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FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GALE r IE. The PRINCE R Roan"- has appointed William A'Court, Esc to be his Majesty Minister at the Court of Palermo; and ti• Fuller, Esq. of Trinidad, to be his Makaty's Attorney-General on t hat Wand :—Also approves of Me.loba Christoffel Cankrlen . being Consul for the Prince of Orange at Hall; Mr. Nathaniel Lee, at Ilfracombe ; and Mr. Edw. S. (Mummy, at Yarmouth. MILITARY PROMO lONS. WAR-OFTICE, OCTOBER 1. •sd Regiment of Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colmsel H. W. Carr. to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Hantikop, appointed to the 3.1 Foot Guards. • *RIVET. ' Major W. /*roots*, of the 57th Foot, to be Lieutcnant-C,olonel in the Artny.—Captain Ernest de Schntiedern, of the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Major on the Continent of Europe oat?. STAFF. .towel Sir G. A. Wood, of the Royal Artillery, to be Aida &- Camp to his Royal Higlinew the Prince Regent: hlajor G. A. Raitt, of the 54 lest, to be Deputy Qoarter-Mae ter-General at Malta, with the rank of. i♦eutenant-Colonel In the Army, vice Edwards, who recigtw. GARIIISONS. Lieutenant-Colonel H. 17elilAn --- e of the sth Royal Veteran Bat taLen, to be Major of Chelsea Ho:pital, vice Llentenant-Colonel Itanitton, wile resigns. 'I he King's German Legion. id rattalion of the Line--Lieutenant•Colonel F. de Wissell, from the ;tli 13at t1:1 on of the Line, to he Lieutenaat-Colonel, vice Schlutter, placed on half-pay. l'itto—Brevet Major G. (Auden, from the Stb Battalion of the Linr, to be Major, vice Luttermann, pbteedon half-pay. • lith Ditto—Brevet Lteut* nant-Colonel W. Baton listaingen,fron the 6th Battalion of the Lire, to be Lieutenant Colontl, vice Wt itte% appointed to tho 3d Battalion of the Line. Ith Ditto—Brevet ajor M. Baron 1..)...cken to be Major, vice Linbeitgen, promoted in the sth Battalion. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, OC FOBEP. 1, A Liar of Vass r cs captured, recaptured, detailed, or destroyed by the Squasirmi under the command of the Honourable Sir Alexander Cochrane, K.B. Vice-Admiral of the Red, anti Commander in -Chad, &c. on the Noah American S:aticn, 991 h August, 1814, and not before gazette.:: Schooners Mary Ann, May 17 ; \ ohnitter, May 20 ; two, names unknown, May :X; Lewis Warrington, and Julia Sum ust• rs, May it:: sloop Alligator, May 22 ; schooners Juliana and Real Dandm, May ::3; Rover, May 24; sloop Polly, May 24; schooners salty, May 24; Lisely and Experhnent, May 28; pee, name unknown, June 1; three, names unknown, June 3; sloop, MIMIC unknown, June 14; schooners Eagle, June 14; Bro• "thtnt,' lune 17; sloop John, June 19; Schooners Res..lution, Patriot, limos, and Resolution, June 25; '1 wo Brothers, July 2; Pima, July 3 ;, stoop Robert, July to • schooners E ratline, Eliza, ]Vary, W Ilan , sloops Eclipse and MOrniag Stir, schooners Wil liam, William. and Pairy. July 10, 1814. to above vessels taken or destroyed by the squadron in the Chesapegke, order the orders of Rear-Admiral Cockburn ] Two sc hooners, two geln-boos, and a sloop, captured by the Sc- . ste►n and I.oire, Jul 2,18'4. Atntrican set ooner Hurner, captured by the Surprise, Aug. 19. Spanish scl.ooner E-peranza, captured by the Belvidere, April 7. Eng Pluto, recaptured by d e Curlew, April 9,1514. Swedish sctountr Sarah, captured by the Hope (o her vessels in sight), April 18, Ewtdisli brig Minerva, captured by the Hope, Maidstone, Sylph, Peacock, acd Bower, April 31, 181::. Brig „ reeatored by tiat•Martin 9 April 30, 1814. Spanish brig Maria Francisca, captured by the Victorious, recap tured by the Diomede, and taken again by the Curlew, May • 4, 1814.• - American schooner Experiment, captured by the Bulwark, May 1,, 1814. Spannlibrig Dantxic captured bTthe Fantome, May 9, 1814. American aluup Amelia, cap• ured by the Bulwark, May 15, 1114. Swedish brig Victor; captured by the ilogue, sylph, Maiiistons, und Nintsod. May 12,1014. S?antitt brig Catalina. raptured by the Fuptria, May 12,4181-4. lihip Ontario, recaptured by the Curlew, May 25,1814. Brig two Brothers, recaptured by the Martin and Curlew, May 2., 1814. Brig Thomas and Sally, raptured by the Mania and Curlew, May 88, 1114. Ainalcan boat Pilgrim, captured by the Bream, May'o7, 1814. Ship Mary, recaptured by the Martin, May ST, 1814. Brig Success, recaptured by the Charybdis, May 45, 11114. Portuguese ship Tigo, captured by the Hope, May 18,1814. Spanish sloop Candelaira, captured by the kuperb, May 30,1814. American sloop Fame, captured by the Endynaloo, May 31,1814. Spaulshbrig Het culaneurn, captit red by the Nimrod, June 6, 1814. Portuorse briglitrativr, captured by the Hogue, Lune 1/1,•1814. Schooner 1: Orient, captured by Vac Buirtask, June 30,1814. American rauonet Federalist, captured by the Recruit, August 10, Isl 4. American sloop Tickler, cap tu rtqy the Saturn, August 10,1814. American schour.er Guve nor Shelby, captured by the Narcis sus, August 10, 1814. American siot:p Judith, captured Argue 81; American schooner William, captured August n ; American 'choosier Hornet, captured August ^_s; American sloop Pilot, captured August ; aid the A.7...erican sloop Mary Ann, captured August 46, 1814, by the Espuir. (Signed) ALICIANDLIL CUCIIRANZ, Vice-Admiral. ADMIRALTY ofricz, OCTOBER 1. • Vice-Admiral-Sir Alexander Cochrane has trans mitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter from Rear-Admiral Hutham, inclosillg one from Captain Sir 'Thomas Hardy, of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, dated off Stonington, the 1211 August, giving am account of an attack made upon that pace by the said ship, with the Pactulus, Dispatch brig, and Ter-, ror bomb. 'l'he Dispatch, on the 9th August, anchored within pistol-shot of the battery, but the Pactoius not being able to approach the .shore near enough to support Ler, the brig was recalled, hiving had two men killed and 12 wounded. On the 11th, after the Terror had thrown in some shells and carcasses, the Ramillies and Pactolus an chored as near as the shitlownels of the water would allow, and fired several lnoadsides into the town, from which it suffered great damage. At the tom me. ncement of the tire the enemy'withdrew the guns limn the battery to the outside of the town, where they had assembled 3000 mil tia. The town of Stoning'on had been conspicuous in preparing and harbouring terriloes, and giving as ai.tance to the enemy's attempts at the desu action of his Majesty's ships off New Lonclun. Sir Alexander Cochrane has also transmitted a re port from Sir Thomas Hardy of the occupation of the islands in Passamaquaddy Bay, the account of which, as transmitted by Lieutenant-General Sir John Sherbrook from Lieutenant-Colonel Pilkington, appeared in the Gazette of the 13th of August. The under-metimed letters have been transmitted by Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, K.B. to John Wilson Croker, Esq. viz.: • From Captain Burdett, of his Majesty's ship Maid stone,.dated off New London, the '2lst of Miiy, sta. ting that the boats of that ship and dye Sylph sloop, assisted by the Liverpool packet British privateer, chased into the Black Point River the packet be tween New York and New London, and burnt the vessel, as well as a bridge over the River, against which she had run : From Captain Senhouse, of his Majesty's sloop Martin, dated at sea, the 30th June, giving au account of his having on that day captured the Snapdragon American private armed schooner, of six guns and ci;,hty men : From Cal t.:ia Sir Gcor,gc Collier, of his Zslajesly'.i ship Leander, dated the 11th July, giving an account of his having captured, after a chase of some hours, the American sloop of war Rattlesnake, pierced for twenty guns, thrown overboard, and having on board 131 men: From Captain Pym, of his Majesty's ship Niemen, dated at sea, the 14th July, reporting his having cap tured, after a chase of 14 hours, the Henry Odder American brig . privateer, of 12 guns and 50 men. From Captain Skene, of his Majesty's ship Asia, dated in the Chesapeake, the 2U!) of July, stating, that her boats, under the orders of Lieutenant For ster, had destroyed a deep-laden schooner in Ch e e r y_ ston Creek, under a fire from field-pieces and small arms ; from which service they returned without sus taining any loss. Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane has trans mitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a series of re ports addressed to the Vice-Admiral by Rear-Ad miral Cockburn, lately commanding his Majesty's ships and vessels stationed in the Chesapeake, of which the following are abstracts : JUNE I.—The Rear-Admiral inclose: a letter from Captain Ross, of his Majesty's ship Albion, dated off T.Logier Sound, the 129th May, giving an account of his having, with the boats of that ship and the Dra gon, proceeded into the River Pungoteak, in Virgi nia, for the purpose of destroying any batteries, or capturing any vessels that he might find there. There were no vessels in the river, but a party of seamen and marines were landed to attack a battery, which they took possession of, after a smart firing, notwith standing the militia which collected on the occasion, and re-embarked, after destroying the work, barracks, and guard-houses, and bringing away a six-pounder bun with its carriage. JUNI: 22.—The Rear-Admiral transmits four let ters from Captain Barrie, of his Majesty's ship Dra eon, dated between the Ist and 19th June, reporting his proceedings while dispatched by Rear-Admiral Cockburn, against the flotilla fitted out at Baltimore, under the orders of Commodore Barney. On the Ist June, Captain Barrie, with the St. Law rence schooner, and the boats of the Albion and Dra gon, fell in with the flotilla, standing down the Chesa peake, and retreated before it towards the Dragon, then at anchor off Smith's Point. This ship having got under weigh, Captain Barrie wore with the schooner and boats, but the flotilla made off and escaped into the Patuxent River. The Dragon being obliged to come again to an anchor, and the boats not being strong enough to attack the flotilla, Capt. Barrie endeavoured to induce theenemy to separate his force by detaching two boats to cut off a schooner under Cove Point : but thelAmericans suf fered this vessel to be burnt in the fate of the flotilla, walinut attempting to save her. On the 6th, the flotilla retreated higher up the Patuxent, and Captain Barrie being joined on the following day by the Loire and Jascur brig. he pro ceeded ap the river with them, the Saint Lawrence schooner, and the boats of the Albion and Dragon. The enemy retreated into St. Leonard's Creak, into which they could only be pursued by the boats, which were too inferior in force to allow of any attack being made with them alone. Captain Barrie, endeavoured, however, to provoke the enemy by rockets and carronnades from the boats, to come down within reach of the ship's guns. The .flotilla was at one time so much galled by these attacks, that it quitted its position- and chased the boats, but ' after a alight skirmish with the smaller vessels, it re turned precipitately to its original position. With a view to force the flotilla to quit this station detachments of seamen and marines were landed on both sides of the river, and the enemy's militia (though assembled to the numbers of three to five hundred) retreating before them into the woods ; the marines destroyed two tobacco stores, and severg houses, which formed military posts. On the 15th the Narcissus joined, and Captain Barrie determined to proceed up the river with twelve boats, having in them 180 marines, and 30 of the black colonial corps; they proceeded to Benedict, whence a party of regulars fled at their approach, leaving behind several muskets, and part of their camp equipage, with a six-pounder, which was spik ed ; a store of tobacco was alio found there. Captain Barrie advanced from thence towards Marlborough, and although only 18 miles from Washington, took possession of the place, the militia and inhabitants flying into the wood. A schooner was loaded with tobacco, and the boats plentifully supplied with stock ; after which, having burnt tobacco stores, con taining 2500 hogsheads, the detachment re-embarked. The enemy collected 360 regulars, and some Mitia, on some cliffs, which the bo,rts had to .pass ; but some marines being landed, traversed the skirts of the heights, and re-embarked w ithout molestation; and the enemy did not thew himself till the boats were out of gun.shots Captain Barrie commends, in high terms, the con duct of all the °filters and men, seamen and marines, under his orders, as well as that of the colonial corps (composed of armed blacks) :—and Dear-Admiral Cockburn takes the opportunity of espressiag his. high sense of the personal exertions and able cote displayed by Captain Barrie. I_ JUNE 25.—The Rear-Admiral transmits report from Lieutenant Urmston, First of the Albion, of a successfal attack made by the boats of the squadron, under the Lieutenant's direction, on a post establish ed by the enemy at Chissenessick, on the main land abreast of Watt's Island. The detachment landed, notwithstanding a tire of grape and mueketry, drove the enemy from the Test, and destroyed the guard houses, Jec. bringing away a six pounder, the *y gun of the enemy at that place. Qrcat gallantry*vas displayed by all employed on this occasion. • JULY 6 -••• The Rear-Admiral i:icloses two p orts addressed to him by Captains Brown alai Nourse, of the Loire and Severn ; the firmer dated the 27th of June, states that the enemy having established a bat tery on the banks of the Patuxent, which opened on the Loire and Narcissus i lie had judged it proper to move 111.2 two ships lower down the river, .when the flotilla tinier Commodore Bartley moved nut of ta. Leonard's Creek, and ran higher tip.. the Patuxent, with the exception of one rowanatt, which returned to the creek, apparently damaged by the fire of the frigates : the letter front Captain Nourse, dated the atli July, repot ts his jc;i:ii.ig die ships in the Patux eet ; arid having moved ile:m up beyond St. Leo itard'sCreek, he sent Captain Brown with the.tnarines af the ships up the Creek, by whom two of th et m','3 It wue Loud tip And nue tied, were with several other vessels burnt, and a large tobacco store destroyed. JULY 19.—The Rear•Admtral states that, having been joined by a battalion of marines , he proceeded up w t h n e , Po the to capital wmac k ofw s i I). Mary's .e county, w view to attack Leonard ' s her e the Ti) 86th regiment was stationed. The marines were landed under Major Lewis, whilst the boats pulled up in front of the town, but on discovering the British, the enemy's armed force quitted the place, and suffered them to take quiet possession of it. A quantity of stores belonging to the 36th regiment, and a number of arms of different descriptions were found there and destroyed :—a quantity of tobacco, flour, provisions, and arti cles a in t cies were brought away, in the boats and a schoo ner lying off the town. Not a musket being fired, nor au armed enemy seen, the town was accordingly snared. JULY 21.—The Rear-Admiral reports, that the enemy having collected some Virginia militia, at a place called Nominy-Ferry, in Virginia, a consider able way up Nominy-River, he proceeded thither with the boats and marines (the latter commanded by Captain Robyns during the illness of Major ' Lewis). The enemy's position was to a very com manding eminence, projecting into the water ; but some marines having been landed on its flank, and seen getting up the craggy side of the mountain, while the main body landed at the ferry, the enemy fell back, and though pursued several miles till the approach of night, escaped with the loss of a few prisoners. They had withdrawn their field artillery, and hid it in the woods, fearing that if they kept it .to use against the British, they would not be able to retreat with it quick enough to save it from capture. After taking on board all the tobacco, and other stores found in the place, with a quantity of cattle, and destroying all the storehouses and buildings, the Rear-Admiral re-embarked ; and dropping down to another point of the Nominy River, he observed some movements on shore, upon which he again landed with marines. The enemy fired a volley at them, but on the advance of the marines, fled into the woods. Every thing in the neighbourhood was there fore also destroyed or brought off, and after visiting the country in several other directions, covering the escape of the negroes who were anxious to join him, he quitted the river and returned to the ships with 135 refugee negroes, two captured schooners, a large quantity of tobacco, dry goods, and cattle, and a few prisoners. hay 24.—The Rear-admiral gives an account of his having gone up St. Clement's Creek, in St. Mary's county, with the boats and marines, to examine the country. The militia slimed themselves occasionally, but always retreated when pursued ; and the boats returned to the ships without any casualty, having captured four schooners and destroyed one. The inhabitants having remained peaceably ir their houses, the Rear-Admiral did not suffer any injury to be done to them, excepting at one farm, from which two musket-shot were fired at the Admiral's gig, and where the property was therefore destroyed. Jute :;I.—The Rear-Admiral reports, that having on the 26th proceeded to the head of the Machodick rivet,in Virginia, where he burnt six schooners, whilst `the marines marched, without opposition, over the country on the banks of that river ; and there not re maining any other place on the Virginia or St. Mary's side of his last anchorage that he had not visited, he on the 28th caused the ships to move above Black stone's Island, and on the 29th proceeded with the boats and marines up the Wicomoco River : he landed at Hamburgh and Chaptico, from which latter place he shipped a considerable quantity of tobacco, and visited several houses in different parts of the country, the owners of which living quietly with their families, and seeming to consider themselves and the neigh bourhood at his disposal, he caused no further incon venience to them, than obliging them to furnish sup plies of cattle and stock for the use of his forces. Auousr I.—The Rear-Admiral states, that on the 2d, the squadron dropped down the Potowmac, near to the entrance of the Yocomoco River, which he en tered on the following day, With the boats and marines, and landed with the latter. The enemy had here collected in great force, and made more resistance than usual, but the ardour and determination of the Rear-Admiral's gallant little band, carried all before them ; and after forcing the enemy to give way, they followed him ten miles up the country, captured a field piece, and burnt several houses which had been converted into depots for militia, arms, Sec. Learn ing afterwards that General Hungerford had rallied his men at Kinsale, the Rear-Admiral proceeded thi ther ; and though the enemy's position was extremely strong, he had only time to give the British an ineffec tu.al volley before they gained the height, when he again retired with precipitation, and did not reap. pear. The stores found at Kinsale were then shipped without molestation; and having burnt the store houses and other places, with two old schooners, and destroyed two batteries, the Rear-Admiral re-embark ed, bringing away five prize schooners, a Liege quan tity of tobacco, flour, &c. a field piece and a few pri soners. The American General Taylor was wound ed and unhorsed, and escaped only through the thick ness of the wood and bushes, into which he ran. The British had three men killed, and as many wounded. The conduct of the officers and men on this occii sion calls for the Rear Admiral's particular commen dation ; with five hundred men they penetrated ten miles into the enemy's country, and skirmished back, surrounded by woods; in the face of the whole collec ted militia of Virginia, under Generals Hungerford and Taylor ; and after this long march carried the heights cf Kinsale ia the most gallant manner. AUGUIaT B.—The Rear Admiral st a t e s, that C o a n River, a few miles below Yocomoco, being the only inlet on the Virginia side of the Potowmack that lie 'had not visited, he proceeded on the 7th to attack it with the boats and marines ; after a tolerably quick fire on:the beats, the enemy went off precipitately with the glans : the battery was d es t ro y e d, an d the river ascended, in which three :dimmers were captuiea, and scam tobacco brought off. Auutn , r 13.—The Rear Admiral g ive s a n ec c °tut of his having on the 12th, proceeded tip Sr. Mary's Creek, and landed iii various parts nt the cou ,try about that extensive inlet, hut without seeing a si armed parson, tho u gh nt ;li t i a L t d formed), been stationed at St. Mary's Factory tor its defence ; the inhabitants of the State appearing to consider it wiser tai submit than to attempt opposition. AUGUST 15.—The Rear-Admiral report: his 4 havinn aga i n on t h at d al , 'multi, within St. Mary's Creek, but found on the different parts of the country. same quiet and subinit is-e conduct on the part of inhabitants, as in the places vi:ited on the 12th. Throughout the whole of these operations, Rear Admiral Cockburn repeats the highest encomium‘ all the Officers and men of the ships and marine, under his orders. Although from the nature of the country, and the excessive heat of the climate, these services must have been most harassing, they were carried on with the greatest cheerfulness and peise mance. The Captains of his Majesty's ships on all occasions volunteered to accompany the Rear-Admi. ral. To Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm, and Major Lewis, of the Royal Marines, he expresses his Wig.. Lions, as well as to the other Officers of that corps. The conduct of the men was also deserving die greatest praise • and though the re-embarkations fre quently to3k place in the night, yet, during the whole of the operations, neither a sailor, nor a marine was reported missing. In transmitting the reports of these services, which come down to the period of the arrival of Sir Alex. ander Cochrane in the Chesapeake, the Vice-Admi ral expresses the very high sense he entertains of the arrangement, seal, and activity, which have on all occasions been shown by Rear-Admiral Cockburn, during the time he has commanded in the Chesa peake under the Vice-Admiral's orders. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1814. We have received Paris Papers of Thursd.iy an' Friday. Their contents are of a motley description. The Journal de Path contains a high-sounding article on the subject of the fabrications which have been charged upon it as tending to disturb tl!e repose of Europe. Truly, if the Editor of Cie Journal speaks the language of his Government, there is a hauteur in tae minds of its members which must be pulled down. France is again, it would seem, about to assume an imposing attitude—if her claims are not recognized at the ensuing Congress, We subjoin the article to which we allude, with such other extracts as appear worthy of a place PARIS, SEPT. so. The Princess of Wales arrived on the 17th at Basle, and next clay at Soleure. Her Royal Highness con tinues her route by Berne and Lausanne for Geneva. M. Wiebecking, Director of the roads and bridges of Bavaria, proposes to cut three new canals in Ger many : the first, which will unite the Danube and the Rhine, will facilitate the communications between Hungary, France, and Holland ; to the latter coml. try it will be peculiarly advantageous, as supplying it with wood for building from the forests on the Da nube. Another Canal will unite the Weser to the Elbe, and will open a communication with the canals already cut between Bremen and Dantsic. FROM THE JOURNAL DR PARIS. 68 It would seem that the English Journalists are very ill informed as to the way in which the Paris Journals are edited. They reason as if we were still under the late Government. No person is ignorant that all articles relating to foreign or domestic poli tics were then dictated by the Ministers, or drawn up from notes furnished by them. All the Journals were in fact Ministerial. " This system is entirely changed. The present Government disdains these pitiful means, and leaves to political writers a sage freedom of discussion, which satisfies the public, and cannot be attended with any inconveniences. The official documents of the ad ministration are first inserted in the Moniitur. " The writer of the article complained of is there fore alone responsible for the observations which it contains. They were dictated by the love of truth: and by a warm interest for the repose and welfare of the European nations. Is it not time, in fact, to re. nounce all ambitious views which must perpetuate the germ of divisions, and return to the principles of justice and moderation, of which the French Govern ment has given such a memrrable example ? We trust that the Powers assembled at the Congress of Vienna will adopt a similar system, and that they will not sacrifice to an aggrandizement of territory incompatible with the general interests of Euron the prosperity and future repose of their subjects.— What is there, therefore, so extraordinary in such a hope ? 66 We have said that France was still powerful, and we have spoken art incontestible truth. S!ie is powerful, because she is united to her Government, and is desirous of preserving her independence. — Certainly, it the nation had not been separated from its legitimate Government, the Allies would never have arrived under the walls of Paris. She is power ful, because her armies are re-organized, and have not forgotten the glory which they have acquired by so many signal victories. Finally, she is powerful, be cause her credit is re-established. " I do not know why truths, which are so ni , :••• rious, should give offence to an English Joni-milk.— Wonld he have us, in order to gratify his prejlid,:i to divest ourselves of the consciou.ness of our trrogi , • and our degnity as Frenchmen, to represent the ILI• lion as in a state of feebleness and despond( ncy wh , ch have no existence ? We should be belied by Oe IA themselves, who do us the honour to v:=' 7 '''" towns, our manuf:ictories, and our se poi ts, .t ‘‘llo can appreciate all our resources and all our rao.ins. We persist in thinking that France will obtain the influence which it becomes her to exercise at the Con gress of Vicuna. '!'iris lifluence will be the greater