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

MN r ; . 6.36 THE NATIONAL REGISTE4II._ Return el ike Killed. Wounded, and Missing of 4h e Right Dirition, in the Assault of Fort Erie, on the 15th August, 1814. X it.z.co-1 Colonel, 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, I Captain, 1 Lieutenant, serjeant, 1 drhuitner, 51 rank and file. .D.lsjot , 9 Capt :ins, il Lieutenants, 2 Ensigns, 1 Master, ift) serjeants, Sdrummers, 952 rank and file. • "2 Captains, S Lieutenants, `Ensigns, 1 Adjutant, 1 Mid shipman, 41 serjeants, 3 drummers, 486 rank and file. Total-1 Colonel, 1 Licutenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 12 Captains, 15 Lieutenants, 1 Ensigns, I Adjutant, I Master, 1 Midship . man, 62 serjeants, 7 drummers, 799 rank and file. OFFICERS KILLED. 3st, or Royal Scots—Captiin Torres. or King's Regiment—Lieutenant Noel. 10 . 3 d Regiment—Colonel Scott. 104th Regiment—Lieutenadt-Colonel Drummond. OFFICERS WOUNDED. Royal Navy—Captain Dobbs and Lieutenant Stevenson, slightly ; and Mr. Harris, master, severely. lst, or Royal Scots—Captain Rowan, severely ; Lieutenant Vaughan, slightly. th, or King's—Lieutenant Young, slightly. 41st Regiment, flank companies— Captains Glew and Bullock, severe ly ; Lieut. Haiks, slightly ; Ensign Townshend, severely. 69th Regiment—Captain Barney, Acting Assistant Engineer, severely. 100th Regiment—Lieutenant Murray, wounded and prisoner; Vo lunteer Fraser, severely. 103 d Regiment—Major Smelt and Captain Gardner, severely; Capt. Colclough and Lieut. Charleston, severely and prisoners; Lieut. Fallow, severely ; Lieut. Cuppage, jun. dangerously ; Lieut. Meagher, slightly ; Licuts. Burrows and Hazen, and Ensign Nash, severely. 304th Regiment, flank companies—Captain Leonard and Lieutenant M'Lachlan, :evenly. OCT. 2., with shipping by long, crooked, and narrow rivers, on a spot se lected above all others as the most 'secure from foreign invasion ; --who would have supposed that it could so easily have been de stroyed by a , ' enemy ? Is it possible, that after being two years at war, our capital, the seat of our general Government, should have been left so defence. less ? Can it be believed, that a small armament of a few ships, and from six to ten thousand troops, which came into our waters on the 17th inst. could demolish our capital on the !Nth ? But such is the fact. In less than one month from the sailing of the expedition lion' Bermuda, the British General has fixed his headquarters in the heart of our nation, the scat of our Government. What sha3 we think of suck things? Where have cur men at the head of aftlirs heel) all this time? Why have they taken no measures to defend the capital? Were there no places on the Patuxent or the Potomac which might have been fortified ? Was there no means of defending the property of the nation? Can men who manage in this way be fit to govern a great and free people ? Let their constituents answer. We cannot close this article, without turning the attention of the public to our own situation. We are now erecting fortifications for the defence of our city : but where are the guns to mount in them ; where are the men to man them I—and who takes the charge of vi hat few men we have under arms ? How often does our Cern:nail der in Chief' review them ? These are various questions to the citi zen. Our fortifications will be worse than useless, unless they have guns in them, are well married, and the men are trained to the use of the guns.—Cons. Ade. POLICE. BOW STREET. Yesterday Charles Jotirdan and William Hurtles were reexamined charged with stealing a chest of tea, from Brooks's Wendon waggon. It appeared that the waggon left town in the afternoon of Wednes day, and arrived sale at Epping. The waggoner, Brooks, retired to rest at twelve o'clock, leaving the waggon in the Inn yard, and having fastened the inn gates. The chest of tea was then stowed•he hind and fastened with a chain. In the morning at six o'clock, upon going to the waggon he missed it. The prisoners were stopped by the patrole near Epping with it in a small cart, and they said they had found it lying in the road. This story Burtles repeated to day, and said he could prove that he was at home in bed during the time it was missed by Brooks. They were remanded for further examin ation. James Cooper was charged with attempting ro pick pockets in the Strand. Two of the officers watched the prisoner attempting in company with same others, to pick the pockets of several per. sons. They with some difficulty secured him, but nothing was found upon him. He was sentenced to be imprisoned until the ses sions as a reputed thief. Samuel Grady was charged with obtaining from a publican, twelve shillings nnder false pretences. The Prisoner in company with another man, went to the prosecutor's house, and represented hinisflf as a marine just discharged and entitled to a large share of prize money. The Pui,lican lured by the hopes of gain took them in, fed and bedded them for four days, lent them twelve shillings, and on the fifth they took French leave, leaving him a bill unpaid of six pounds several shillings for their four days entertainment. A few duys since he met them by _chance and secured Brady. He was re manded for thrther exaamination to give an opportunity of enquire iug at the Agent's, where he says he has cash to receive. OFFICERS MISSING. General Staff—Capt. Elliott, Deputy Assistant.Quarter•Master.Ge neral. Royal Navy—Mr. Hyde, Midshipman. 41st, flank companies—Lieut. Gardner and Ensign Hall. U03(.1 ltegiment—Captain Irwin, Lieut. Kaye, Ensign Huey, Lieu tenant and Adjutant Pettit. (Signed) EDWARD BAYNES, Adj. Gen. A. A. DaArN.—Cot. HEnCULE SCOTT, OF BROTREATON. —After leading his regiment (the 103 d) in the most gallant manner, to the attack of Fort Erie in Upper Canada, on the morning of the 14th August, and baring carried the out-works by assault, and the fart by escalade, he received a musket-shot in his shoulder, which penetrated and lodged in his breast, and caused his death, a short time after having hint carried to the rear by a serjeant of grenadiers. He was interred the same evening in the presence of the remains of his regiment, attended by the only three officers who came out of the fort unhurt, the whole having retreated after the fall of their leader, in coocequence of the Americans having blown up a platform, by which 200 brave fellows were killed ur wounded. The 103 d regiment, and two companies of the Royal Scots entered lhti fort, and the former lost their Colonel, one Caplan:, and three Lieutenants killed ; one Major, two Captains, and seven subalterns wounded. Their total loss in kqled, wounded, and missing, 428. In Colonel Scott, the service has lost a most valuable, aetivc and seldom officer, whose fall will be !Ong lamented by all who knew lie had the good fortune to acquire the respect and esteem of the mi litia, and of the inhabitants generally of both province!, having been of the utmost service in bringing them torward, and placing the utmost confidence in them, and instructing them hew to be useful in the defence of their country against its deiested invaders. The gallant Lieutenant-Colonel Drummond, of the 104th, fell on the same day, leading his men to the attack of the American entrenched earn p. Quebec, ?9th August. 1814. AMERICAN PAPERS. CITY OF WASHINGTON DESTROYED. NEW-Yonx. MTG. 213.—This day we have the disagreeable task of recording the capture and destruction of the city ofWashing ton, the capital of the United States! Six months ago, no one con:.l have thought such an event could have possibly taken place. 1311: this is the age of wonders! The city of Washington, containilie valuable public buildings, which have cost the nation oi money; a large naval arsenal, cannon foundry, &c. &c.—this city, sitaate at such a distance front the ocean, aid only approachable UN tO II ALL. Daniel Swinney was charged by Mr. Marchand', the proprietor of the Sandhurst Waggon, with stealing t wo waggon lines. The lines, it appeared, were in the wagon in the nun yard at the time the prisoner was employed in unloading it, and were not seen, afterwards. 'The pri soner denied havivz ans. knowledge of the transaction, and was cum• knitted for re-examination. Tlu Ryder was charged with exposing to sale, in his shop, bread deficiet►t in weight seven ounces and a half, and was convicted in the pcurilty of 11. 175. 6d. and costs, being at the rate of ss. per ounce tor the deficiency. The defendant was not the halter, but a shopkeeper, and the seller of bread only. The bread seized was small bread, prin cipally twopenny, and is generally purchased by the labouring class, and those persons least capable of bearing the imposition thus laid upon them. Several bimilar convictions have taken place lately at this office, and the ►Magi,trates have declared their determination to impose the highest penalty. the law allows whenever a seller of bread sliall be convicted by them. The defendant in . the present case threw the blame on the baker, who, he said, had deceived hint by sending bread '. .