The National Register. — London, England, 1814-07-10 00:00:00

Fmni JULY 10. rer.aced ny IMpOltation. impiemen Pi Id husband.) , and seed corn had been (Lau touted over the country ; instead'of leaving a large tract to d• golAtion, cultivation was to a great degrie restored. Mr. LUMINGTON said, that he koew the papers contained most interest ug mater and therefore mosed they should be printed. Mr. WARRZ confirmed the statement of the Noble Lord, and bore teat atony of the disinterested cot:duct of the persons who had been appointed to distribute the grant, who had declined repayment of their expellees. Mr. WYNNE remarked, that the grant in question, and its ap plication, must have an admirable effect in strengthening the tie which binds us to our most ancient and faithful Ally. Such an un ion existed betwet n our troops and those of. Portugal, that when the British troops separated trout them they broke their ranks to display their. attaclunent to these their companions in the glorious works which they had achieved.—(Hear, hear!) The papers were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. The House having gotta into a Committee on the Bank Restrictions Bill, a comm•ation ensued between Sir H. PA RN ELL and the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCUTQUIR, whether the blank should be filled up with the '2sth of March or the lst of June next ) it %gas decided in la wour of the 25th of Match, tho CIIAIacLLLoa of the ExcaLiauLu con. ceding the pciut. FRIDAY, JULY 8. PRINCESS OF WALES. Mr. 131106 DEN brought np the Report of the Committee of the whole House on the Message of his Ruyal Highness the Prince Re gent, recommending a grant of 50,0001. per annum to her Royal Highness the Pt incess Lord CAarLIEREAGH called the attention of the House to the Letter to the Chair from her Royal Highoess the Princess of Waley, in which she was pleased to intimate to the Howe, that it woilld Le mole satisfactory to tier if tile vote of the Committee of 50, 00 0 1 . thool.l be reduced - to 35,0001. a year. and he moved accordingly, ilia the vote uf 50 ; 0001. a year to the Pt ilicess of %Vales be reduced to :1:i,0001. Mr. WHITBRNAI) begged it might be understood that her Royal Iti4liness accepted the provision, on the condition that it was not derogatory to lieu honour; and whether the sum be 50,0001. or 35,0001. she had not the 04:blest idea that the difference of the awn made in that respo , et the Alightesf difievenee in her situation. JIB *ribald have voted against the 50,0001. bcean'e he thought that sum improper. and he would now , vote rot* the 33,6001. breausc considered it what toe circumstances of her Royal Highoess c cited. Mr. TtErtNEY remarked to the same effect, when after a few words from Mr. PUNSONBY, the roolution was agreed to, and a Bin ordered accordingly. Mr. PrELE moved tur leave to bring in a Bill for the better preset- vntion of the Peace in ire -land, disclaiming at the same time the idea tlolt there was any thing like a serious political combination against the (;,,vernment in Ireland, but That prevention was t)etter than cure, Mr. ABERCROMME was f,r some previous enquiry, and wished to refir the case to a Secret Committee, but which Lord CASTLERLACIFI et),V0110(d, woul , l be giving too much conse gience to a conspiracy that was wore ..vanion than formidable, end V4liich, he hoped, the present measure. w "upetent to supireter. Several other Members spoke in favour of the ie,toll.le4l PA. The Spirits lotercourser hill, after an able arizument Iw:deist it, as effecting the E'tgli>h distillers, on the port of \lr. liftsv.rmsost, Noel whose atneodne-nt of u clan.se ein the part of ire ('IIAYCI t.i.on of the rxeff sot 7 tn. by which 11 profit of lo per co:,!. Has to be aliowen to the Irish distillers out of the revt.nuie ; mot the Ist of Oc tober next, the expo , of the 6IMAi 11:111d from one-coun try to the utuor, was finally eamrd by a majority of 9. TUESDA Y'S LOX DON G AZ . F.TM IMESDA V , JULY 5. (The Gazette e9otaitis di , pat( ites tt wit Sir Geort , :e Prevost Rift! Ti:e first (l‘tall- the operations in March, the resni s t of %%hien was the reit at of the, Voree from Platsburit to Chaplant town, 'lke sccond is a irtter float Lieutenant ('oloitrl iliiants to Sir tileor,,e, made hy the ellen') on our posts at Burton Ville and Cole M iti ; they hail tio success, thought their sup riocity in iiiiinbers also trusttated our PI upon their own batteries 3 Ina letter twin Sir Gcorge Provost, flared Montreal, May IV, it F . anr.otinceil, that the enemy, after having garribonect Platbburg, ~• 441 Burlington anti Vieennes, ltd gradually withdrawn the residue of his forces front Lower Canada. Two new ships, coi►r.tructed during the winter at Kingston, gave us that superiority on the Lake, from which we very soon gained the most important practical results. _ _ The details of the naval advantages alluded to will be best seen from Lieut.-General Drummond's letter : His Majesty's ship Prince Regent, off Oswego, Lake SIR, Ontario, May 7, 1814. I am happy to have to announce to your Excellency the complete success of the expedition against Oswego. The troops mPot.oned in my dispatch of the 3d inst. viz. six companies of De Watte vine's regiment, under Lieut.-Col. Fischer, the light company of the Glengary light infantry, under Captain Mac Milan, and the whole of the 21 battalion royal marines, under Lieut.-Colonel Malcolm, len ing been embarked with a detachment of the royal artillery, under Captain Cruttenden, with two field-pieces, n detachment of the rocket company, tinder Lieut. Stevens, and a detachnunt of sappers and miners, under Lieut. Oosset of the royal engineers, on the evening of the 3d instant, I proceeded on board the Mince Regent at day-light on the 4th, and the squadron immediately sailed : the mini being variable we did not arrive of Oswego until noon the following day. The ships lay-to within long-gun shot of the battery, and the gun boats under Captain Collier were sent close in for the purpose of inducing the enemy to slew his fire, and particularly the number and position of his guns ; this service was performed in a most gal lant manner, the boats taking a position within point blatiL shot of the flirt, which returned the tire from four guns, tine of them heave. The eitemy did not appear to have any guns mounted on the town side of the river. Having sufficiently reconnoitred the place, arrangetnents were made for its attack, which it was decided shoola take place at eight o'clock that evening ; but at him-set a very heavy squall blowing direetiy on the shore, obliged the squadron to get wider weigh, and prevented our reture until the next morning ; when the following disposition was made of the 1,..,..ry and squadron by Commodore Sir James Veo and myself . . The riiitei.s.. Charlutte, wolf, and Royal George to engage the batteries, as close as the depth of water w wild aimit of their approaching the shore; the Sir Sidney Smith schooner to scour the town, and keep in check a large body of militia who inieht attempt to 'nisi over into the fort : Moira and Melville brigs to tow the boats with the troops, and tiara, cover their tandem. by seenriee the wood.; on the low peint towards the foot of the hill by which it s. ;IA ieteutied to advance to the assault of the tort. Caption O'Cohnor hail the directiotepf the boats and Rim-boats destined to laud the tro ps, which consisted it the flank companie of De Watterville's t•eeiment, the company of the theugary light infantry, and the ti.d battalion of the Royal M.:o•ines, being all that could he landed at one embarkation. The four battalion comp/noes of the regiment cf Watteville, and the detachment of - twiner), re • mainiag in reserve on board the Princess Charlotte And Sir Sidney • Smith schooner. As soon as every thing was ready, the ships opened their fire, and the boats pushed for the point of disembarkation in the must regular order. The landing w• is effected under at heavy fire front the till, as well as from a considerable body of the enemy drawn up on the brow or the hill and in the woods. The immediate command (lithe troops was entrusted to Lieutenant-Colonel Fischer. of the regiment De Waller lite, of whose gallant, cool, and judie lona . (induct, as well 1 as of the distinguished bi avcry, steadine•s, and dist ipline of cry...'ev i officer and soldier composieg, this small tome'. I was a witness, hay- - • illog. with Commodore Sir James Yew, the Deputy Adjuiant-tiene:al, : o .d the officers of my Reiff, lauded with the tr•oips. 1 ref. r yew Excelleory to Lieut.-Cot. Fischer's letter, ittelosem tilt an ..ceueat of ea. operations. 'Pile place was gained it, ten nomite• from the omment the troops advauced. The far bei , .g eve') w'itre awl°''f open, the whole of the garrison, ear sistio L : o f the SI oattalum e# artillery, shout 400 s trete! ami some hundred leilitia, effected thee - I escape. with the exceptioil of about 60 men, halt of them sevetels wounded . I inelose a retnrn of out loss, amongst which I have to reeret , that ,of Captain tioltaway, of the rev al marines. lions Excelleti, -.,- I will lanlent to observe m the 11. t the shore ot that ea!la;o•-indfe aw :'. • I „ ~ 1 ivy. me and excel officer, Captain Nfeleasler• of t" "` ) Y" si d I lantleti at the head of 00 e velneteers, receive:l a sewn: and ilaneerott- ,wind then within a few yards ' 'eh l tear will de. the gnus, which he was a dvanette! 10 S I i"..", vet I seamee from te: ocet.a: ~ prive the squadron of iris valoabie a tit the ser.ice, In noticing lite coaiperatioe of the eaval branch t,., have the highest satisfaction in assnrieg your Excellency that NiStaliCV l'lr ‘4mit-..t taw at least. '• throughout this, as well as on every other occasion, experience,. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 4•40