The National Register. — London, England, 1813-07-25 00:00:00

JULY 23. PRICE OF ST WKS YBSTEZDAY. loan, SUNDAY, JULY 25. FRESH VICTORIE6 IN AMERICA. Fortune smiles upon our arms in every quarter of the world, and the month of June last his teemed with little more than British triumphs. It opened with the capture of the Chesapeake, and the restoration of our naval fathe. It closed with the ever-memorable battle of Vittoria, and the intermediate space was occupied with less extensive, but not less glorious achievements in Canada. On the receipt ofthis latter intelligence the following Bulletin was issued, to which we have added particulars taken from the Quebec Papers. WA R DE )A RTM ENT. " Capt. Maedowal, Aid-de-Camp to Lient.-General Sir George Prevost, arrived this day with dispatches from Canada, dated the 14th of June, by which it appears, that an attack was made on the morning of the .sth of May, upon the - British force at the Miami', under the command of Col. Proctor; by a superior force of the ene my, in which the Americans were completely defeated, with a loss, in killed and prisoners, computed at between lOW and 1200 men. The troops under Colonel Proctor consisted of about 430 rank and ale, regulars, of the 41st Foot and Newfoundland Regime,-t, and about 400 militia. The !Oss was 13 rank and file killed, 41 rank and . fi c wounded, anti 37 rank anti tile prisoners. Five hundred prisoners were taken from the Americans, besides those in the pos- , session of the Indians, of which the number was not ascertained. q On the sth of June, Cm!. Vincent, commanding a division at Burlington, at the head of Lake Ontrario, received intelligence that the eneniy.had advanced with a force, eunsiqing of 3,500 men. 9 f i eldpiece% and tiso cavalry,-fur the avowed purpose of attacking his position. 64 Lieutenant-Colonel Harvey having been sent forward with the light companies of the King's and 49th regiments, advanced close to and accu;ately ascertained the enemy's position, and proposed to Colonel Vincent a night-attack on his camp. " Colonel Vincent adopted the suggestion, and advanced the same night with a detachment of the Bth and 4911 i Regiments, amounting to 704 tire-locks. The enemy was completely surprised and routed, his camp, with four pieces of ordnance, Brigadier Generals Chandler and Winner, the First and Second in Command, remained in the bands-of the British. _ _ " The loss on the part of the British was 19 killed, 113 wounded, and LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED oNDErt coLosEt. VINCENT IN THE NIGHT OF THE .iTIII JUNE. STAFF.—Fort-Major Taylor, wounded severely. Bth lting'6 Regiment, V. Hooker, killed. Major Ogilvie wounded severely. not dangerously ; Capt. Nltintlay, do ; and Golkrish, do. slightly ; I ients. Weyland and Boyd, ditto. 49th Regiment, Major Plenderleath wounded severely, not dan gerously ; Brevet • Major Clerk dangerously ; Brevet-Major Dennis slightly; Captain Manners ditto : Ensign Drury dan gerously, Adjutant Stean • [FROM THE QUEBEC PAPER!.] 44 Ifead-quarters, Kingston, June 8, five o'clock, P. M. " His Excellency the Commander of the Forces has just received an Express, announcing that a strong division of the American army had dvanced to the fort Mill Creek; with the intention of attacking the position occupied by Brigadier-General Vincent, at the head of liurleigh Hay. The enemy's plan, was, however, anti cipated by the gallant General, and completely defeated at day break on tht 6th inst. and the American aimy dispersed. Twelve officers, tyo of whoM are Generals, and five pieces of eanaon were taken, ana the fugitives were pursued in every direction by a nunia. ' ions body of Indians under General Norton. The enemy's torce is stated at vOO cavalry and 4000 infantry, besides a strong force in boats; " This information was communicate,* off York at two P.M. to Ciociniredare Sir James Yeo, who had sailed with the fleet on the 3d lust. to co-operate with General Vincent, and immediately pro- THE NATIONAL REGISTER. S per Cent. Con-. per Cent. Red. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ceeded with reinfor c ement s o u board, to si .pp , ,rt en General a ti* tiler attack upon the enemy. " Furti er reinforcementi, under Major neharen, pro , ceded this day from Kingston to join General Vincent. The British loss has been my slight. The official dispatches are hourly exp , cted. (Signed) ,4 E. B. A. G." The following arc particulars of the action of the 28th May, extracted from the Quebec Papers. The account is taken from the Albany American Paper:— " The British fleet of five or ix sail were discOvered off onr har. hour curly yesterday morning. By 9 o'clock it was 'educed to 4 certainty that it was their intention to land. Alarm-guns were im mediately fired, and every preparation was made to give them a warm reception. A light wind, and some other canes, prevented their landing until 4 o'clock this morning, %Oen they effected it with considerable loss. The action continued warm and general till six o'clock, when it terminatedin the retreat of the enemy to their, fleet. . " Lieutenant-Colonel Mills, of the Volunteers, is among. the slain. Colonel Rackus, of the .Ist regiment of Light Dragoons, is said to be mortally wounded. Two General Officers of the enemy were found dead on the lien'. It is understood that Governor Pre vost commanded the enemy. General Brown commanded our force. The enemy are now making out of the harbour. " We regret to say. that the Naval Officer who had command of part of the naval stores, apprehensive that the enemy would carry the place, ordered them to be z,et on tire in the early part of the engageownt."— A egos. Such is the Yankee story; but it is evident that the re embarkation of our force only took place after they had ac complished their object, and succeeded in destroying the naval stores, collected by the enemy at their principal d.• pots. Indeed we learn that of r success was most complete. The City of Washington was in great alarm; our fleet is Lynhaven Bay being increased to . twenty-seven sail. A re port is in circulation that the city has been taken, .but we have no authority of this fact. THE REGVNT'S sPE'F.CI-1. The Session of Parliament was closed last Thursday by the PRINCE REGENT in person, who. went in state to the House of Lords. His Royal Highness was addressed by the Speaker of the House of Commons, who gave him a brief account of all the proceedings of Parliament during the Session. The REGENT, iu his speech, took a review of the chief topics that had been discussed. except the issue of the Catholic Question, on which he expressed .no opinion, at-- though it had been mentioned in the SPEAKER'S address, and although his Royal Highness took particular notice of a sub ject which is not of superior importance, the settlement of the East India Charter. This silence has revived the hopes of the Cath,lies. who attribute it, but we trust erroneously, to unwillingness on the REGENT'S part to slitide to a measure the rejection of which he disapprayed. The Speech ther t reverts to the glorious achievements of our arms, Ow pro- . mising state of our relations with Russia, Prussia, and Swe4en. laments the continuation of the war with America, but ex= presses a firm resolution not to conclude it by any sacrifice of our just rights; and terminates by a declaration that an the advantages gained by our arms, and the powerful means placed at the disposal of Government, shall only he em- ployed " to facilitate the attainment. in conjunction with our Allies. of a secure and honourable peace." This last sentence is the more importar.t, as it shows, in direct contradiction to the reasonings of hose who wish to prove the necessity of an eteinal war with the present French Government, even should it submit . to: the sacrifices re quired, that the PRINCE REGENT tasters think differently, and are our means and-triumphs, it is pbssi , and.honoura6k peace.” ..~ ;. of England and his Mi. of opinion that, through ihle to conclude ".4 secure A r