The National Register. — London, England, 1814-10-02 00:00:00

VIE NATIONAL Itr.GITEII. OCT. Q. ATTACK ON WASHINGTON. -- • - Extract of a Lrt:er fsom a NaratOfficer ; dated an boar! his Majesty; ship I..)!aciena, Put uxog Rirer, ChisapeJlte Bay, Aug. U. It has been the pleasure of Providence to crown our country's. • aims in this rpeafer with one of the most fortunate and glorious yi..tories the times of ht e have produced: our little army of four thowand mereaad ‘2oo Woe jackets, have succeeded in totally rout- • ing tho American army of eight thousand, commanded by Madison, the Preddent, in person.. The battle took place at Bladensbere, a small viiliree you will find in the map of Mary! ,nd, about five riVes from Washineton, which city our troops entered the same crchiug (the ..fCh Arnzast). Nothing can equal the surprise of the Ainerie:lns at Wallimotton on the event ; the position and , 11-, priority et* t`oair army them such confidence of !otecess, that sa.aree'.y a pre.clutiou was taken to renteve any state valnahles frion the town, wilith. therefore, all fell a prey to the flames. Ae extraor , 'inarY sized fvir.:lte, noirintine (42 gins, a smaller one, the Dock yard, ao extensive roFe•store. 1-lon -es of Congress and Repre sentatives, War olice, anti ail other public buildiees havehcen des troyed., toet:Omer with M.olhom's private home, which tor plate and furnintee is said to have quailed at y palace. The destmetion has been immense, :nal at a leo:lent:L. c...lculatiou is allowed by the Wallitietinrians to be I trill MILLIONS OF 1/.II.LATIS damage. It will surprise on all in Fnelaud the more to know, that all thii. his been executeil with so tritline a lo3s rei three or :'stir lan:tired men. As I know von will feel desirous to have as particular a &scrip tier' as possible of this affair, I shall eive you the hto.t thee extrione fatieue will allow Inc to la rite. Out our troop- he'no d:!tnite:el:t dat llenv.lict, a r.ruall yillaec in this river, their firs; o!.ject (in coojnec tion with .oer boats of the navy) was time destiortion aII ica” gen . boats and several small lirge•. lshi ch had been very fortunate noving vs all the snomier ; w:s commanded by Con mane Bartley, man xYlio at the battle of - illadenslearel: proves himself one the bravest on the fielJ; and woo; datteertrusly wonni;eml. llarecy, on the approach of cur boats, reoreotemi to Nottiooliam, where of course, we followed, Wel pilled up for the ilt!ark but he spared 114 the trmble of aoy tiineo iirrther, fer Wileo we were within about a mile of him, be h'ew r.w all hut one, . and retreated towards Washington vOtlr about huedred mete Omir troops now made a sharp mareli tOr t; -e eap:tal, and at Marl boro' were met by MO cavalry. whom a trifliee fire mien di-peraed. On the '2l tit at noon, after a tedious march, our troops arrived at the village of Blatleusburgle situated on a hill on the ea‘teru side chi' a small brooch of the Potowinac river, on the oppesite side another hill, which Madison occupied as a food position for the Ameri can army. The river was passable by a small bridge ; and so confi dent had Madison been of threshing us, that he did not even Like the common precaution of any . soldier, either to undermine or blow the bridge up. Barney was chartzed by Matiison to defend this bridee WI twelve pieces of artillery, anti all his seamen, iii addi tion to three hattering pieces of 24 petted , . :Madison commanded the cavalry anti foot, with a thick womi on his rear Anil u siltnatilAs. Our lads determined to force the bridoe; they rather flr.sw than ran ; the lire was tretneedous; in ten minetes three field officers anti twelve others were down : cur troops umbra on, forced the hi Hee, *stymied tie Lit% ~„ t it' hilt* an limir old Emehmed'a flat! fh w tli uniplialit over the American camp ! In an hour not an Americari soldier but t e wounded was t.O ‘eon. Madison secured himself at an (*nay part of the coetrst, and Fct a sad totrAnple of cowardice an I treaciwry to his tirtlitct! :..rxr try. FrOM that day to (tor army's return on board, not a sire of a c:irier has Leen tic cii, compirtely Ii , ve they felt emir Yi iii h Lleo. - t• : theeoh we are w ci! inert c'! that eir ninny was neuxt day reioPeced from 1 ittimere to a force of I`l.oeo. Theke must be sead, fo• their envoirdire i iverctlitile. We are now prepay:._ them another dose ; !out to ''.hat particular pail it is to be ;initial I cannot say. for :Arty intentlo l l 1,3 very properly kept secret ; we -COI only conjecture to i'..nrompolis or Norfolk, as *e have an order to prepare fiat-bottomed boats. P. S. Commodore Darnav is our prhorer or parole. Madison narrowly escaped es. Our rockets did treat CM:entiOn, and have spread the utmost elarm amongst the Yaokics." ANOTHER J.FTTER. Ave. 51.—Our success covers the Gobernment here with dis grace, and puts Mr. i‘latlison in a very emit( mptihle point of view. The storming Of Wasiti.:gtcn -tas cert:tit,iy the I,tgt c!inv, i ti the President's contempletinu, ! , o ranch t'e de.rived tt, the last moment. Letsulf t:le gond house iwif4 until she had scarce time to get away. :very thin; was touud rutiily for a regale at the P. Lace ; and even the ice prepair , i foe enniiiiz their wine ; ail of 'inch our incendiaries availed tLeuriehes befoie they tired the houtie. Had the Americans hem] given four and twenty hours more time, it miglit hare mailea serious ilifference, as the troops were joining every moment. The action was a sharp one, and we lost a good many. The General (Ross) h;.d two horses killed under hint ; anti the Admiral his stirrup shot away and his knee bruised. Au Ame rican ()Meer hasi been on board us with a tleg of truce, and cunt. plains bitterly of our rockets. The half-printed paper* you find enclosed I took my.elf from tlist p.ress of the I:A[l) , ms Republican Printer, Mr. Joe Gide. He will laanc%a i;o more thundeis al us ; for we broke his essoblishment up, and scat tered pe and sheets to the AA ide winds—Gale's uccupat :on's gone! I write from one of the rivers cmpOng, itsel into the mighty Chessr. ; nil the waters of this country are on H gvird4oale, hod militate the.Youkies, with such a salt.Asatrr enemy al they End in us. I to not know whether the army is destine 4 to :my •Intiter cxpeditioei 'his mason; perhaps not, for the unhualthy .porit.d is come; rind be ; %ides, the General will most likrly, MI ,o • tinall a for, e ours really is, be unwilliug to hazard any alloy to so brilliant a stroke as he Las just eifected. Tl:ts cori , ins leletnent is the Tvmpnn sheet of the last Washington Jonrnal. It slims. the agitvion of. the place, and confu-ion of tine press, whAst the enemy was at their gates. BRITISH ATTACK ON PORT ERIE. ( oFriciAL ACCOUNT.) Fleaiittariers, Ow? E. fore Fort Fri!, Avg.. 12, 1814. Clir,NtiltAt. Otrutsa.—Lient. General Drummond congratulates this n ay •u the brilliant achievement exc•euted last night by Capt. nobles, of the Royal Navy, and a paity of seamen . and marines, who, in the most tall:oat styie, bladed, and, after a short struede, tatried two or the enerny's armed schooner., anchored *dose to Fort Erie. Accident alone rrrventell the c:ipktne of Hie- third schooner; tlro:e captirred are the Biters and •Poreniiiur, the former mounts Ur() 10ri7,. I .f.-ponialers, and thc littler one 11— They were com fit mdeti oy Licutenithts, and had on hoard 55 men each. The Lientcoant General laments to ficd that Lieutenant Rad clille, commander of hi'. Miksty's schooner Ailetley. Las fallen oa this occa-ion ;he was kilie I in the act of boat d: a.;:. He will be bulled at twelve o'elt,ck„ with well marks of respect as cimans stances will permit ; besides Mr. Radcliffe, our 10,5 leas been one seamati kill, d and four wounded. The enemy's loss is one seatitAil killtl, th.'re officers and four seamen wounded. The whole enter priz:r reft.'rt.:i the highest credit on the ability and spirit of Clpitia Dobbs, and the gallant party under his command. i (Signed) J. HARVEY, Lieut. Colonel, Deputy Adjutant General. Ifrad-Quarters, Montreal, stk Avg. GENERAL Orenrtz.-111 •primuli.ating• to the troops an extract frnni• a I)hariet General Order, issued by Livia - timid General Drummond, to the right division of this army, in consequence of the capture of two of the enemy's seltooner*, couperating in the cletenre of the eitenty*4 poritinti at :Fort Erie, the Commander of the Vorees avails himself of the opportunity it presents, to ac , knovv ',edge the high sense he entertains of the.valukble service rcu dered to the right division by Captain Dobbs of the Royal Navy, and the Officers and.seameat of the vessels placed under his coal :nand, for art: purpoge, by C:Antnodore Sir James Yeo. This evcnt, so ably riatmeel and so gallantly executed, was fol lowed by a general attack of the enemy's fells and tuttenchmeots. Laid. (;elieral Drunimond reports, that the spirit with which it was undertake:l, eimbled oar troops to surmount every olisricle: Fort Ft is awl the etitrenchments were entered, the guns turned on the Itarr,kel-, Mock le use (the envitiv'i refuge), hen ourorto ttatvly, a, west vruienr ev i lfision occurred on (1w battei y, in its effeet destroying Mal di , abling many a valuable officer and soldier, f-iteii a consternatien, av to iteliire the remainc:g troops to nbandott the woiks, and ;ill those a.ivanta,ges hieli they had gained b y chterinitied conduct, and preeigitate l y to retire to our first arp-o..clies. From ether (mines, ahrevt inseparable from night operatious carrying nil in a Anne and difliceit country, the right cobunii tailed 1, i n t' se rie objet it hat.l to nceempliAt. 11 With deep terzret the Cuter:lm(ler of the Forces recortlo less his Majeati's service has scstained on this occasion. 1163 _