The National Register. — London, England, 1814-10-16 00:00:00

OCT. IE. At five p. m of the 2,1 inst. we ,o rived off Bah'. hI det Aiove tart three wiles film Hamden. Colonel John and myself landed on the Fouth si.!e of the Cove, to tecommitre the ground and obtain intelligerce. Having; gained the hills. we di-covered the enemy's reqnets advautageoosly ro't ed au the highway leading to Hamden, ma the With side of the Cov4. • We -immediately r!etermieed to laud one btoodted and fifty ' men, untic . K Major lttci el, to drive- the piequos and take tip their gronti4. This nbjc ct was olithined by seven o'clock, and not withstanding every difficulty, the Behr lc id the tops mule lance I On the north lb Wt. of the Cove t.y ter, o'clock ; but it who. timid tin possible to laud the at telery at the same pLee. The troop• bivouacked oil the gloom! tl..ken posses-rm, of by rlpj , Bl. Riddel. It rained incessaney dining the ui.ht. At (14 y break this morning the tog cleared away for abort ter of NI) hour, which enabled me to reconnoitre the (licitly by as er ; and I brood rt Lindiog place for the at about two thir.ls of .1 mile from Bull's Head. Off thi• place the troops halted tilt the artillery woe mounted, and hy six the whole advasteed towards Hamden. Tile boats tinder the immediate command of I. icutenatit Pedler. the First of the Dragon, agree:dile to a pet viou• act anti' Well! Vll l ll Co.istiel J. lin. adv..reell in a line with the 6011 flank of the m's. The Peruvian, Sylph, Dragon s tender, and has fraosport wore kept a little in the rear of the ivserve. (tor information stated the enemy's firce at fourteen liondred men, and he had chosen a most exeellent position on a high hill. About a quarter of a mile to the northward of the Adants fr:2ate bad mounted eight 18-poitesiers. This fort was calculated roccumiand both the highwa . .,7 by which o u r troops had to ad. o' and the riser. Ott a wharf close to the Adams. he hid moneted fiit• co eighteee pouuders, which completely commanded the river, which at this place is lint Ahoy e three cables !coon wide, aid the hind or, each bide is hiffh nod well u led. A rocket boat under my immediate direction, but maecrty , rerl by Mr Crinton. - runner, and Nit-. Small, midshipman, ' f the FY4- ion. w..s advanced about a quarter of a mile a.heari of the hue of boats. So soon es the beats got within Dm •hot, tlic , err my operied I it fie upon th. tit front the 1101 RO'l ‘4 hie!, was %v at sok. returned. Onr rocketk were eetirvariy vrril .1:0•ettil. and evidently threw the enemy into conftt inn. Meantime enr tioori ‘tortred the hilt with the tvinost valiantly. Flefere 1• e rvt ‘4 'Oben coot! (...,ri:pe shot of the wharf battery, the enertv -et tire to th , A 414111., and he ran from hi- gnus the moment ottr trwps earrted the hill. I joined the army about ten miontel after this event. Colonel John and - mysulf determirea to lea.e a 'efficient firer in possession of the hill. aml to pursue the enemv, ho WAS then in Simla All the Baoszor rub 1. fl. int: at lull 'pro ft. The Innits ships posited up -the river. preservina their ith t he a s iv y. `rile enemy was too nimble t'sr us, anti most of weal c?,eaped into the woods on our left • _ _ - - On approaching 13-ntfor, the inhabitants, who hail opposed qs at Hamden, threw off the.r military character, and as magistrA..s, select men. &re. matte an uneonilitional surrender of the town. Ilere the pursuit t.topped. About two hours after into, Briza.lier-General Blake came into the town, to deliVer himself a , a pri•oncr. The General ;Ind other uri , urer-, am-tinting to one hundred and ninety-one. were admitted to their parole. Enclosed I have the honour to fairward to you lists of the vessels we have captured or destr-yetl, and other neeessary reports. I. am happy to i t ,form you that ()tor loss eon.ists only of one seaman In-long lug to the Dracon, killed ; Captain Gen, of the 29t14 and seven privates wounded ; one rank and Eli. missing. I cannot close my i•eport, without expresaing the hiultest admi ration of the very gallant conduct of Colonel John; •the officers and soldiers under his command ; row. exclusive of the battery before mentioned. they had difficulties to contend with on Weir left %%web (lid not fall under my observation, - as the enemy's field pieces in that direction were masked. The ittninst exi:ted•between the two services, and I shall tuber feel oblhzed to Colonel . John for his readv co-operation in every thilig that WWI proposed. •1 he officers and men bore the privation) inseitinable limn one confined. means of accommodation with a theeifuluess that entitles them to in warmest thanks. • • • • • - • • I eat form on estimate of the enemy's absolute lass. From stragglers I learn, that exclusive of killed and filis‘ing, upwaili 30 lay wounded in:the woods.' • • • I have the honour •to he, • &c. ROBERT BARRIR, Capt. of his Majesty's ship Dragon. 663 ((;APITULATION . ) .. • To Captain Hyde Part:tr, commanding the naval forces ail Lietitenant-Colonsl Andrew l'itkington, coninsaisiling the 'awl totoe of hiss Britannic Majesty,. now CEKTLKM —The forces lustier your counts:m(l having captives, the torts in the neighbourbool nt R:tclutken . p o , 43 ,,. ss i oi , o f the ten - itosy adjacent within the county of Washio 2 t o o, and th e Atuation of the c• entry h./tweets the Petiolocot River, and the Piposistnaquaddy II;-y, as to preclude the hope that ass adequate force cii•l tui niched i y 11+e U lied States for itA refection, we propo,e a Capitillation, as d tier for otirs•A•liet'S hsnd in bel,a:t . of ttsr otti els and s.•I sit is of the county nf NVarisii g on, to give our parole ~t Lomitr that we will not, directly or is shieetly. bear aIIIIIS, tit' in us v fiV IVC Britannic Mijesty King eseutTs tlw Third. Kist!: of the United Kingdem of Groat Britain aini e:and, his Stiece‘•+++. sold A the's, •iurin the preient war hew CM G . .e..t Britain mid the Unsteil Slat e., 11:: on condition we have your ai-nraucc, that while we remain in this situation, awl eon icier ource Ivy. us des lie Rsiti h GOVtllllllelit until fisrtut . r or:ers,. v hall have th e , ace awl fall rojeyineut of our private property, and he pLitteted 1 1 1 the sAere*s , sprout wit tI ocesiliations. Jt N FAV Ell BrigmlicrAlies4l . al, '24 hrizadc 10th ds,isi! is, Car ~ ;r officers and twitliers of the 3 1 tegitnent in the brigat'e J: NI ES CA NI P ELI,, I.ieutcnasst-Colonel, cominandinz vie Ist revisuctst. Insigade. 10th di , isitsu, tut ilitai*tir, ett;re us awl soldier> to tiie Artist rgiitte(it. These ter..l.:have erarte:l and apps o. t ot o r b y ni t , 11 Vi) E l It t 'apt. of his Maje-t:,'s ship Trnedos. A. Pi I.k I N I . ON, Lieutenant-Culotta Cotuntantlitig. Macchia, , , Sept. 13, nii4. f.i‘t of vesseht captured awl iles•tro et! in the Pcnolocot, anti of those kit on the stork-, ai near a. I ant able to ascertain. ('rq oreil Null brought 4.. t brig, (i ivii6olierz, 3 sloops. I).. , troyed at lli.tmicti—tl;e Attains frigatc, 0f‘.26 guns, 18point clet 4, (me ut them armed ; bin tut by the enemy. liangur —I ship, 1. brig, i4;ltookevt, awl 1 sloop ; burnt by Lost since in am procession--a copper bon:mist: brig', pierced fol gtilF ., blot the Decatcur privatker, pierced for It; gnus. Note— The pouilcx and %Ali:e capita( d at Hamden wcit putt on hoard those vegsels. Left on the stock% at 13:ingor--2 ships, 2 brigs, and ".1 schooners. At Bretct:r --I ship, 1 briv, and 1 . schooner. At llarriogton--1 ship. 1 se.liooncr, on file stocks. • , Lett Ai liainden-1 ship, 1 liermaphroditebrig, and 2 schooners; al% I I schooner oil the stocks. Lift at Fratiklort on the stocks-1 schooner and some small et aft. To Rear Admiral Griffith. R. BARRIE. Return of Ordnance taken from the enemy on the Sd day f Scp temlicr, 1 FA.I. Taken at ii:iltiden--23 iron 13 pounders, 2 iron 11 pounders ; 1 t 18 pounder* destroyed ; 1 i Inought away. T.lken Bangor and brought 4way--'23 pounder brass guns, 1 iron 3 pomtdcr. imon4ht away-17. Erni) ,rlied-1 ammunition cart, 500 in pound shot, about 16 barrels of powder, and a quantity of wad., &c. t illajefit*4 ships Peruvian and Sylph, Dragon'ei tender, the Harmony transport. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZTTIT. COLONIAL DEPARTMENT, DOWNING !ITIIEET, OCT. 10, 1411. A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, addressed to E irl Bathurst, one of L Maje.ty's tie el etaries of State, its yesterday receivedirom Lieut -Geo. Sir ticome Pei•vo,:t, {Mart. Head Quarters, Montreal, An;. 1814. MY 1 . .0 ttn—The sticcesttil result of tits gallant etatetptise the enemy's small vessels 4,0' Fort .Erie, as tit tat It'll in the eit ciosed extract of a 4:-.ltateit from Ltent-Gen. Distlltititomi, having' encouraged the expretat too that a favourable periosi had arr ived ti r attaehii , 4 the enemy in their c;:trunellitieru, the Lieut. Gr net at , A as induced to order au asstudt itii•ui Fort Erie, and the %%1,0%6 eon tlectr.o with it, before the !Heal. on the Lint it.tant. It is' with (INT coocurti I have 'now to acquaint yotir Lordship, that uo:4;vitibtaudi.!4the::e wits the fairest prcopcct of SUCCUSS at the TIIP NATIONAL RECISTER..