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

FEB. 13. THE NATIONAL RMISTER. muds Mercxem, so as to avoid both great rOadS occupied by 11:e Prussians. While the Prnsi-ians Wirlse erigaUCll considerably more to ' the lclt, an attack ou the village of Mercxem was made by Colonel M`Lcod's brigade, led by himself, in the most gallant style, and un d e r the immediate direction of MajorMeileral M• Kenzie. The rapid, bra orch rly advance of the detachment of the third battalion of the rifle corps, under ('apt. Vllllarton's command, and of the second battalion of the 78th, commimded by Lientemnt- C , donel Lindsay, supported by the second battalion of the tosth, commanded by Major M'Donnell, and by the 33d, under Licut.- Colond Elphinstone, and an immedi , ,te charge with the bayoret by the 78th, ordered by Licut.-Coloeel Lindsay, der. hied the contest nuteli suoler, and with mach lc.s loss than"mi2.lit have been ex pected, from the strength of the post, an,l the numbers or the Cilt my. M.ll.end received a severe w , nunil throng!. the arm, in the advance to the attack, lint did not qi4 the command of the brigade till he became faint from loss of blood. lam happy to think that the army will probably not be long deprived of the services of this distinguished officer. The enemy were t:!.iven into Antwerp, with considerable loss and some prisoners wcte taken. I have the greatest satisfaction in expres..ing my warmeit appro. Litho' or the conduct of all these troops ; no veterans ever behaved hum r than these men, vvlio then met the enemy for rite tirst time. Ti,e discipline and lint epidity, of the Highland•battalimi, ~i Lich had the good fortune to lead the attack iiito the 'village, reflect equal eredit on the officers. and men. The satire was inailife , ted by tic other troops einplr;cd. 'ft% r(S Of Major Frel'i brigade were advanced in Ab il ont of the attilek, and, by their excellent practice, soon sauteed a bat tery of the cueniy. 5 , 2(1 regitne,:t, tinder the command of that experienced (Meer, Lieut.-0)10mA (ii; ) hs, v . &s al . ards moved into the village o. Merexent, in or:ter to corer the %,ithdratviog of the troops from wa; of tiered as soo:i a 4 the colitnin airived by the great road, the head of which had ali eady driven in the outposbe, %%hen our attack bogaii. Lieut.-Colonel Gibbs remained with the 51d, and third battaliott, 95t11, till atter dark. _ . rceonnoi:calice having been Fatisfactorily Reenitlrlksileti. the Prlifsiail troops are going ilito rat and this cusps dill re mime nearly those it neciiiiie4 before. 'lnc severity of the ‘ve,itlicr has lx''n excessive. 7'he soldiers love borne it with she. Oldness and patience, anti I lupe will not sillfer very materially t'rein hale the lionoor 10 be, &c. (Signed) Timm AS UIt.IIIAM. Return of li'uunded. and 411is4ing. 'rota! - 1 ensign, 9 rank awl 104., 1 lit wen:il-colon( 1 3 liciitenatit4, ;,:ti rank and tile, 5 littrt•es, wittindeti-1 rank and tile missing. Names of Officers kilned and wounded. K11,1,1.11,-78tli Font, 'id Hatt. 1.'..:00211 James Ormsby. WOL 1/11).--711th Foot, 'id Katt. C4)lntiel 11'TA.0(1, ,•everelv, not dangerously; Livia. Wen. 11•Ktlizie, seveteiy, since dead; Lieut. Win. Bath, severely; Lirnt. 1, Ct,i,!•flia), Pritoners taken frwrz. the Enemy. 2 corporal', 23 privates. (Signed) A. M iCIIGNAI.I), Dep. Arlj. Gen. DOWNING- " rit FEB. S t 1814. A Divateh, of which the follnnirg is an extract, bait been this (l a v 11 .r e -ivy,' at Earl Bathurst'„ Offie, atliiresied to his Lore.ship by Fit Id Marmbal the Mdrquk i t Welliogton, dated St. Jean de Luz, J.m. 23. 1814. The enemy withdrew on the 21 ,, t, in the morning, all their out rr,sts in fro►:t of the entrenched camp h t Bayonne, between the Anonr srd the kit of the Dive; and at the slime time, the troop► I had reported in my last to have moved upon Bidarey add 11:tyz•brty, mareited front thence. rpparetitly towards the centre of no. army, which ha. been eonsiderably reinforced. I have had no reports tree► Catalonia since I atidrtssed you last. SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE GAZ&TTIE. C 61.0 NIL! F. DEPARTMENT. DOWNING•SIIIVF.T, FEBRUARY 8, 1814. Dispatches, of %%hid' the ffillowing are copie s , have this (lay been teceived .from Limit •Gen. Sir G. Pt evost, Hart. atitivesed to Earl Bathurst, one of itis Majcst)'s Principal Secrettnics of State. 103 Head-Quarters, Montreal, Dec. I'4 1'313. My Loan—Having had the honour 'o report to your Lordship, on the 30th of October and the 15th of November last, the affairs which took plare between his Majesty's forces and the American armies, led on by Major-Gen. Hampton and Major Gen. Wilkinson, I have now the satisfaction to inform your Lordship, that the signal defeats experienced by the enemy on the Chateauguay river iu Lower Canada, and near Chrystlet's Farm, in Upper Canada, have relieved both from tit:. pressure of the armies invadi. g them, and obliged the divisions of Gen. Hampton and Gen. Wilkinson, to retire to their own territory, and seek for minter-quarters wider circumstances so highly siisavalitageous as to have produced in Loth I them discontent, desertion, Mid disease, The well-timed appearance oft; regulta force in Geu..Wilkinson's front, which 1 had pushed forward from the Coteau de Lac to sup port ;cid give confidence to the Glengarry and Stnimont very shoi sift after the severe lessen his vanity had received from the corps Aobservation, operated so powerfully as to induce him to commence a precipitate retreat from our shore, to St. Regis and up the Salmon iiver, and to abandon his avowed project of pawing his winter in Montreal. It appears that the American army, upon arriving at the French mills, which are situated on the Salmon River, about six miles from its month, proceeded to dismantle their river craft and gun-boais, and to arrange on shore, round their blockhouse, a most cumber tome trait' of artillery, for the preservation of which the whole of Major-Gen. infantry retained in te.nts v!!(1 lints. at this nio , t inclement season of the year, !zeta the winter rods shall he sufficiently established to enable i:m to retire his gums to Mat tsbure. A rapid succession of severe frost, light snow, and sudden thaw, to which the American army has been so long and so much exposed, Ills made it impossible for me to excente ally enterprise against it, ithout ri•king more than my means could justify. • A division of 21in-boats with a detachment of troops, which I had ordered on the first of this mouth to advance into Lake Champlain, for the putpose or molesting (ion Hampton's illy igion, succeeded in burning an extensive building late!y .erected near Platsburg, as a despot magazine- : some liattehux, together with the am:);e „iti on , proiisions, and stoics found in it, were either brought away or destroyed.. The Severity of the weather obliged Capt. Pring, of the 'Royal Navy, under %show command I had placert the expedition, to return to the Isle au Noix on the Mli; in effecting which he was obliged to cut a channel for his boats thrcugh several wiles of ice. The ine my's trooint were in considerable number in the vicinity of Plat vs. btu g. but no attempt was made to annoy our lot ce employed on this vecasion. In Upper Canada a conjoint attack on Burlington Nei:Jac, planned 1)v M:tjor-General liarristm and Commodore Chauncey, tut been I rustrated by the lateness of Inc season and severity of the weather. I tutve the honour to be, tkc. . (Signed) GEORGE PREVOST. WA-Quarters, Montreal, ‘2sth of N0v.1813. Lotto—l _owe the honour to transmit to your Lord?ship a copy of a letter from Coramoilore Sir J. L. Yen, together with Capt. Barclay's official account account of the action nn Lake Erie. refer red- to in my (li•patch to your Lordship of t!‘2(l September, and Bth October last. lam happy to be aide to add. that Capt. Barclay iP lecoveriug of his wounds, and that there is a prospect of . his valuable life and so vices being preserved for the benefit of his. country. I have the honour to lie, &c. (Sigued) The Right Hon. Earl Bathurst, Ste. &c. His Majesty's ship Wolfe, at Kingston, Nov. 15,1815. Stn—l yesterday received Capt. Barrtay's official statemcnt of the ill-fated action in Lake Erie, and as your Excellency must wish to be inf opied of every particular, I have the honour to inclose a copy ofthe same ; it appears to me that thong!' His Majesty's squa dron were very deficient in seamen,weight of metal, and particulaily long guns, yet the greatest mistatune wits the loss of evely officer, particularly Capt. Finals, wilose life, had it been spared, would, in • my opinion, have. saved the f quad on. I have, &e. J. 1. Ist:o i Commodore. His Excellency Sii• George Prevost, Bart. &e. &e. &e. IlisMajestv's late ship Detroit. Put-in-Bay, • - - Lake Erie, Sept. iv, 1813. G. PR nvos.r. STR—The.higt letter I had the honour of wriiinz to you. dated the 6111 instant, I informed von, that Indef.; certain intim:dim% was recciveii Of more scalpel) being. on their way to Antol:thug, I thonld be obliged to sail with the squadron, deplorably Manned as