The National Register. — London, England, 1813-11-28 00:00:00

Tti ,I‘TATI O liNtitisPitCheS from . Major MiDON A LI) are also dated OliVa. Nov. 4th, and state, that the enemy had been driven from the Stolienherg, only 600 yards from the ravelin of 7:shof gberg, and that it was eNrecied he would lose the same even ing two redoubts which he lad hitherto occupied in advance of that work. It is probable that these redoubts were carried' the same evening. and that the loss of these defences induced Gene 7 val on the following day, to propose terms of capi tulation. WAR IN CANADA. Whilst fortune smiles on our arms in every quarter of Europe, the brilliancy of our first successes in Canadabegins to be clouded, and the Americans, taught by their defeats, have now brought a mass of regular force, without reckoning the militia, which more than trebles our own, and which they have skilfully distributed. The destruction of our flotilla on Lake Elie, though as honourable to the conquered as to the victors, from the circumstances under which it was effected, (when not a single officer remained in the British squadron . unincapacitated by death or wounds from leading our men) has greatly cant' ibuted to turn the chances of the war against us. This event is detailed in dispatches from Lieut.-Gen. Sir G. Prevost, dated Ireatl quarters; Montreal, October Sth, which appeared in last night's Gazette. The following are .their only important passages, and will give, if not a satis factory, at least a clear picture of the state of affairs in that quarter. On reaelling Montreal, (Oct. 25th) I learnt, that Major-General Hampton, with about 5000 regular troops of' infantry. and some artillery and ray:illy, had, after a pproaching close to the - Fontier `line, near Ohl town, and overpowering one of our small piequets in that •neighbourhood, suddenly moved with his whole force to the westward, and was encamped at a place called the Four Corners, • war the Chateatigay river.. Meamtres had been, in the wan time, taken, by Major-General Sir Roger Sheath, commanding in this district, to resist the a dvance . of the enemy, by moving the whole of the troops under his.com tuand nearer to the frontier line, and by calling out at:ont 31)00 of the sedentary militia. Lthought it necessary to increase this latter firm to nearly 8000, by embo lyinit the %dude of the sedentary mi litia twin the frontier, this being in addition to the six battalions of .incorporated militia, amounting to live thousand nea ; and it is svitll peculiar satisfaction I have to report to your laard• ship, that his M:desty's Canadian Fultivets have a second time answered the call, to arm in defence of their country. with a zeal and alacrity beyond all praise, and which Mani fi,:ts in the strmigest manner their loyalty to their Sovereign, • and their cheersil obedience to his commands. The force now as. stmbled by the enemy at different prints, for the purpose of invad• big tho.e provinces, is - greater than at any other period during the wa r: M ijor-Ociteral Harrison has under him at Sandusky, on the frontier ot the Michigan territory, about 8,000 men. ready to avail himself of the alr:ulute command lately obtained by their navy on Lake Lily, to advance upon Detroit and Amliersthurg. MajOr-Gc nerd NVitkinon coannautis at Fort George and Niagara, with a force ammintimg to nearly 6,500 men; and Majoi.General Ilampton with a I,rce untkr his cominand, which by the last accounts had been increased, and amiamtant, probably, to about 11,000 men, is 011 this frontier. I hate reason to think, that the whole of the above force, amounting to '26,oi)t) men, consists of regular troops, and is *AO nine of 10,0;.:0 militia, which either have or arc in readiness to :tuin.therm" Sir G EORG r. then expresses his regret, that his applica tion to Admiral NV R f9r a further supply of seamen for the lake ..,(3rvice, which he dispatched in a duplicate last Jutie, should have b en so long in reaching him, as not to ire ac . 0 Pon until more thin two months afterwards. To • this delay in a great measure he attributes the melancholy fate of our strudron 0.1 Lake Et ie. On the it3d September Ge tieral PnocTo it was still at Sandwich, but it was expected would be con, yelled to retire towards the head of Lake On. Cotnmodote Sir J. V £O, Who had wiled on the Wth _;~,_ • AL R taTATE N . O . • ,2!1.1• September, convoying transports to the head of the Lake, where they 'safely arrived on the 25t1t, on the 48th fell in with Commodore CHAUNCEY'S fleet, which, having the advantage of ,the wind, chose its owit distance, and after a running action of three hours, succeeded in cai lying o ff the main and mizen topmasts of the Wolfe , which rendered her unmanageable befoie a wind, and compeled Sir J. ItFo to retire and cast anchor off Burlingtin Ile:gh's, where the enemy, notwithstanding the advantage he had gained, dared not follow him. On anchoring, the fore-top-mast of the Royal George went over, but the other ve3suls received no material injury, and the loss of men was so inconsiderable that Sir J AMES d:cl not even mention it. Commodore CHAUNCEY sailed again on the Ist October, to convoy a flotilla, carrying regular troops, and destined for Sackett's Harbour. Sir J. Y EC) iinthediately sailed in pursuit, d: ter mined to force him, if, possible, to a general engagement, and thus to restore out superimity on the Lakes. tal io. GorrENßUßtai MAIL, Two Gottenbur4h Mails arrived on Friday nVit with letters and papers to :he 19th inst. Novelty of intelligence can no longer be expected from that quarter, as success has opened nearer roads through which every new advantage gained by our Allies will speedily reach us. These letters however, c;ntain rumours of the fall of Stettin, and the sur render of the fortress by capitulation. But neither the time nor the particulars of this event are mentioned. The Papers brought by the same conveyance have put us in possesson of the Bavarian declaration of war, which we shall insert in our next. They also contain two Bulle tins of the CROWN Pea'eE, but of a date which now renders them comparatively uninteresting, as the occurrences which they describe have been repeatedly detailed before. The most curious document in the whole is the notice issued at Moscow by Count ROSTOPCH IN, to regulate the manner in which Count VANDAMNIE is to be shown as a beast of prey chained on the very spot which his ferocity had previouly filled with terror. This is - not exactly consonant with the usages ofi'civilized natilms, but it. is this very iihsynce of refined notions which has enabled the patriotism of the Rus sians, terrible in its wildness, to effect the present mighty changes in the constitution of the world. It is therefore en titled to respect, even in its aberrations from established custom. The following is the notice in question. .. NoucE. " The Commander itt Chief of Moscow makes known to those who are desirous of seeing the French prisoner of war, Vandamme, that his height is t. ershuns, 7 werhaps, stout made. 46 years of age, dark complexion. He has certainly nothing extraordinary about him ; yet, those who are desirous to have a sight of him, are to address them.,elves to the Town Mayor, Colonel Delevig." FRENCH PAPERS. Sunday morning, Paris Journals were received to the 17th inst. Their contents are both interesting and important. The Senate, on th:. 14th inst. pf esented, with the usual Corms, the following. Address to Buonaprrte : " Sire—The thoughts of the senate have constantly accompa nied your ALijesty, in the midst of the memorable events of this com pato ; it has shuddered at the dangers wbieli your Mojesty ran " The ( stroll?, 111 the enemies of France have in vain been seconded by the defection of our Allies, by treasons unexampled, by extraor dinary events, and by fatal aceident--your.Majesty has surmounted tkem all—you have t aitr,ht for peace. 44 Before the resumption of liostilies, your Ntijesty offered the assembling of a Congve,s, to which all the Powers, even the mart insiguiticaut ones, should be called, to conciliate all differences, wed lay down the basis of a Peace hooontable to AI nations.— N' otic enemies, Sire, opposed themselves to tue assembling of this Cue.