The National Register. — London, England, 1814-10-16 00:00:00

7'N•T; NATIONAL REGISTER. 10 lii ie 11 libt that the enemy Inst at least 400 killed and wounded, and of these it vet y unusual r It - tint) killed. Our loss cannot, I think, he estimated at more than from 30 to 40 killed, and So or 60 wounded. They took altogether about 120 prisoners. You will readily mulerstand that it is impossible for me to speak minutely of the merit or demerit of particular troops Fn halt klIOWil to Inc from their recent and hasty assemblage. My ssequent movement's for the porpose of preserving as much of my force as possible, gaining reinforcements, and protecting this place, you al ready know. I am, with great respect. Sir, your obedient servant. WILLIAM . H. WINDER, Brig.-Gen 10th Mil. I). Hon John Armstrong, Secretary of War, N. H. -IVe have to lament, that Capt. Sterrett, of the sth Bahl luo•re reLiment, lias• also been wounded, but is doing well. Other officers, no doubt ; deserve uotice, but I am as yet unable to pal inV .YORK, Ave. ;t.--The steam-boat of this ntorning brings no news from our army at Erie, nor from the fleet on Lake Ontario. Tiw AVashiligton City Mail w as received again this morning. The iiennsytvania Banks, it seems, have discontinued sending out then specie. It is better to stop the drain of cash. by ehoire, while Huy remains in their vaults, than to let it all go, and then do it from necossi t y. homers,.—ln consequence of the Banks in the city having found it necess.ay to 511SIWIld WIN/Went!: in specie, we have been desired, by a number of re , peetAble citizens, to request the 'Merchants and Traders of Net'. Yolk to attend a.ineetiog at the Tontine Coffee house, to-morrow aflurnonn at two o'clock. [horn thi PhiYadelphia Democratic Press of Monday evening.) Tht passengurs in this day's southern mail report that the British ficet, which was in the Potomac, has descended that river, and were out of , ight. Ships ride upon the wings of the winds. Watch, for ye kliow not how SVOli the fleet which has left the Potomac may he in the Delaware, or at the head of Elk, debarking troops to Phila dt Iphia. It is further said that the President of the United Statee, who was one Of the last Members of the Government who retired from W.eshington, is one of the first to return. He had arrived at Wash ingtun. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE OF SATURDAY, OCT. S. COLONIAL DEPARTMENT. Dominic %fleet, Oct. 9, 1:114. DTaic►r Addison arrived :yesterday with a dispatch from Dent.- nen. Sir 3. C. Slirrbrooke, K.H. addressed to Earl ration -4, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, of which the Following is a copy : Camille, at thy entrance of the Penobscot, Sept. 18, 1814. My toren—l have now the honour to inform your Lordship. that after elo3ing nsY dispatA on the Vtith ultimo, in which I mentioned Inv iiiteolion of proceeding to the Penobscot, Rear _Admiral Grit fi; h and myself lost no time in sailing from Halifax, with such a navai force deeme nece , sary, and the troops as per margin.* to neeomnlish the ot.je et we had in view. Vey v early in the moroing of the 30th, we fell in with tie Rifle man sloop of war, when C:iptain Pearce internicei us, that the u nt i e States frigate Ilse Adams had :;ot into the Penobscot; from the apprehension of •eirg attacked by our ernizer%, if •he Tirli;:eci at the entrance of the raver, sh e h a d run up au high . 1 .4 Fli.v.p• de s, here she 11.. d landed her t:.tis and mounted them on i•lont for r p-otection. On ;caving Halifax, it was, lily original intention to have take's Marenias, on our "gay ; hut on receiviog tens in• telp.fence, the Admiral and my-elf %veie of opinion that r') 1i:11( - 1410 nm b e 1 0 .4 in proceeding to our dt stination, amid ire at ieved Crv% ea• ly on the• morning of the. Ist instant. 'lle rout or Castioe. which is situated upon a peninsula of the ePst. : n sole of the Peimbscot, near the entrance of that river, Wa. stun . oned a little antes son-rise, hot the American their ic f i ,s e d to and iuemediately opened a fire fri , itt few .we -'v • Fir . onlpao royal artille.y, tar tint. le3 of the 7th bitttahou tiOth reginseut. 9tl), 62d, ;ma 98th tepuebitF. ('WT. M. poundt re upon a smell schounei that h a d beer, scut mai:. facet. lot. Nicholls (commanding Royal Engineering) to reconnoitre the work. Arrangements were immediately made for disembarking the troops ; but before a landing could be effected, the enemy blew ep lus mag„zine, and escaped up the Majetaqaadons River, carrying off in the boats with them two field pieces. As weliad no means of ascertaining what force the Americans had on this peninsula, I larded a detachment of Royal artillery, with two rifle companies o' the 60th and 98th regiments, under Col. Douglas, in the rear of it with orders to secure t' e istlimas, and to take possession of the heights which commend the town ; hut I soon learned that there were no revilers at Castine, except the party which had blown up the magazine, and escaped, and that the militia which were assembled there bad dispersed immediately on our lauding. Rear- tdmiral Griffith and myself next turned our attention to obtaining possession of the Adams, or, if that could not be done, to i I destroy her The arrangement for this service having been made, the Rear-Admiral entrusted the execution of it to Captain Barrie, Royal N. • • I tl • ope ration of a land force was necessary, Navy, and as t he c(“ $ 1 I directed Lieut.-Col. JAI), with a detachment of artillery, the flank companies of the 2901, 6e.d. rind 98th regiments, and one rifle company of the 60th, to acco•npany and co-operate with Captain Barrie on this occasion ; but as Hamden is 27 miles above Castine, it appeared to the a necessary measure of precaution first to occupy a post on the western bank, which might niford support if nece-rise y to the force going up the liver, and at the same time prevent the armed population, which is very minicrous to the southward and westward, from annoying the British in their operations against the Idams. Upon inquiry I found that Belfast, which is upon the high ton+ leading from Hamden to Boston, and which perfectly commantle the bridee, was likely to answer both these purposes, and I conse quently directed Major-General Gosselin to occupy that place with the . 9 9th regiment, and to maintain it till further marers As soon as this was accompli , hed and the tide served, Rear-Ad miral Griffith directed Captain Barrie to proceed to his destination, and the remainder of the troops were I coded that evening at Castine. Understanding that a streng party of militia from a neiehbouring townseip hail assembled at about four miles from Castine on the road leading to Bine Hill, I sent out a •trong parole on the morn ing of the second. before day breek. On al riving at the place, I was interned that the militia of the county had assembled there on the alarm guns being fired at the fort at Castle*: upon our fiist ap pearance, but that the main body had since dispersed and returned to their respective homes. Some stragglers were, however, left, who fired upon our advanced guard, amid then took to the woods ; a few of whom were made prisoners. No intelligence having reached 1 !IS from Captain Barrie on Saturday night, I marched with about seven hundred men and two light field piece% upon Buckston at three o'clock on Sunday meriting the 4th instant, for the purpose of learning what progress he made, and of affording iiiin assistance if required. This place is about eighteen miles higher np the Pe , lieliscot than Castine, and on the eastern bank of-the river. Bear -1 'Admiral Griffith accompanied me on this eecasion, and as we had 1 reason to believe that the lieht guns which had been taken from Castine were sect , led in the eeighbourhood of linekstoo, we threet erred to destroy the town unless they were delivered up, and the, two brass 3-pounders on travelling carriages were iu consequenue brought to us in the course of the day, and are now in oar possession. At Buckston we received vrey satisfactory accounts of the sacce•s which had attended the force employed up the river. We teamed, that Capain Barrio had proceeded from flaaaleu up to Preotter; and tho Admiral sent an officer in a boat from Backston to cool , amnicate with him, when finding there was Ho necessity for the i I.:0ov , remaining 'tmer at Buckston, they marched back to Castine 1 lie next day. Having ascertained that the object of' the expedition Hp the Pe iuoh•ent nad been attained, it was Ito longer neeessary tOr we to tic paper Belfast ; I, theist fore. mi the evening of the 6th, directed Ma jet-General tiosselin to embat k the troops and to join me here. Alacrhias heieg the only place nowlremainieg where the enemy :at! a post betweee the Pennbscot an:! Paesamaquaddy Bay, I or ,teted haent.•Col. Plikingten to proceed with a detachmtait of royal art I; kr • and the :20th reeimeet to neenpy It ; and as naval assistaece cas requered, Bear Admival Griffith directed Ginnie' Parker, of •c Tvoolos t to cooperate with Lieutenant-Colonel l'ilkington on Iris occasion. On the morning of the 4th. Capt. Barrie, with Lient.-Col. Jools and the troops whirl' had been employed with him up the Penobs cot, returned to Castiue. It seems the enemy blew ilk tic Adams, I