The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-09-24 00:00:00

~~ ki. . . l ~~ ~~ ~ - DO3f O. HAYTI. •nd I he v - 1r cons GA gIIS FROM BUF7AL9g, 11, • P. lir. illient victory over !;-Gen: Drummond I 'lli Port Erie at about half- THZ ' . - RETRACT OP A DISPATCH FROM THE MINISTER NECRE- "M^^- . TART OF STATE FoR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE gd: ‘ lll-1114 11 1 INPrir - , cember. b 'ban °Willi) , ntr......._ . aINoDOX Or HAYTI :Aare of Sins sooci. June 1(1.1.911, ' meat, that on the first appearance of the enent , iiiit yin . lor Imirreudetiet.• will he comnsetaieeted to all the buildings i; The Count de Limonade, Minister Secretary of cities, and every,qping destroyed. With thi Stale'end forlareigu Affairs, to Mr. •Pettiec, Lon- formation we have the consoling promise, that r s. don : -:---•; 7' "' I ever the enemy ii driven nut, and the finances p Sta,—Taur - disPatches drilieVit Of • Shrill, sth order, we shall all be paid our debts and losses. fait April-last, and their duplicates, reached me by the 44 It is, indeed, d sight that makes hide • Yuglith brig Vigilant, Captain Flannagan, which shudtkr, to see the preparations making for tb entered the port of Cape Henry or the loth of May ; struction of the cities, and every thing in Cher and by the ; Bedford, Captain Stucklield ; and the .portable .to the mountains.. The arsenals are or. Smolensk, Captain Jowsey, which entered rater- , with torches ready to be lighted. If a soggeatiqe lli tw ..- day, Wing* me your ilinbigus, Gazettes, and other whispered at the Governieent-house„ questionlOg i t ‘ 1.144,1n.„ Our, , 1 Papers, &c. . . policy, the reply is, look at Moscow ; adding, .1 1 . I hasp !aid these 'dispatthes before the King, who had Moscow not been destroyed, Napoleon wonkt ~ 1 - ,• ...i...* . • . _. , heard their' read with all the a tt e ntion which the y still remain the despot of Europe. wwitiwas waisarscestse .coIimuNICATEn Ix A LET merit. I cc 1 I confess the reasoning appears sound. For way .. .• . The details which you give us of the great events own part, I hope I shall so far close m y affairs, tV!t 7, gg that have taken piece in Europe, and particularly', in • if a shall not been eye-witness to tlie tragical sceilitsii BUITALOI6 Au.. 15.—A most brilliant affair t .France, have afforded the King much sat isliction. the that must take place here. The two parties, those ! tweets, one ehd two o'clock, the enemy made anas covered out armewith glory . This morning, be , King, who had attentively observed t h e train ofeverts ot•Petion and Christophe, can bring into the field which took place after the retreaCrif Napoleon from ujiwards . of 0000 fighting men, in the event of a assimilate Furt Erie and intrenchments at Erie, and • 11loacorr, and Successively those 'of Germany, had French invasion; and the soldiers are inured to i were :i i iii g ge s 4pi . Hy defeated with immense loss. 7— t entire support . • and A_ taaclmted that. Nap o le o n , •withalt- the fatigue clanger. In truth, I have witnessed 44 ! A 11 ,.4 , , . Hof tire Freneh li • people, by rt levypo mow, could never the late siege of this city, acts of bravery ill who li --7- m- - - 7 --7- •wa s • made ,on our right and „ 1 eft Bap ' r Fiketilli r et Mae formed by Fort make head against his numero us enemies, who were regiments, that would do honour to the finest trona) •s o ' much the more formidable, because they were in- •in Eur Ope. All their forts and strong places in fli ril l . . , f . nehnifints drawn in sontinstetioo of •-• 1 - • , snorted bfeaperience ; because they had long-stand- • mountains are filling with cured provisions of thoi i t north-ea; 'IA flank of it., The.latter by a strong irgstuarrels to revenge; because the safety and flue country, and ammunition. Suitt is the present sta g i redoubt. At the latt rflitcia thsfenemy approached honour of thrones were at stake; because they felt the of liar ti, anti such the preparations making for har'l.with bayontitis,Ate . ' : *110 fauns without fliet4, . necessity of uniting, to forte a mass of active force man destruction, and all under the administration • - • the ita • which nothing could withstand. His Majesty, cal- nearly so eroded tb ' Inset -. ' d -of an enlightened v i rtuous man. My soul sinks _,- ___. rr o p..,. )• ab pursued m .. r usipy e a to enter through theabattis with theili colating the immense losses sustained by the French, within me when I contemplate it. The indigenoug• nod got in the rear of the redoubt (where an eiglt, and the belt sacrifices which it would have been ne- • part of the population is calculated at 320,000 smile t -• cessiry to make, foresaw Oat if Napoleon was not i the idea of destroying so many human beings, is , teen-pounder, two sizes; and a five one - half indk - ,eesonded by the people, he would inevitably kink. 4i neither charitable in conception, nor is it easy ifs! kewitzer were placed)4efore a complete dischatie 's Ris Majesty thought, besides, that if Naphleoti fell, ! execution." A few months will decide, whether could be snide from the*, , which our men were corn.. itewould not fail to bury himself under the ruins; the finest country in the Western world is to become • . or a flourishing state." it-, • but his Majesty "could, never have divined t hat h e - a dreary desert , to do, • ,withoss.t Ay ing any attention to the ' would have closed his . career in a manner so little . • piquet. , . . worthy. of a soldier. His Majesty's prognostics ha v e s— . • ' ''... ~ ge tgelr'oienting ladle t • , ioo d short, and de. been - partly verified in•tbe subjugation of the ample- A• - o r• France Mails. Use : • , cable enemy of the world ; but the repose of the 1 VO/14 will never-be secure While Napoleon lives ; 0 ht they4,l6o -.- • jueseebsde.; .obtained possession; Was t t . . t e r lurn to pfiilanthropic principles which the 0 - * ..ip,-...,..! *:4 •' ' ..t • ~ . emu) . II of,Europe appear desirous of a dapting, • .. .. . ndine it be i ng killed. -- PK ic h. OF STOCKS THIN DAY AT O*R 0•OLOCR it .i...11/ 46 "." 16 i tt .. 4 0 11 ,, a _ i __ a.. •. .rit a Majesty perceives new means of security to his Bank Tr Long. Ann. ._.,.......- ..-.4, ...- - ~. t 1 10: 1 9 ini ost eiild end spirited dre.l 3 per Cent. c ited. ...... ~ -t'seolovri. His Majesty, 'however, since the espul-India Bonds 89 p , i , Exchequer Hills 3ri 1 p " . 11 1 4/12 ale Pl:Teske bastion, our artillery fired fete . sin of the satellites of Napoleon from the soil of 4 I r. ee l . " 314°4 4 Omnium bi 61 d , • he eniglitihebeneath it, which exploded at a time :Illyti, hits never Ceased preparing himself for war, 5 per Cent. Navy 941 9 6 Commis. for Acc . 8.96 gi - •. . . . l i, ? ben taco hundred of the enemy -were upon it, and and for the Mast obstinate resistance, in the event of i • an inVasion of his kingdom. His preparations have • tally destroyed them. lantjr. Are: routed corn . been still farther augmented by the complete organi- rti E STATE Sllt , 4IN•' sietely. Their lost . ti t' lilt to 1000 killed, : ration ef 'his troops, the provisioning of his fortresses, ' wounded, and prisoners—of the two latter nearly , end .other• means of defence which have been' re- SD Q. h'ix deserters have cdmi . iti this morning, who gently taken since the fi rst overtures for peace be t.. estima e their loss at 1000. It cannot be le s. . Ours rween Napoleon and England through the mkliation of Austria, which we learned here front the news- does orcpbably exceed 36. Ten ot4-y - have as ,papers; and especially . in consequence of the various Jot .is ascertained to have been killed... The notices and valuable information which you have 44"..sitahved withthe enemy's deed. Colonel v giv, en .us„ and ! MO have enabled his Majesty to tkke , ?pima ~cOutin to the Generel,44 tilled., Two sli sultAlsle measures. . aloes said to be taken prisoners. . 6- • ' • tf, on the one hand, The policy of his Majesty has The ar. • led him to measures of, prudence required by his r 4 P. S. The explosion was ace l evaal. Way, .Its, oot o oil the other, neglected to cause levy, as they retreated, threw their matches un c• uitivatjen . tO fienrisb, as you Will be convinced by r the ,idatfisrm Which remained burning several ~,.-T ---- , I , inn ex extleded as the British covered it." 1 tile enormous quantity of colonial prOduCe which ' issues from' the ports of his kingdom., '7 .:4 . -.•( 7 . '. , ' You most have seen, (rim' various acts of his Wje.sfi's Government, since his abcession to the throne, that his Majesty has never col l odeded the • French iieopie with the Government% Which op • prissed them. To peaceabfe Merchants he bit .al ways offered security, protection, and commerce, it i the same time that he was determined to repel every 'kind of enemy who should attempt to reduce uslo LONDON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, isl 4. IMPORTANT INTELLIGRgCE FRIO AMERICA. '. • A r . • .. We regret to state that . the matAugielcome and unexpected accounts, after whit we have recently received, have this day reached us front America. —By the Jemw, M TERS, arrived at Dartmouth in 23 days from Rhode Island, American Pipers to the 28th ult. have been received; they contain the un pleasant intelligence, that an attack was made on Fort Erie on the 15th of August, at two o'clock in 'the morning, which failed of success, 44110114 British were compelled to retire, with -114C4 1— Sts...' of six hundred men killed, wounded, ant son , ors ; among the former is Colonel Motown), .a relative of the. Brkisb General. These Papers also state that Commodore CMMISICEIC was left blockading •the British squadrowontbe Lakes. The same Papers admit, that Admiral 'Cocnnitre was in the Chesa peael with 46 sail ?. 011144 of men of war, transports, 4c. and that 14 hnd effected a landing with 4000 lien, With 'nictitation of going against: .Washington ; at the same time they hold out that the American Government had collected a force of 7000 men to meet them. • , ' ' -~, past Sive. ascii — The battle wax, obstinately . r• 1 contests met* than two boors. The British cOught' fix •, bit :'irere beaten at every point., with the Teel: of iiiiiOre than . 500 men killed and woenOed .tiiilides Wirpriseners. . Lieut.-Colonel 1 11111:4her Officers are among the does. pot exceed fifty killed and i r i s , -- o ti t ti,:,l,;' , o • slavery. You may declare, Sir, as you ate now authorized to do, that his Majesty will with,pleasure receive the vessels of French Merchants which shall be legally cleared out for the ports of Hayti ; they .halt be protected and treated like the subjects of other frietidlyTowers, who trade peaceably with Hayti, provided they punctually c9nform to the lews of the kingdom. You rrs) divot this assorancu'iO the French Merchant,,and even publish it inyouT,Josit. ' A new order of things wises; his Majesty braces the cOnsoling hope of finding a jest and phi lanthtopic Gov4tintent, which, convinced ,that force is powerless to. re luce us to subjection, Jill not for /eratnottg our chants, that of having ttomlutted its 'most implacable enemy from the commencement of Ids reign to his fall, and never having listened to any ' Of those proposals which his agents from all countries have made us. His Majeitti natters himself that lie will find humane sentbeehtslu a Sovereign instructed by misfortune. •lesoe -state of unceitainty as to the manures of the new Soiereign of France, with 'regard' to es, le cannot take any direct course or step, as you Itrited • us, until we are positively informed as itt• his 'Wen.- tions. It is for you,',Sir, who, with unbotended at. tachment and fiblity, h i ve constantly defended the interests of the too tang unfortunate Monarch, whom you serve; it is for you, who are much attached to the cause of kin g Henry, and who possesi in. 'formation respecting this country, to prepare the • channels by which the two Powers may come to it'n understanding for their mutual interest, and the be nefit of their respective rubjects. When this is done, you need not doubt that his Majesty will listen to such just and reasonable proposals as may be made to him, and will hasten to appoint an accredited re presentative. to stipulate for his interests, and those of his kingdom. (Signed) DE LIMONADE. NEW—____ . , • NEW 'YORK, Avis. 21. • , • From oat •CorrespOndooti bb 'the ?faits this horning. ; . • One of the articles in these Papers state, not as express from Cell. WINDER had arrived at &MOM. conveying the information, that if reiolorcements did not arrive - in twenty-four hours, Washington would be lost. IWASIIINGTON CITY GAZETTE ErtilA0111)1114211 • Alwyn , 18,18144 • ' Poi 01..' Leo koot, Itidnidny morning, Avg. 17, 1814. A squadron of seven 'sail anchored to the east ward•of Point Lookout. Tesreictay evening Ad. viral Cockbura left St. George's Island, accom. *flied by all the fleet, except three frigates, and tethered in company with the squadron lying, it We extract from the Rhode Nand Paper the American officisl announcement of the battle, and various other particulars, as under, of these most important circumstances. The American lose in the action of . Fort Erie is smifU indeed compared to ours, but this is accounted for,in't antssequent communica.. tion, which states that the . chief cause of the die.: aster that befel our troops upon this occasion was the elplosion of a magazine, by which 200 men were killed. Our army is stated t• be fatting back to Fort George, and are represented as mach pinched; for provisions, which are very scarce In Canada. COLT OF A LETTER racial satavolus•d'LN, GAl2riti T 4 1 1 1 THE SECRETARY OF WAR, DATED "''', " Head•quarters, Fort Erie, U. C. A.gi4 11k w - • #4l. , .1 «DEAR Sra,—My heart is gladdened within! , 'tide to Heaven and joy to my country, to havii It' my power to inform you that the gallant army v my command has this morning beaten the ' commanded b Lieut.-Gen. D%--- - - vent conflict two o'clock flank, , old Fort bayonet, in killed kil#ed. one-ten' Point. This morning at day-light I discov9reij this fleet had been reinforced during the night by 30 . from below, viz. siz ,double-deckers, eight pgates, five ships, apparently transports; one gun. : Bldg. and nine schooners, - milting the whole force tiirenty-sla ships,= two gnn-brigs, and eighteen EXTRACT OP A LETTER. " / 3 ,41-rett-Prince, Avg.!, 1814. 6 6 The present Is to give , you some idea. of our Situation and proFpects. since the late great change of - affairs on the Continent. I really anticipate with feelings of horror, the scenes of bloodshed and mas. - *acre' that must take place in thfs island, in the event of the French attacking it. The people of this island, according to their present feeling, Could not hear with patience any proposal from France incon • aistent with principles of independence. I have been on intimate terms with President Petion for years, and tan assure you, a more virtuous and amiable' man 1 never kuew. lie is the idol of the people; ••• • SehOOillifilf hi all 46 , sill, including vessels of all dtieripttp/C4claske fife said fleet. There are thiee Militia' at anchor off St. George's Island, and 4wo in tiattutant River. Oestinition bf thj Beet It not 'doubt , up the Bay, Whose intention ids,. we niarseptkose t to attempt the destruction of the city , of 'ltiililutgiOn or Baltimore. Two of the line cf battle .hips, which art;*last ofsht are Admirals, one carrying a blue flag ether xen, the other a red flag at her main. ThaiQn loaded from the enemy's small vessels, that ,ascended St. Mary's river on Monday morning., 'did no material injury that I have •understdoch /attuned to the fleet next morning. I have the hon Our to be, &c. -• Japlar Arawon g . THOM AS' SWANNs• P. S. At 15 minutes past 8 A. 111. a pari'of The fleet is in motion, standing up the Bay. -- Office of the Baltimore Patriot, Friday mon, THE ENEMY REINFORCED AND AT HAND:. ; Expresses arrived last night from Washington and Annapolis, 'with accotints that Six 74's k eight fri. gates, and t number of.treniporis 4 to theeumbei-ef all, caniiiiito the Bay, on the 16th and proceeding up. It is said three gait )napolis yesterday. Major-General Smith, from the sited States, .was received yester hold hi, brigaderin readinest . to minuiteh upon the order of General r .- .. • ~ e.. 'to be lighted up in that island. We a day or ago noticed the Speech of M. DEsrounNctrx, the French Chamber of Deputies, recommend the expedition to St. Domingo, in which he st all that the Chiefs of the Island are inclined t o i quiesce in the plans of the French Gormand or, we suppose, rather of the §fate Meni al This M. DESPOURNEAUX was pit;bed up ott • be Captain-General of Sti-irelislwr;- sequently haLsood reasons, for wishing tk it l establishment ‘ wr . 4 eiavery. pie he has either 4 4. 1 eudeavouring to mislead his Government, ne•i ing from the most gross misinformation. Ariz long period of Slavery, the massacre; and eserufi r m the hunting uith blood-hounds, end the:other gree i . ties r hich the inhabitants of thil l t ill-fated Wi w i ‘. experienced-, it - is no wonder, that ,t he. very id ea o t li new in I Ilion tie excite in !Iry feelings and ft, solutions of the mist determined resistance, e/doa' bittereervettgtintee to thcise who icor a, subjugation. We sicortlieg i li 4 4 A.4 teally look to rack ,an event 'with Weds 4 ,.. rep"' up to the lath *stretchy, and/ tat ' Mi. 'Nekux 'may . expect a very diffreatt: 7 from his black subjects than hg 'anticipates.) By advice& which have reached ii•—ftOni Prince, the chiOf seat of President:Onto:es 01 _.,., , M— :to so recent a date as the 2d ult, O • kite r ' illtd - doctialet;ti, I titich incontieallientii ' . ,_,. --.:.~-~ ~_iV~:Y dkpositii k9 of the_llaytians. The, first it see • An of•ai;"Aciel Aspitch, written Alkik • ''state of tititiloturr i or as be IVviltied,' ilittteir ;.liati.the . other 15 a letter froilii `resiclnf - tal•Port.au:Prhice. The docnmeliii:Conveir must be icioked on as . kiogq portant, and•Pairtientarty , so to France. TWA% of an army will be the signet foi the cleUedaii between CIIttiiYOPIIE and PETIOW; • who, it is 41 cau bring sixty thpasand fighting wen into the now in a condiiiii4 to wa s,si.reggirr: Rarfsrs 9atiotiso4ololllllFligiak;S:::. : The ipieq4opi . p4As.ktiolei i3mpeto t o. aseditatett an 'performed soistsscb v aied fell's° is the tight j in which tth actionthao contemplated bpki l organ , i)f.thet tiloy i tiap : Gpiterwasent ; is not likely tabs soon 'or eerily eallOttitt tajwitsfgroded existenoe.l% tunately this clispatCtirent e. llitytian Setrte t a. of State, which toniposition unique in not whip* Weise ...or - the dignit) and the fettores of ollice,l6seei#lk,itimpfor amicable act•oaseiedatio*, which' f!vl kliipally: be' far mote benefitlal• to , France, than eyea ;b€'wildsit distams 601 4 i. furiated colonists.. ,t et us trust, that this' ' ailt he laid . hald that-Instead of the - land andd tea forces, ~chiclt its 111416 X SO blindly asks fat, nothing eoen ander.takings, and friendly overt • 1 :01' and' diet 'dies, it $ approaching Congress, the at stumbling-Mock Os an Immediate' and universal abolition of the Slats Trade will be removed. • • We to:clii e ye ei,o.s of the Memorial from Ott Merchants . of Bristol to the Lords Commjssioners of the Admiralty, on the subject , of the depredations committee° n our tradg by .Ameritiiti.privateen, gether with the sailer thereto. It will be seen from these that ihe Merchants and the Managers of oar Navy Iloard• are not agreed in opinion ob the most likely means of "securing and faCilitating our eodi. merce. The former,..sibo one.wOold Auppse are the best judges of whotrelatecto their own Interest, look upon the sy stetu of convoy r uxcept-in laugasyagos, li 88; a Clog rather than i benefit to OU ds r tresin • present the necessitrofporeettilFleptyrotekti!le : g stationed along our coast; tritt i lit:pilr : Cuelinre_plies, I that thungt : :a tiaiideabie lola • hair b i riat6nit iiew `is employed on the • statliagG to which SIT Memo -1 rialists particularly : advert, their torilitifps do not concur in the propositidti, that k number bf' cruisers can afford complete protection against the otta;iinal 1 attempts of privateers, lksifttiiht nothing Out a system of convoy can have the desirefilffoct._ The experi ence of all former periods is adduc ed in proof of tiiisi Tit lii:"Cpoicaa sheOl.khiTola, - that the' pre sent period skate widely friiikell others witich have relation' to 'Vtis : question. If the whole power oOthe 1 British nary,. Which may now be turned to this , ob- If'ct,' pin dot ;for' ;deg aele PVBtticlliiree air - Tate 'close to oor shores, and dere a few privateers from . ‘ tlins laughing us in the face; our iteist mean of de fence have arrived at a high pitch, pitfted. The Cap tains of the captured ressels•are..otcoused of beiug 'theMselies the causes of .ihe luSiltiaki deserting the s ecrovolye,'iod are threatened With being brought to punishmenaor being guilty or such illegal acts.: . - - -- --- , BY the way of France we haie 'reeglyek letters from Gibraltar to the Rd inst. and iliss.frlhasitag ''an extract from one of them, with very rfilhfuls •••,) telligenec " GIBRALTAR, SEPT. am veil ataverto in• form you that the disorder here, insteAtp,Ustkug moved, as the public accounts state, has 'ire•a'p• , pertred under very unpleasant circumitances.—N ,, f the least doubt of the exislertcts . of the mlll4lllO fever being entertained, all the usual precautiout which had been abandoned are again resorted tn, to lessen as much as possible the diffusion of the mala d It is some-consolation, that the contagious effect will be Tery•mach limited- by the previous alarm; Is the departure of almost all those wh li ft not bere•re'been visited with this disease. As •ifWf ,fects tradingintercourse, 'nu may assume that fro. 'siness nill,j)l suspended for two months at tree, and perhapttherrafer proceeding will he to con.i:ler the whole tiati-as lost to commercial aslventure.": Yestertipx, abopt JklfikaStilkqkss'llock, P,ntscalttaixT arrived at from Windsor. 3:4' • • 7211i' , commanded by Lieut.-Gen. likenwOondoinet-A 6 4*41 a :tbrtr`lis in 01 ) .Pilinito the Bay, on the 16th and conni4 were conflict of near three hour', l'flh, and were proceeding up. ft is said three Sail two o'clock, A. M. They attack* us •asir Mc were in sight of Annapolis yesterday. flank, got possession of the gallant bastion ' ' ' ,An express to Major-General Smith, from the old Fort Erie, which was regained at the point o! Prtahlent of the United States, . was received yester- bayonet, with a dreadful slaughter. The enemy'S ' .4hr, veistitting to hold his brigalieln — ieaditiest: to in killed and prisoners is about GOO-v.-neat marh:in iftun mine*, upon the order .of General ... - kil#ed. Our loss is considerable, but I thick iviikapi. ~, .„.., -, . one-tenth as great as that of the.enemy. I wilt : ...,...*. . • , 4444- detain the:express.to give yot - She. particulars. . I ! Si* a nd . '*4 * 4 SM II terestt than have yet been , ,• • • preparing my force to fallow up the blow. Witil .4 awialtened - in'tbe 4 ds oldie humane by Ale attempts great respendinsl esteem ,. v os&hellient servant, ,\:, to.reolva the Slave Trade, seem about to excite the • • •n- iltif4 6/40 A GittINES I -1 liveliest attention to the state and afralri of 5t.7,0. " firi, Gen. COMMA • " lion. John Armstrong, Ser. at War. " • "lg.: wits°. A new and desolating war is, we fear ; about .v . l _., 1 .. s / A ♦. 1 111 t * Cr re ~n Yl '• 7 e . 1