The National Register. — London, England, 1813-08-01 00:00:00

. Harvey, for the zeal, intelligence. and gal- lanky, displayed ~by, him on this °motion, I have to add. that so great was the 'desire of that meritorious officer to arrive at his poq, and share in the ardnons duties of the army to which he bad been appointed, that he walked in snow shoes, in the depth of last wioter. through the wilds laying between the Canadas and New Brunswick. In addition to Colonel Vincent's report of the affair at Stoney Creek, I have the houcur to inform your Lordship that the enemy made a movement to their rear, in consequence of the at tack of their camp, and retired to the Forty Mile Creek, when Sir James Yeo's ftitilla had appeared in the offing. 'Ole Commodore, after communicating with Colonel Vincent, proceeded with the reinforcements of troops I had put an board his vessels at Kingston, towards the enemy's second camp, and when the last intelligence left him, his squadron had so snecessfully can nonaded it, that the MSS of the Americans were retreating with pre 'cipitation, and our troops pressing upon then,. Several of their boats had fallen into oar posses don. The attack made upon Sackett's Harbour, the 29th nitimo. which terminated in the destruction of the naval stores aiceonutlated at that port, induced the enemy's fleet to *cease co-oreraling with the army, and to return suddenly into port. since which time Commodore Chauncey has not ventured upon the Lake. Ciptain Minonal, my Aide-de-Camp, will have the honour of delivering to your Lordship this : he is an officer of great merit and intelligence, and having been sent forward with instruc tions to Colonel Vincent, had the good fortone to be pre , ent in the last action, in which that division of the army so highly distinguished itself; he was also at the attaPk made on fiAckot's Haihoor, and was employed on an arduous mission to Colonel Proctor, w hen th n e movement of the American army under General Harrison, toward. the Detroit Frontier, took place in Feimtary last. He is, there fore, well qua ified to give your Lordship that information von may rt quire respecting the state of affairs in the Canada.t, a n d tic serving of anS- mark of favoor it may grarious'y please his Royal Highntio the Prince Regent to confer upon him. Captain M‘Derial will also have the honour of delivering to your Lordship the colours taken from the enemy at Ogdvnshorg, that they may be bid at the feet of his Royal Highness the Ptince Regent. I have the honour to !:v. (Sze. GEORGE PREVOST. _ _ To the Right Hon. Earl Bathurst. Burlington Heights, Head of Lake Ontario, June 6, 1813. • Sta,--mHaving yesterday received information of the enemy hay ving* advanced from the Forty Mile Creek, with a force consisting of three thousand five hundred men, eight or nine field pieces, and two hundred and fifty cavalry, for the avowed purpose of attacking 'the division under my command in this position, and having soon aftemardi received a report that he had passed the swamp, and driven in my advanced push froth Stoney Creek and Brady's, Lieu tenant-Cplonel Harvey, Deputy Adjutant• General, immediately vent forwayd with the light companies of the King's and 49th real. went , -, and having advanced dose to, and accurately aFecrtained t-e. enemy's pbs:tion, sent back to propose to me a night attack on Lis camp. • • . • The enemy's camp was distant about seven miles. About half past eleven, I indsed thrwards with the fifth company of the Bth (or King's) and the 49th regiments, amounting tog ether to oily seven hundre4 and fnnr &clocks: Lieutenant-Colone Harvey, who conducted it With-grelat regularity and judgment, gallantly led on the attack. The . enemy was completely surprised; and driven from his camp, after histiing repeatedly formed in different bodies, and ;been as often charged by Mir brave troops, whose conduct through ' oat this brilliant entertorise• was above all praise. The action ter minated before day-light."'W)Len three guns, and one brass howitzer, with. three tumbrils, two Brigatlier-Generals, Chandler and Winder, first 4isti second in command. ihici upwards of 100 Officers, non commissioned Officers and privates, remained in our hands. • Nut liihoeivitig it prudent to expose our small force to the view of the esemy,.who, though routed and dispersed, waS still formida ble as to numbers and position, he having lied to the surrounding heights, aud having still tour or five guns, the troops were Font in *motinn at ; day-break, end marched hack to their cantonments. After I s e had repirecti,sil it had become broad day, the enemy ventured to re-oceopy iiiscamp may, however, fur the purpose'of destroying his . ,inzninbraitce‘,4llg4.as blankets, carriages, provisions, spare ;arms * . ammunitkm. Ate. aftertwil)ch he commenced a precipitate•re tiestiowift* she' Forty Mile. Cre4, where he effected stionctioo 1. , • r •••• • ••• t • iv! THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ~ . . • Us with a body of 2.000 men, %%Ito were on their march from Niagar, reinfoice him.--I have the honour to be, &r. JOHN VINCENT, Brigadier-Gener, Ws Excellency Sir Geo. Prevost, Bart. &e. &e. [Here follows au enloginm on the conduct of the Officers and troops.' Return of Killed, Wounded, and Mi.sing, in an Action with the Enemy near the Head of Lake Ontario, June 6, 1813. Total.-1 Lieutenant, 3 serjeants, 19 rank and tile billed ; Majors, 3 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 1 En.ign, I Adjutant, 1 Fort_ major, 9 scrjeant•, 2 Drummers, 113 Rank and File wounded ; sojeants, 62 Rank and File missing. List of Officers Killed and WoUnded. Kim ED.-Bth or Kimi's regt.—Lit Hipp r. . . 11 7 01.1 N ne IL—Staff—Fort-Major Taylor, severely. Bth or King's Regt.—Major Ogilvie, and Captain Mmplav, severely, but not dangerously; Captain Goldrick, and Lieutenants Weyland aid Boyd, slightly, .19th Regt.—Major Pienderleath, sel/4 rely, not dangerously ; Brigade Major Cho k, dangerously ; Brigade Major Dennis, and and Captain Manners, slightly ; Ensign Davy, dangerously ; Adjutant Steal', slightly. Signed J. HARVEY , D 1. Adj Gen. EDWARD BAYN ES, Adj.-Gen. Return of American Prisoners of War, captured near Surrey Creek, in the Action of the 6th instant. Burlington Heights, June 7, 1813. Brigadier-General:, 1 Major, 5 Ciptains t 1 Lieutenant, 116 Non-conimi::sioned Officers and Privates. TWESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. WAR DEPARTMENT, DOWNING STREET, JULY 25. A di , patcl►, of which the following is an extract, has been this day received at Earl liathurst', , Office, addressed to his Lord,l►ip.by Field Ma►shal the Marquess of Wellington, dated Zubieta, 10th July, 1813. Sinre I addregied your Lnrd.h:l► o►► the 3d instant, I have re ceived accounts from General Mina, stating, that Gem Clause! had marched from Saragossa towards Jaca. I have not yet heard of his arrival at that place. On their right the enemy have remained nearly in the sante 'nation, since they crossed the Bidassoa, and destroyed the bridge of Trim. Notwithstanding that the enemy had withdrawn their right and left quite into France, they still maintained their centre in stiength in the valley of Basta!), of which on account of its iiehness, and the strong positions it affords, they appeared determined to keep possession, and had assembled there three divisions of the army of the South under the command of General Gazan. Lientenant-Gencral Sir Rowland Hill, however, having been relieved from the blockade of Pamplona, dislodged them successively from all their positions on the 4th, sth, and 7th instant, with two brigades of British and one of Portuguese infantry of the td division, under the command of Lieutenant-General the Hon. W. Stewart, and with one brigade of Portuguese infantry, of the Conde D'Atnarante's division, under the command of the Comic. The last post which the enemy occupied in the Puerto de Maya, between that village and Urdax, uas re markably sti ong ; and thei fog was so thick in the afternoon, that it was impossible for the troops to advance beyond the point at which they found themselves when it came on. The enemy, however, had been pushed so vigorously up to that point, that they were obliged to abandon their post in the night, and to retire into France. In all these affairs the troops conducted themselves remarkably well, and Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill was much satisfied with the conduct of Lieutenant-General the Hon. Win. Stewart, and of the Condi D'Amarante. Since I addressed your Lordskip last, I have received ftom Lientenatit-Oeneral Lord %Val. Rentinck, a letter of the 30th ultimo. It appears fVrm other accounts, that the Duque Del Parque retired from the Xucar on tho 25th without less, and had again taken up the position of Castalla. I enclose a list of the killed and wounded on the 4th, sth, 7th, and 'Bth instant. Return of Killed, Wounded, tip, Grand Total.-1 serjeants, 7 rank and file, killed ; 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 4 staff, 4 serjeants, 1 drummer, 109 rank and tile, ; 2 rank . acid file missing, 7 Nalnes of ()peers Wounded. BRItTISH.-34th Footild'Uatt. Lieut. T. G. Ball s severely. kra to iftese 1 4c6