The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-12-21 00:00:00

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Same, transports, with the! 92d British him and his party with pistols and poniards, deter- regiment; -and other troops, have arrived at Halifax, mined to force their way out. After a desperate convoyed by the Leviathans of 7 guns, bearing Ad struggle to overpower them, it was found neegettery Mira% Strachan's flag ; but these cannot cross by land to shoot them. There was nothing found about th m into Canada ; and the St. Lawrence, we believe, but pistols and poniards. Their Chief alone had a' . closeein November. small paper of poison in his pocket. They were re. WASHINGTON, OCT. 30.—Capt. Smith, to whom cognised to be Depiege, alias Debar, Deguern, alias the building of vessels and batteaux on Lake Erie Sans Souci, and Dros. Their papers and instrur- is entrusted, has, with a party of volunteers, cape tines were found by Lieuiersela Allanious, in a port- turgid the. British vessel Adams, of six gums, and mauteau, and were irtrasedietely forwarded to Cap- . Caledonia, of two guns. These vessels imprudently tain Molini, who sent them to the Police. These ventured out of the reach of the batteries on the Ca.. miserable wretches only obtained lodgings by threat- narlian shore, and were carried by boarding. ,One ening flee ichabitants of bout. This event will of theme however, grounded during the night, and deter the Spies of England from returning to this was lost: both crews escaped. The persons who • island. The Quarter-Master Person, who attacked . were left behind by their companions give the fol. 11‘euero received several stabs of the poniard in his lowing information : • 'to . -eeirithes, The artilleryman Allcate received a ball . " The Adams (which was taken from the United ' . 'in his left side, but the wound is not dangerous. States) left Malden on the 21th of October. The The Journal de l'Empire risk's its readers te the British expedition, which, after the defeat of General intelligence from . L'Orient, as affording ao exPlatia. Hull, was detached agaihst Fort Wayne on the 14th tion of a paragraph in the Londoe.papers of the 30th of September, and consisted of 400 regulars and ult. which stated that a French General and two 1500 Indians, returned on the 14th• of October; French Colonels had been landed in France by the They came within 16 miles of au American army, Armide frigate.—" The pretended General," it says, which they learned from their spies was that under was the old Chemin Chief Debar, and his soi-disant General Harrison. They then precipitately retreat- Colenels, Droz and Deguern, ruffians notorious by ed, leaving much of their ammenition and baggage the crimes which they committed in our civil broils. on the ground. It was understood at Malden, that They emharkel at Plymouth in the beginning of , General Harrison was advancing upon Detroit with November, ati art trod in Quiberott Bay, w h ere , his army. The Queen Charlotte was detained there. • they remained feet- or five days on board, not dar- The Indians had destroyed much property in the ing to land. At length. they caused themselves to be town, and as they were very numerous, it was much conveyed to the Isle of Houat, where they were put feared they would massacre the remaining Americans on shore on the 16th November." After stating their as soon as they were obliged to evacuate it by the capture, it says, " there were found on Debar, who , approach of the American arm y . The British Corn. was shot on the 23d November, several detail ed re- manders had, in several instances, ransomed Ameri ports of his operations, dated France, Morbihan, can prisoners taken by the Indians. Gen. Win the td, 3d, and 4th December. , The first .is addrese • chester was second in command .under Harrison. sed to the Prince of Wales, the second to the Duke ! God grant that our army may avedge the barbarities of Kent, and the third to the Secretary of State for and injuries our countrymen have experienced in-that the War Department. Debar announces in these ; quarter."—(National Intelligencer.) Reports, that he had made his way into riritanny ' • in the midst of the greatest dangers; that he had al ready assembled a great number of malcontents and deserters, and would soon be in a situation to strike some decisive blow ; in short, he gives a daily state ment of his progress up to the 4th December. Thus it appears, that before he had arrived at llouat, and perhaps before had left London, this able General had drawn up a faithful account of the signal advan tages welch he was to obtain twelve days after his death. We cannot refrain from congratulating the English Ministers upon their choice of agents, and the incredible success with which they execute the missions entrusted to them. This, however, is not the first time that they have so worthily justified' its confidence. This affair may serve as an appendix to the inplification of Drake, and merits that it should be recorded as an additional specimen of the sublime combinations of English policy. We hope the de tails we es ve . just given, will gratify the impatient cu riosity- of the London public, and we promise them, for the future, that we shall give them punctual ad vices respecting such expeditions as often as they are sent to us." GOTTEN BURGH MAIL. STOCKIIOt.V, Dcc. 10.—It is reported and gene rally believed, that negotiations are on foot between Russia and Austria. _ _ _ _ Above 400 guns takes from the French are to be formed into two monuments at Petersburgh. A great number of stand of colours, taken from the enemy, are placed in the Cerzan Church at Peter:liitrgh. Lord Walpole, it is said, has proceeded from Pe tersburgh-to Vienna. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM WASUINGTON. " The late unfortunate affair at Qteenstown has made a great impressio.i on the public mind. The loss, thouc,:, k..owle.dgeti in oar journals to be ' more then t•.ro, is believed to have amounted in the whole to 2000 men. Many persons who were advo cates of war, as thinking it might raise the courage of our population, and be productive of national glory, begin to reflect ; and are now ready enough to acknow ledge, that the organization of our military force precludes the hope. Canada, say they, is not likely to be wrested from the British with our present means. Even the Aurora, and the other Government Journals, admit, that all' the Illiartments of the army 'are bad .ly organised; that the Ordnance and commissariat Departmenta-itre in a wretched condition ; and the remedy they propose is, that a number of active. en lightened,and influential citizens shall be appointed in every state to regulate all military matters. A more absurd scheme was newr heard of; but while they.; gravely tell us not to despoad, they console us by as. surances, that after we ',eve bt•ett heartily drubbed , by the British as the Ruian's were by Charles:Xl f. we, like them, shall' acquire military discipline, and in our turn be tauglit to conquer. 66 The truth is, that many dour citizens were in duced to favour the war, from a belief that the Cana des would have ben au easy conquest ; and as the possession of those: provinces is necessary to mend our territoriii, and sei.atie tee submission or the se; vages, patriotism prevailed over the scruples of con science. " The late attack was made by General Van Rensselaer, iu consequeuce of false intelligence from a deserter, that General Brock had gone westward with the greater part of his force to repel General liarrison's attempt at Detroit. This is believed to have been a rase ale guerre of the British General, ' as he certainly was 'menaced in that quarter, and. feared ethorvaise these two distinct attache might' be made at the same time, .when one, from the infe,. riority of his force, must necessarily have prevailed. " General Van Rensselaer, who commanded the trnrps assembled et Niagara, has resigned. lie is said to have been disgusted with .the cowardice and insubordination of his. men.. Brigadier-GeV Smith, Inspector General, has been appointed by General. Dearborn to succeed' him. Rensselaer has since passed through Albany." LITItAGF Or ANOTIIER LETTER FROM IVASMIRGTON. " The season mill not be.pertnitted to close with. oat another attempt 'to retrieve the honour of the- American.arme, We learn by letters from Albany, that the army under General Dearborn is advancing, and that the troops on the -East and West side of Lake Champlain, have for some weeks past been filing towards the camp, to effect a junction, I am assured from an Officer, that the utrilost strength of this army diet not exceed 12,000 ma p Omagh re. REPORT FROM ADJUTANT GENERAL KUTUSOW TO HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, OF2IST NOVEMBER, FROM TUE TOWN OF nAnTrrowntiii. _ _ 44 After my -Iyrirture from Moscow, I, in the course of 1-1 la% s. 01111 r up with the ene my's army, hat sent cut detached parties_ to cut off the road ()Obis retreat. ctrr oquence of this, two French Generals, Barons Hautiol and Car sin, the Polish Colonel Count Malachowski, several Officers, and a great number of privates, bare been made prisoners. I shall hare the happiness of send ing your Majosty n report of those who in their skir mishes have signalized tbemselves by their activity and exertions. Count Prince ‘Vnikonsckji, your Imperial Majesty's Adjutant, deserves particular no tic.', he having taken oae 'of the aforesaid Generals pri ,11: , r. " . i arm by means of the detached parties, already in communication with the corps of Count Wittgen.. stein. Colonel Elmursen, of the Regiment of Body ••Cossaeks, Who was detached with a separate party, has this moment sent me seven of the enemy's ()di cers, aud.4o) privates at , prisoners , wire ,;wording to their report, had advanced to find a place of refuge for themselves after the battle of Krasuoi, and in tended to defend themselves in the villages, but being sud - lenly attacked. they were at length obliged, after an oh:satiate defence, to surrender to the arms of your Imperial Majesty." A repot from Wittgenstein, 17th of November, states—" On the 14th, Marshal Victor having con centrated his forces, attacked his vanguaed with great impetuosity ; that after a very obstinate conflict, in which the village of Strobl* (where his artilleiy was placed) was six times taken and retaken, was obliged to retire with ,the loss of more than 100 prisoners, and a great number of killed amf wounded." AMERICAN PAPERS. —rem— A I halm, tleild- quartrm Now. I. Accounts from the frontiers state, that all the forces destined for a THIRD invasion of Canada, were eon eentrated at Plattsburgh, and would amount to ten thousand men. They will be commanded by Gene rals Dearborn (who had left Albany), Bloomfield, and Chandler, of the regulars, and some militia Ge. neruls. The regulars are very 'excellent troops, The British Commanders were en the alert ; and it VIP confidently expected that a great battle would be fou g ht immediately after our troops bad isiiridad the province. - • • I f! . . • 'ow ••• yr , ..• 4.4 01111.1i4AINPI! , •••• • • ' ••• -.-Tirr - - :~ . Iport has exaggerated it to three times that number. To aid the attack on Upper Canada, it is said that General Harrison will advance against Detroit, and invade that province a second time. God rant that he May toeet with better success than Gdn. Mir tie is invested with unusual powers, as (invert - Mr of all the forces on the western and storth-western fron tiers: so that you see we profit bY dear-bought ex perience. . " I fear, however, w 9 cipp i gt depend seCru;iently on the discipline of our mittrtho - folloififig re. lation, ;chicly is well attestedi'will explain my mean ing :—A detachment of 250 men, of Colonel Hay's regiment, was lately sent by General Harristii to . burn some Indian .villages. On their-mayth they fell in with a strong party of savages, with whom they skirmished. Major Cotton, who was the 'su perior Commanding °nicer of the detachment, was in the centre; Capt. Hamilton on the right; and Capt. Root on the left. After the engagement bad lasted about half an hour, the Indians gave way.— Major Cotton, suspecting this was an artifice of the enemy, to draw his men into an ambuscade, sounded a retreat; in opposition to which Captains Hamilton and Root ordered a charge. The consequence was, that one half of the men retired with the Major, while the remaining half followed the two Captains. It is scarcely necessary to add, that these last were all cut off and scalped by the Indians." - c i t:ROF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Or 0CT. 4 23.1 I Si nce our l as t pu bli cat i on , th ere h ave b een arr i- i The multiplied proofs of folly or madness, or of vats t . rom France, America, and Gottenburgh.— I some worse cause, tttat have driven the nation into a From the former nothing of importance is to be ex ruinous offensive war, are accumulating with every . 1 day's experience. B arely to enumerate the evidence tracted or inferred, unless we consider the circum- I would occupy columns. Two or three facts of re- • stance of CATPARELEI retiring to the borders of that cent occurrence which have come to my knowledge, : Empire,which, by letters from Santander, seems to bo are in point, and worthy of regard. It is, then, a 1 the ease. The certain information of the number of fact (for I speak it on the best authority), that either troops he has thus withdrawn from Spain, may opc,n the national treasury is so miserably empty, or the proper department so deficient in duty, that the a field for conjectures of no light import, as to the army under General Dearborn, which has been . public spirit and disposition of the . French people.— so long idling away their time near Albany, was not , The intelligence from France is to the 13th instant ; only unpaid, but unprovided with the common neces- but there is not a word. said of the existence, per., series of a camp; and when, a few days since, a' sonal safety, or condition, of BONAPARTE, and part of these troops were ordered to the frontiers, • one whole regiment (Col. Pike's) absolutely refused, the forces immediately with him. Of the main and deliberately s, asked their arms, declaring they army in Russia, there is no later official intelligence would not move until paid. In this refusal they were than that which we have already received from Lord justified by their Colonel, an old officer, who ad- CATHCART, although one of the French Papers con.. mitted they ought not to march unless Government ' rains a letter t dated from Want, the 26th ult. claim. I first paid the arrears due to them. It unfortunately happened, that Mr. Secretary . ing a victory obtained on the 15th, 17th. and ON . Gallatin was then at Albany, and, on learning the by REGNIER and SmtwAnTzEnataa, over a detach. state of affairs at the encampment, lie borrowed ment of the army of Tscuersciiacore, with a loss to , 20,000 dollars from one of the Banks, on his private the Russians of 3or 4000 killed and wounded, 3000 i cre,lit, by which means the troops were paid, and ' , prisoners, 40 caissons, and an immense quantity of j cheerfully followed their Commander. !baggage. The Gottenburgh Mails contain a Report 1 , from Adjutant-General Prince KuTusofr, dated Da• bihowitche, the 21st ult. This town is between, Krasnoi and Witepsk, where the armies of Nefl and D.tvoust were defeated. 1 The news from America contains nothing from . which we can augur favourably of a speedy or ' returning pacification. • Mr. RUSSELL, the Ame- ' rican Charge d'Affaires, sailed from Plymouth on : his ;say back to the United States on the 30th Sep- 1 1 tember. It is now well known, that before he sailed, he made two official pacific overtures to this Government, which were rejected, and the answer to the latter of which,. as his. ultimatum, there can be no doubt, he took home himself. The vessel in which he sailed (the Lark) had not arrived out at the date of the PRESIDE:VT . 4 Message, anditis thus presump. tive, next to a positive certainly, that the last over. ture made by kim, is the identical one alluded to by ' Me PRESIDENT, as that, the result of which had not then transpired. . . A Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning, bring lug the following official-intelligence from St. Peters. burgh : REPORT OP THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL MARQUIS PAU- Wen s VE. HIS IMPIDIAL IHUESTT, DATED EIG.Iti NOV. 18. " In my dispatch of the 15th, I had the happiness of informing your Majesty of the taking of the town of Kreusburg, by Major • Filatow. At the same time, I made an humble representation of my inten tion of taking possession of the town of Friederick . stadt, it being a point of consequence, from whence the enemy might easily make inroads both into Livo nia and the Government of pskow. For carrying this iato effect, agreeably to the plan - I had formed, the following has been performed :—A detachment from the corps of Lieut.-General ,Lewes, consisting of 1300 men, under the colurnand of Major Bojau now, attacked the town from the left bank of the Dwina ; whilst the troops under Colonel Redinger attacked it from the right bank of the same river. " To cover this attack, and. prevent the enemy from assisting the town, another detachment ' from Lieutenant• General Lewes's carps, consisting of 1000 men, under the command of Major Jelestratow, was detached to make a . false. attack on Wallhoff, for the purpose of amusing the enemy, anti taking off his intention from Friederickstadt. The attack on this town was made on the 15th instant, at nine otoleek A. 11.; and at one etleck In the afternoon) • ~: LONDON: MONDAY DECEMBER 21, IRI2. the enemy, after a defence, rather o 77 t ..,e, ri 0 eki the town, and fell b ac k i n di sorder on Jacoles.4,4, lie was pursued ab ou t th e di stance of ten vip rst , , ,: ,Ps retreat by Maj or R . ojauno w ; i n this aff • . have taken one o ffi cer , an d about SeVi'llty p air it t %Arian s rivate i prisoners. On our side, we may esti mm , h ' t e of all the three detachments, at about 260 toes men..... 1 The dead bodies found in Ft itnli-riAstadt 1 d . n mo l d that town, prove the loss of the enemy to ta;e b een very considerable. 46 As I had previously supposed, Marshal \T 4 • •1c..0. said detached a considerable reidforcnmnnt i re:‘,l Miashef to Priederick t dtwhich,l • I s a , mig on its nay opposed by the detachment under Major Je!est:ut„, attacked him, but not being able to force th ; , r Kay past him, could not prevent the capture of l'iiette, rickstadt, in which there were about 800 I, a ' and three squadrons of Prussian cavalry. Th e ete ! I my having, for some time past, formed a Plan fo r , fortifying his right flank, he, for this purpos e , ol tionfiondrdemreatho:7:fhytatti the morning of the 3d (15th), attacked th e d e t ac h , ments of Lieutenant-General Lewes, which cgooveatredis taking advantag e a Riga, and endeavoured to force him to retreat into the f aronzdcity, niisanokf who had greater number & troops, c th o e ve f r or i t Lis fica right to r b L i i n o g ns in my rear. tyingthe eh D oi s i i e mo i np operations , especially cavalry and artillery, the half of whi c h posted at the Custer's-hove and Plankenzum, and was horse-artillery, drove back the advanc e d forced them to fall back on their own corps. 6, Lieut.-General Count Lu res left the position he had hitherto occupied, neat to Dalei c h urc h , and 1 took another, which was far more advantageous for 1 his force, at the distance of three werts from hi s formeravie. " The former position was ad►antageous to as ea account of the surrounding morasses ; hut tiiis ad. vantage was now lost, as being anti, season of the year rendered by the frost, in s , me Measure, passable for the cavalry, and ccrisvgnentty the corps of Lieutenant-General Lewes, being very intrA r in cavalry to the enemy , inlet easily have been turned; whereas the n'w positi .n 11.-ing less extended, strong, by means of the defile, and surrounded by coppices, dyes not poimi , tt.e enemy's ca• yalry to act with effect. This action, which ceased when the nigh► came on, way not decisive; and on the following day, beinA the 4th (16th), at nine o'clock in tEe morning, the enemy renewed his a' tack with a heavy cannonade. Our artillery, by wel I.dirr cted fire,soon Wei ced I hat of the enemy ; and our cavalry having a favourable position, although furiously attacked by that of the enemy, repulsed it and obliged it to retreat, whiet, by the good effect of our artillery, was done in great disorder. In such manner all the enemy's attempts were defeated at ' every point, and he, at 12 o'clock at noon, entirely discontinued his attack, being compelled to retire.— In this action the enemy lost about 400 men killed, and 18 were made prisoners. On our side we had about 100 men killed or wounded. " Up to this hour the troops are employed is carrying my plan into mention, agreeable to the supreme command of your Imperial Majesty ; and although I cannot as yet say, that every thing has been completed according to my plan, yet I must do justice to the ardent zeal and skilful measures of Lieutenant-General Lewes ; nor can I sufficiently praise the judgment, prudence, end zeal of Major. General Weljaminow, Colonel Redenger, and Ma jors ftajaunow and Jelestratow. 66 As soon as the movements with regard to this undertaking are finally completed, I shall have the happiness of transmitting a particular report to your Imperial Majesty, both concerning these movements, as likewise mentioning the other Staff and Chief Officers, who bare signalized themselves in this at. • ~ t1951.* SUPPLEMENT TO Tat ST. PETERSBURGH GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 1.. (94). The General of Cavalry, Count Wittgenstein, r ports to Ids Imperial Majesty, under date of Nov. 6 (18), from the village of Tscbaschnike, as fol. lows : "t consider it as my duty most submiesively to lay before your Imperial Maj est y the copy of a Re. Lporitranonvitted •me by your Majesty' Atttntant. Colonel Tschernyschew, and from which your Ma. jesty 'Will please to perceive, that be having been de. .tached by Adm. Tschitschngott, with a regiment of Cossacks, to discuver my corps, had surmounted all dangers and difficulties, and performed this essential !service with punctuality and distinguished success. 46 After passing by day and night through enemy's ttonps, and crossing four rivers by swimming, sad likewise destroying, on his march, a number of bag• gage waggons, and large quantities of different kinds of provisions, collected by the enemy; he was th e first who brought intelligenc e of the movements of I Admiral Tschitschagoff's army and of 'he coadilioa and situation of the French ti oops. He has !Wei e captured three cabinet cou riers, with dispatches of importance, and released Lieutenant General Bare* Winzingerode, who had been tnade prisoner by the enemy; and together with•him Major Gen. Swetchin, third Capt. Naryschkin of the Isom regiment of Hussars, the .Essaul Kresew, and the ommissioner of the lath class, Polutow, whom I h C ave this d'Y dispatched to Petersburgh Admiral Tschitsehagti, mast have arrived yesterday at Minsk, as will be perceived by the march (route) herewith scone piny; tig. • .A....•••• 1•1 Mails, Am ' — O . Diiiilin - -I -5 O O 3 O . o 0 1 Txpius.4-1101itlity at She Public Offices. THE STATESMA zfr.