The National Register. — London, England, 1814-10-23 00:00:00

•••• THE NATIOVAT, REGISTER. C.iptain Edward C. ..., —.flung the brtga le of seame± , a l p• painted to the small army, for the animated and eriliwiastie exam ple V I Melt he held forth to hia men, deserves my approbation—as do also t Nourse, Money, Sullivan, and Ramsay, royal navy, for the steadiness and good order which they maintained in their seve ral directions. I feel every obligation to Rear-Admiral Cockburn, for the couwel and assistance which be afforded me, and from which I derived the Dino benefit. To Colonel Paterson, for the steady manner in which he brought big column into action, I give my best thanks. The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Mullins, deserved every approba tion for the excellent order in which he led that part of the right brigade under his immediate command, while charging the enemy in fine. Major Jones, commanding the light brigade, merits my best ac knowledgements, for the active anti dispositions by which he eovi•red all the movements of the army. The distinguished gallantry of Captain De Bathe. 95th light infan try. has hcen particularly reported to me, and I beg to record niy own knowledge of simil conduct on former occasions. l'o Major Fantle', 4th regiment, for the manner in which he gained and turned time enemy's left, as well as for the excellent dis cipline maintained in that regiment, every particular praise is due. The exertions of Major Gubbins, commanding the with light in fantry ; and of Major Kenny, commanding the light companies, were Willy commendable. Captain Mitchell, commanding the royal artillery; Captain Carmich al , a meritorimis officev of that corps ; and Lieutenant J, e twrence. of tsar marine artillery, are entitled to my best thanks; as 1 Captaii, Blanchard, commanding royal engitiellit, for the abilities b.• rlisplaed in his particular branch of toe service. To Lit ntenant Evans, 3d dragoons, Acting Deputy-Quarter-Mas ter-General to this army, for the unremitting zeal, activity, and pet. feet intelligence which its evinced in the discharge of the various and difficult dirties of his department; I feel warmly indebted ; and I be to solicit, through your Lordship, a promotion suitable to the high professional merits of this officer. Captain M'Doirgall, Aid-de-Camp to the late General Ross (and who has acted as Assistant Arijutatit-General, in the absence of Major Debbeig through indisposition), is the bearer of these dis patches, and having been in the confidence of General Ross as well as in mine, will he found, perfectly capable of giving your Lordship any further information relative to the operation of this army which you may require ; he i$ an officer of great merit and promise, acrd I beg to recommend him to your Lordship's protection. 1 have the honour to he, &r. ARTHUR BROOK, Cul. commanding. Toted killed mid wounded-1 general staff, 1 subaltern, 2 serjeants, SS rank and file, killed; 7 captains, 4 subalterns, 11 serjeants, 429 tank and file, wounded. Names of Officers killed snd wounded. Ififled—Generul Staff—Major General Robert Ross. 2144 Fitsileers—Lient. Gracie Weintifed—ust Fusileers—.Brevet Major fenny, slightly; Leavorq, severely. 44th egt. - Ste vet Major Cruier, sliahtiv, Capt. H. Greenshields, dangeron,ly (siure dead); Capt. G. Hill, Lieut. R. entice, Ensign J. White, severely. 85th Light Infantry—Captains W. P. de Bathe and J. D. Hicks, Lieutenant G. %Vellings, slightly. Royal Marines—Captain John Robyns, severely. [Here follows the dispatches, of Sir Alexander Cochrane, K. B. en closing a letter from hear-Admiral Cockburn. The letter of the Vice-Admiral details the co-operation. of the navy in the attack on Baltimore, the result of which demonstration, he says, has •• been the defeat of the army of the enemy, the destruction, by themselves, of a quantity of shipping. the burning of an extensive ropewalk, and other public erections, the causing of them to remove their pro perty from the city, and above all. the collecting and harrassing of his armed inhabitants from the surrounding country; producing a total stagnatlen of their et.mmerce, and heaping upon them consi derable expenses, at the same time effectually drawing ofl their atten tion and Atopport from other important quarters." On the death of Major.fieneral Ross, Sir Alexander thus feel inzly expresses Nina elf:--" It is a tribute due to the memory of this gallant and respected Officer. to pause in my relation, while I la ment the loss that his Majesty's service and the army, of which he etk• ms new of the brightest ornaments, have sustained by his death. vhe the zeal, which he manifested on every occasion, %stk.( had gig honour of servinz with Watt gave life aed ease to the OCT. 23 in(r.t arduous ondes tahne:s. Too heenless of his uersonal steurity .hen in the field. his dev , tion to the care and honour of his inlay, has caused the terasivation of his .valmsble lira.. The Major-Gen , rat has left a wife and family, for whom I am confident his gtatt tut coml. try will provide." Rear-Admiral Cockburn's letter relates the movements of that part ot the naval service which was immediately connected with the army. Rear-Admiral Malcolm regulated the collection, debark a. tion, and re.amhaticat ot the troops, and the iltipplies they req ired, The brigade of seamen, with small arms, commanded by ('dt,tain Crofton, behaved with ,a gallantry and steadines4 which excite d the admiration of the army. The marines behaved with their tome' gal. lantry. Rear-Admird Cockburn gives testimony of the good conduct of eyery officer and man under his command. The Reas.Adtitiral, who was in Company with General Ross, at the moment of receivina his death-wound, gives the follow descriptioo of that- lamented event ; We had advanced - about five miles (without moo- occurrence than taking prisoners a few light horseme:l), whets the General and myself, being with the advanced guard, observed a divi-ion of the enemy posted at a turnieg of the road, extending to a wood on our tuft ; a sharp fire was immediately opened upon t • from it, and as quickly returned with cousiderable erect by our advanced. guaid, which pressing steadily forward, soon obliged the enemy to run off with the utmost precipitation, keying behind him several men killed and wounded ; but it is with the mot heartfelt sorrow 1 have to add, that is this :d'art and desnitory skirmish, my gAllant and highly. valued friend the Major-General received a musket ball through his arm into his breast; which proved fatal to him on his way to the waterside for re-embarkation. Our country, Sir, has lost in hint one of its best and bravest soldiers, and those who knew him. as I did. a friend most honoured and beloved ; and I trust, Sir, I may be forgiven for considering it a sacred duty, I owe to him, to men. tion here, that whilst his wounds were binding up, and we were placing him on a bearer, which was to carry him on the field, he assured me the wounds he had received in the pertOrmanee of his duty to his country, caused not a pang ; but he felt alone anxiety for a wife and family dearer to him than his life, whom in the event of the fatal termination he foresaw, he recommended to the pratec. tion and notice of hilMajesty's Government, and the country.") A Return of Killed and Wounded beonging to the Nary disem barked with the Army under "or -General Ross, September it, 1814. \ Total killed— I petty officer, 3 seamen, 3 marines.—Total wounded-1. officer. 6 petty officers, 22 seamen, 13 nutrines. Name of Petty Officer KiIIed—MELPOSIENE) Mr. William (or Ar. thnr) Bilmonsor, Clerk. Acmes of Offieers Wounded—Ton NAsr, Captain Rohyro , , Royal Marines, severely.-171ADEM, Lieatenaut Sampson nirshall, severely. Names of Petty Officers frounded—ToNNANT, Mr. Charles Ogle, Midshipman, severely.—ALOWN. John Billet, Quarter- Master, se verely.—RAMlLl ES, Robert Walton (or Watton), Boatswain's Mate, severely ; Henry Bakewell, yeomen of the powder-room, badly ; John lirickett, ship's coporal, slightly. A letter from Sir A. Cochrane, dated on board the Torment, in the Chesapeake, 12th September, encloses the following : Seahorse, Chesapeake, Sept. 9, 1814. SIR--In obedience to your orders, I proceeded into the River Potomac, with the ships named in the margin*, on the 17th of last month, but from being without pilots to assist us through that dif ficult part of the river called the Kettle Bottoms, and from contratY winds we were unable to reach Fort Washington,. until the evening of the 27th. Nor was this effected but by the severest labour. I . believe each of the ships was not less than twenty different times a. ground, and each time we were obliged to haul off by main strength; and we were employed warping for five whole successive days, vt ith the exception of a few hours, a distance of more than fifty miles. The bomb ships were placed on the evening of the 27th, and Mune. diately began the bombardment of the Fort, it being my intention to attack it with the frigates at day light the following morning, On the bursting of the first shell, the garrison were observHl to re treat; but. supposing some concealed design, I directed the tire to be continued. At eight o'clock, however, my doubts were removed by the explosimpof the powder magazine, which destro)ed the inner buildings, and at daylight on the 28th we took possession. the principal fort, which contained two fitly two pounders, two • &MIMI', Enryalas, Dcvaatatien, Meteor, /Etna ; Erebw, Allll3 Maria dispatch boat. ,r C.,ntain ercfott, conimandloo •