Portsmouth. Sailed the Isabella, Antelope, Norfolk, and British Tar, trans ports, with the Wexford Militia, for Waterford. HARWICH, OCTOBER % Arrived the Alliance packet, with a Mail and pas. sengers, from Gottenburgh. Sailed yesterday the Blantyre packet tor Cuxhaven, and the Lark packet fur Holland, both with Mails. CORK, OC I OBER O. Arrived yesterday the Mvari.e from a cruise.—. Sailed yesterday the MARTIN •nd WooDLARK on a cruize. BELFAST, OCTOBER 6. Information was received this morning of three vessels being on shore at Ballycornick. Their names are—the Sally, from Greenock for Lancaster, with wool ; the Isabella, DONALD Master, also with wool, from Greenock for Preston; and the Sincerity, in ballast. They all got off the next tide, without ma terial damage, and proceeded on their voyage. Friday an order was received to stop the further discharge of Marines from the Portsmouth Division. About 1300 have been discharged. It is understood, that the Admiralty have made an allowance of 4160 a-year to the Pursers employed in the Navy Office, aa a compensation for the 1-ss of their HJlf-pay ; and likewise to the Pursers employed in investigating Warrant Officers' Accounts, in Ply. mouth and Portsmouth Dock-yards. Of the last Loan for 424,000,000 there bad been paid in on, tke 30th ultimo, the sum of 411,825,000, being more than a moiety of the whole sum, and 42,025,000 beyond the stipulated instalments. Theta has been paid into the Exchequer at different periods, between the 6th January 1803, and the pre sent time, various sums, amounting together 1043.500 and upwards, for conscience -sake, by unknown indivi duals, who have considered themselves debtors to the revenue, principally on account of the property tax. Film—About two o'clock this morning, a d.eAd ful fire broke out at the corner of Shadwell-market, Ratcliff Highway.. Which was not subdued till ab.,ut Twenty Houses were consumed. A great number of poor families have been burnt out. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, OCT. 10. Our arrivals of Foreign Wheat continuing very large, and having a good supply of Englibli, has occasioned a reduction of full es. per quarter upon the best Foreign and fine old English, but the new Wheat being of inferior quality, Is unsaleable. Bar ley is Is. pet quarter lower; and Grey Peas are ss. per quartet cheaper, having a large quantity at market. White Peas are till sale, sad about ea. per quarter lower. Fine Oats fully maintain their prices, but ordinary Corn goes off slowly, at a reductles of is. per quarter. In other Oraiti no alteration. SMITHFIELD MARKET, OCTOBER 10 Beef as 04 to Gs Lai Si ad to Ts N Maim od to es • I Park ea to is lid Cattle at et. Baste use—Spat andLan - 31;;I - S7480:-Calves 000...p1a s ess a HAY AND STRAW I PIP LOAD. Mesiwr Hoy 41 to 5I se I Clews,. 0 Ss WM TO. Rows* ;Jr el el I Mem 11 as