The National Register. — London, England, 1814-02-13 00:00:00

.wegrop.. 4 l NO4 . . St wass. to fi:;ht the enemy (wholockaded the port). to enable its to 1 Ac t stritphe , of provisions and stores of every desetiptloo ; per ft ell, - .destitute of provisions ivas the pu74, that there was not a ' tl,t‘'s flour in store, andsthe squa4on tinder toy command were On bait' allowance in many thins, and when that was done there was no mfire. Such were the motives which induced Major-Gen. krtor (vainm by your instructions, I was detected to consult, and mho- e w i?.hes I was enjoined to CXI`OIIC, as far as ttlatt d to the good of the country), to concur in the neeessi.y ofa hiatle being risked, • the many disadvantages Which I !shunted, and it. now remains for me , the most melancholy task, to relate to you ti n ontortunate issue of that battle, as well as the many tudoward eiteum,tauces that led to that event. No:lntel:it nee of sfameti having arrived. I sailed, on the 9th inst. fully expecting to meet the enemy next. mernine, as they bad le et > run 'among the Wands, nor teas I inistaken ; soon aft tr day lighl they were seen in motion in l'nt-in.ltay, the witel !hue at smith west, and lieht, giving os the \viather gage. I bore ue for them, In ittpes of bringing them to action aneing the i:slands, hut treat in tention was *oon frustrated, by the. Wind stuldeuly shilliegto the son th-eawt, which brought the enemy directly to windevard. - e line was formed aecording to a given plan, so that each ship 'night be supported against the superior foree of the two brigs op posed to them. About ten the enemy had cleined the islands, and immediately bore up, undi t easy sail, in a line abreast, each being also supported by the small vessebe At a enattvr berme twelve I commenced the action, by firin7 a tew long guns; ahont a tiparter past the American Commodarr, also supported by teen orieioners, one carrying four long 1.-2eionaider , , the other a leng and ';'4opounder, Caine to close action with the'betroit ; the other WI of the eilemy, apparently destined to engage the Queen Char lotte• supported in like manner by two sehootitts, kept so fie to wiedward as to r' rider the Qiiten Charbette's .20 pounder carronteks useless, white she was, with the Lady Prevost, exposed to the licit% y and destmetive fire of the Caledonian, and.four other sehoolier-, armed with long and heavy guns, like the -e I have already described. Too soon, alas ! was I deprived of the service tit the noble :led intrepid Captain Finnis, who soon after the commencement of the • tiviion, tell, and with him fell my greatest support; soon after Lein Stokes, of the Queen Charlotte, was shriek senseless by a splinter, said) deprived the country of his - services at this very critical period. As perceived the Detroit had enoueli to contend with, without tl:e prosret ef a fresh twig, Proviecial I lent enant Irvine. who then hat chat. c of the flie•en ('ha , lone, behaved with great courage, but his experience was teleili too limited to surlily the place of such tln officer as Captain hence she proved of far less assistance than I expected. The action et ntinued with great fliry Doti - half.past two, when I perceived my cennieet drop astern. and a boat passing from him to thc Niagara, (ve Welt vessel was at this tithe pen feetly fresh) the American Comietelore, seeing that as yet the day was agaiest 11;ne (eis vessel havieg struck .soon after he left her)-and also the eery thlineeless state of the Detroit which ship was now a pen feet *tea,. principally from the raking tire of the pin boats, and alm that the /alto n Charlotte wag in such a situation, thati could re ceive very little assistance from her, and the leady Prevost being at this time ten CO to leeward, 'from her rudder Irvine injured, made a noble; and, alas too successfill an etlert to regain it. for he bore up, anti support. d by his small vessels, passed within pistol-shot, and funk a raking eosition on our bow ; nor could I preveet it, as the uMoi innate situation of the Quetnet hat hate ',reveille(' us from wearing in attempting it we s fell on bond 111 , 1.; my gallant First Lit et. aarland was 'toe mortally wounded, aid myself so severely, that I etas 'lilted to quit the deck. Monied ac the Lzquadron was, with not more than tif:y British seamen. the rest a inixod crew of Can einem; ®rid sonde is, who .sere tot..lly unacquamted with such sereice, ic , .dcred the loss of Officer , more sensibly klt, and never in airy artlf - 11 Wit% the loss more , evert ; every officer commanding vessels, and their set'oeds, we , either killed or wounded so severely, as 'to art tniahle to keep the sleek. Lieo . t,Bnelian, in the L Prntnst, behaved most nobly, and did every thing that a bri.ve aotf experienced Otficer could do in a vo , st i ~ erred with 1.2-ponial carrottadOe ag;iinst vessels carrying guns- I rem tto A:. tei . that he y , as severely wounded. Lieut. ,of the D •vel emenumding the Reiter, displayed the greatett intrepidity ; but his gnu. being staall (two, four, and six ponuilers.).he could be amuck It ss ervive than be wished. e . cry Officer in the • Detroit behaved its the: most exemplary• manner: Lucia &leveed such 'calm intrepidity, that 1 was folly coneiitccd 11141, ou leaving the left the ship iu tem hands; . airlreti ai aeConnt of.. the batty after that. I refer yi:Ai to his letter which he wrote fOr your iutbrutaAion. , • . FrII. 15. Mr. lintrineister, purser of the l)etrait, nobly volunte et.cd his -services on deck, and behaved in a matinee that reflects the highest honour on hill), I regret to add, thi:t he is very severely woOnded in the knee. Provineral Pttrvi , , and the military Officer', Lieuts. Gar den, of the Royal New fetaidlaint Pisngt v.,- and (klieefe, of the '4lst reuiment, behaved in a inamier ‘viiit-it excited my warmest ad miration; Cit. few Blitish seamen I bad behaved with their usual in trepitlity, and as loos , us I was on ttcek the troops hviiiived with a calmness and courage worthy of a mote fortunate issue to their exertion , . weaaer gage gave the cart toy a priyikintis advantage, as it enabled then) lint only to choose th(.i! • position, but their distance also, which they aid such a maniti ras to prevent the carronadelis of the (;tat - en Cluirlotte and Lady Prevost from having much etil•et ; %%Idle heir long gal.:, did great etwelit ion, pat - Ocularly against the Qin en Chariot te. Capt. PO EV has be:rived in a most and attentive manner, not truly alai ()Hirers, lint to all the wltmt:i'il• I tt list that, althn:l4l) you %Vile approve of t ' motives that itoinccd nic to sail wider so many disadvanta;zes, ainf (hot it may he hercafter prey( 41 that, under Such eircnistatices, the i honour of his 3Lijestey', lleg has tott,otbrcu tarnished.. I inclose tht H list at kiiied and woonit'ed.. (Signed) R. 11. BAIirLAY, • Command( r, and late St Otteer. His Majest)'s late ship I)ettoit. Sept. 10, Vil3. have the honour to trati-init to you an aeoonnt of the termination of the late unfortunate battle with the eneu,:-'s &mu On comir 4 on the quarter•deck, after your being wounded, tll enemy's steumi brig, at that little on our weather bra 11, shortly afterwards took a position on our wetther bow, to rake us; to pre vent m !loch, in attelopting to wear, to get our tai board broodsie.c to bear upon her, a number of the guns of the larboard brOatisitio liting at this time di-allied, fell on board the Queen Charlotte at this !lax running up to Icew aril of lli : in this sitstati•ni the t , .% 4' Ship% remAinetl for OItIL tans. As soon as we got eh ar of tier, E orderrd Queen Charlotte, to shoot aht.al of liA if possil:lc, atteliTtiii to, kick o ur foretop sail to get a•ste; hut Mr ship L.)ing completely unmanaveable, eery brace cut aw.ty, inizta:top-inast anti gaff down, all other r.::rtts ba:f:y wono vti, iirt a stay lett ft:rward, hull shattrred ye;.y much, a number of the guns disabled, .:n:1 the euern)'s sfluadron raki)ig both ships a-ht.ad and'a.sterit, none of oi.r own in a situation to support us, I WA, under the painful nap ressity of answering the enemy, to say we had struca, the Qui:cm Chailottt having previously data' I have the Loi.our to bi - . lie. (Signed) CiEOIWE INOLIS. To ('apt. Barclay, ‘St:•. STATEMENT Oi• TOI+CE OF HIS I . T.t.tEsT‘'s SQUADRON Og %RE ERIE, .1 Nl/ TuAT TILE LNITED-STATES. BRITISH SCIVADRON--Detroit, long 24-ponnilers, 1 long 18• pontider, t; long 1"2-poutider , ;, a long 9-pounders, I t:4-puittider e;irt onadc, 1 18-pounder carronade ; Queen Clia;butte, :3 long l':-putitiders, 14 '24 pounder ciaronatles ; Lady Prevost, 3 long 9 pounder% 11) -I.:.pctinder carrooades ; Hunter, 2 long (i -poovicrs, 4 long 4-pomiders, '2 long 2-14otintlerg, and 2 earronades ; Little Belt, 1 tong 9-pouudt r, 2 long 6- pounder. ; Cliirpm‘ ay, 1 lung 9 pi.ttittler. UNITED STATES tii.2u.tptioN—Lawience, '2 long 12-potinders, 18 3./.-pollllder CatToliz:lies; Niagara, V loeg 1 , 4-pountiers, la :12-' pounder rarriliat;i:S; Culedoria, 2 lorg 21-pounders, one 32. pounder carronales, all on pivots ; Ark!, 4 lorg 12-pounders, all on pivots; summers, one I crig I.lpoln.der, one 372 pontaler eat,- tonade, all on pivois; Porcupine, one loo'g ::,2 pimmlcr on a pi tit ; 'lsigres, one lung 3-..-poituder, en a pivot; Scorpion, one !cog 3n-pounder, one 24-pounder, all on pivots ; Trip, one Long p..iltrier, on a pivot. (Sitzued) (A true Copy) R. 11. BARELAY, Commander. A List t?l' liilled and Wounded in his Multsly's Ships and Vessels, in an AAion it•ith an Amaican Sqvadrou on Lakc Eric,Sept. 1(,180. Three officers, 38 men, killed; 9 officers, 83 men, wounded. — 'fetal, 41 killed ; 94 %%minded. r.'autts of Olfietrg killed apd frour.ded. Lieut. James Garden, Royal Newfoundland Regimeta, I.)t.troit—Virst Liehtctiant John Garland, ; Captain R. Ilart•!av, null J. 11..tiotlilitiNtcr, pinscr, %‘oundetl, dangerously. Cliiiilotte— Capt. Robert }lnnis, killed ; First .Liutt, . •rtm N ‘11()N it 7, ntGisTnu._ - .