The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-11-27 00:00:00

. 0 , 1 I'll E S'l.7 - -- - - - -_- - -- , - . pbonds, persons unknown, &c. &c. (Art. 9 and 12, Arr. Masts. fine I tublin . $ of the Decree before recited) the whole without pre-1 g )udice to the measures taken, or to be taken ky the o Mayor of Bourdeaux, in execution of the Decree of . 0 I 1 ' oo thsersirey the I 23d Fructidor, year 1 3 . 1 5. All the mendicants stationary , or wan de ri n g i n i 0 the streets and public places of this City, as well as 1 0 f . in the rural Communes, shall be arrested under tke ! . --- toßtcis, qrS ; o66liciiiilikt Thi 631. o* - C1 5C1%. i direction of the Commissary-General of Polito, Bank is India Builds par 1 S dis. I 7 - , Exchequer 11,1630. 1 e p 3 per Cent. COng• 58 111 pito p ... 11 . 1 1,1 1 the e e d n e e p ye o r t t o b f oXe me o n f d t ic h i i t s y D: t p h s e rto o t t e h n e t rs ca s n h b a e ll r b e e ee t iv a ed ue a d t : P p e e r r cenbee"C. Red . s; ; t 57 L. from brigade to brigade, to their respective Communes ' 5 per Cent. Na,, 90j1 (Art. 7, of the same Decree). 1 Long. Ana.ll 13-115 Omnitivi fti 5 pr. , Consuls for Acct. 5911 Lottery Tickets 1, gi s•s, 6. Every foreigner and every Frenchman return- ----- • - --- - -- --- ----- -- --- , I: ing from ajourney into foreign parts entering France ! THE STATESMAN. 1-7 by land, shall be bound to present forthwith to thet , •$ -,-- -- - ---- - --- -.-• Commissary-General of Police his passport, and his • • . , . papers to be transmitted to his Excellency. $ /..o n' DON: . • $ • Every foreigner and every Frenchman coming from I FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1812. ,$ $ . 1 the Colonies, and arriving by sea as a passenger in I —... 1$ the ports of Teste Pauillac, or Bourdeaux, shall be ! A Gazette Extraordinary has been published this alto bound to present forthwith his passport, and the morning, containing the important intelligence of papers in his possession to the Delegates of the Corn- another battle having been fought by the British and ndssary-General o( Police, who shall prepare a ti; proces verbal, in order that the whole may be by American troops, between Niagara and Fort Erie , r• them transmitted under seal to the Commissary-Ge- in which the latter were totally defeated, with the neral of Police. loss of 900 prisoners, and a great number killed and _ - - _ - - e .1_ 1C• _ I. _L • ..a-. A Gazelle Extraordinary has been published this morning, containing the important intelligence of another battle having been fought by the British and American troops, between Niagara and Fort Erie, in which► the latter were totally defeated, with the loss of 900 prisoriers, and a great number killed and wounded. The loss of the English is represented as very trifling, with the exception of Major-General Mutes, and some other Officers attached to him. It is truly a painful task to record the destruction of mankind ; but more especially those who are, by every natural tie, to be considered as our friends, oar relations, and our countrymen ; what must our responsible guardians feel, if it should be proved, on a dispassionate enquiry, that they have been the aggressors in this unnatural hostility with our trans.. atlantic brethren ? What a train of unhappy catastrophes must fill up the history of the pre. sent war; but the most of all to be lamented is, that those who act a principal part in this fatal tra. gedy, who are, as it were, the projectile stovers of the machinery, are growing rich as their country is becoming depopulated and impoverished ; while the great body of the people, whose blood is spilt to cement their authority, are looked upon as mere gladi ators, subjected to the capricious and arbitrary sway of a few weak individuals, who are unfeeling enough in their scramble for riches and power, to break through the ties of brotherly and social connection, carrying their sanguinary contentions to a quarter of the globe, where Providence had suspended the scourge of war for thirty years, and where the most sacred bond of filial affection and reciprocal interest ought to have preserved tranquillity and commer• cial prosperity between the two naticns, iustead of strewing the earth with each other's carcases, and calling the havock glory !! Passengers shalt not land till after the vessels have been searched, or except by virtue' of a special per mission. They shall proceed forthwith before the Com. missary-General of Police, accompained by soldiers du vais:eau, stationed on the shore, to go through the formalities prescribed by the Decree of the 23d Fructidor, year 13, and the intructions of his Excel lency, to whom thei papers shall he sent, if neces lary—the whole without prejudice to the measures taken, or to be taken by the Mayor of Bourdeaux, *ith respect to travellers above designated, who shall have resided more than 24 hours in the city, in exe cution of Article 5, of the Decreee of the 23d Fruc tidor, year 13. • 7. When a French or foreign merchant vessel shall enter any of the afore-mentioned ports, the Delegate of the Commissary-General of Police shall proceed first on board, at the expiration of the quarantine, to ascertain that there are no suspected persons or cor respondence on board. if the vessel is a prize to a privateer, the Dele gate, and the Administrates of Marine' shall go on board together, inspect the crew and passengers, and examine their papers. They shall proceed in the same manner with respect to flags of truce and vessels wrecked on the coast. The Delegates shall not lose sight of the instructions which have been addressed to them relative to the precautions which these kind of searches require, or the arrest of individuals when necessary. They shall address to the Com missary-General with their proces-verbaux and the interrogatories which they shall judge it expedient to put, and all the packets, papers, &c. found on board the vessels, privateers, &c. with the exception of those addressed to his Excellency the Minister of Marine ) to the Chief of the sth Division of that Mi- • F;: • nistry, - or to his Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs, which shall be transmitted to the principal Commissary of Marine who shall forward them to their destination—(instruction of his Excellency the Minister of General Police, of the '2d Feb. 1808). 8. No Whit:nal, seamen excepted, shall embark oil board a privateer, without a permit from the Commissary-General, which shall not be delivered to him till after ho has proved that he has conformed to the law of the conscription, and that there is no other reason to oppose his departure. The papers which he may produce relative to this subject shall remain in depot at the Commissariat-General of Po lice, till his return. LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY NOVEMBER 27. COLONIAL DEPARTSIENT. Downing-strcrf, Nor. 27. Captain Fulton, Aid-de-Camp to Lieutenant- General Sir G. Prevost, arrived late last night with a dispatch from that officer, addressed to Earl' Bathurt, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries if State, of which the following is a copy. Head-quarters, Montreal, October 41, 1814. M Y LORD,—I have the satisfaction of reporting to your Lordship, that his Majesty's forces, aided by 1 the militia and Indians stationed on the Niagara frontier, have completely repelled a second attempt of the enemy to invade Upper Canada, and that a 1 victory has been gained which has left in our pos -1 session nine hundred of the American army, and their commander, Brigadier-General Wadsworth, who surrendered himself on the field of battle to Major-General Sheaffe. His Majesty and the coun try have to deplore the loss of an able and most gallant officer in Major-General Brock, who fell early in the battle at the head of the flank companies of the 49th regiment, while nobly encouraging them to sustain their position, in opposition to an infinitely superior foi-ze, until the reinforcements he had or dered to advance to their support should arrive. For further particulars of this splendid affair, I beg leave to refer your Lordship to Major-General Sheaffe's report, herewith transmitted. I alio transmit a Ge neral Order I have just issued to the fora)s in the British American provinces on the occasion of this important success, as it contains a statement of the services rendered by all who had the good fortune to maintain on that day the fame of his Majesty's arms, and to convince our deluded neighbn rs that their superiority in numbers cannot. intimidate his Ma jesty's army, nor shake the fidelity of his Canadian subjects. Not having received the return of the killed and 9. Every French or foreign seaman aniving by sea in this port, shall be hound to exhibit at the Com missariat-General of the Police, the extract of the role d'equipage, which shalt be delivered to him by the Commissary of Classes. Foreign seamen shall be also hound to produce with such extract, a certifi cate of their respective Consuls, in order to obtain from the Commissary-Geueral of Police a card of safety, which shall indicate their domicile on hoard, or on shore, and which in the latter case the lodging house keepers shall mention in the declaration pre scribed by Article 4. _ Every foreign seaman coming from ether ports, and proceeding by land to Bourdeatm, must on his arrival make himself known to his Consul, and fur. nish himself with a certificate, which he shall present forthwith to the Commissary-General of Police, in order to go through the formality before prescribed. lie shall then appear before the Commissary of Classes, to prove his nationality, and answer to such questions as that functionary may judge necessary. It is exprilsly prohibited to hotel-keepers, inn keepers, lodging-house-keepers, or others, to receive even for a single night, any foreign seaman not hav4n.l a card, as abovementioned, under the penal ties enacted by the law of the 22d July, 1791, to. Every individual, whatever may be his condi tion, or profession, and whether belonging to Go vernments friendly, cr allied to France, who shall be at this moment, or whose business may lead him to Bourcleaux, or the rural Communes, shall be bound to present himself to the Commissariat-Gene ral of Police within thirty days at fa r thest, t o ex - Whit his cart' of safety. The pending questics as to the claim of the Col- i wounded on the lath, . nor that of the ordnance leges upon the Booksellers for copies of all works ! and stores captured from the enemy, I am under is of great consequence, and will operate as a serious I the necessity of deferring seeding them to . your bar to printinz. The Boydell shal-speare, for in- Lordship until the next Opportunity, when I also stance, .wriuld he a tax of a thousand pnund!;. If to forward the colo ur s t a k en f rom th e A nso , the'Booksellers were to undertake e tran4ation from ; expect t r the French of the last edition of their Natural Ilis icans, to be laid at the f ee t o f hi s R oya l lli g h ne pry, they would he forced to give away One Thou- the Prince Regent. sand Three hundred and Ninety-seven Volumes ! : Captain Fulton, to)' Aid-de-Camp, will have the The printing presses of London are even now nearly !honour of delivering this dispatch to your Lordship. at a stand ; annihilated. it Cambr woul didge, if th Universite tax were feeliestlenforced be He . Is very capable of affording such i n f orma ti on as no flipence of printin, and has o wned i t ht the ; • )ocr Lordship may require respecting the state of g price which they hare put on the last classical w or k his Majesty's Ca na di an prov i tices. 1 that issued from their press. ; Eight companies of the Glengary levy are in moo The ,lronide, of 44 guns, arrived at Plymouth on tau to reinforce Upper Canada, Monday, from off Quiheron Bay, where (ns our I I have top honour to be, Sze. despondent states) " she has landed a French , P General (piker on soma special service; but wh a t ( Si gned) Gr.on“t; it EVOST. ii not knpwn." Com ma mander of the ro" ! --- It is proposed, we understand, that Cadiz, and Fun Grow, Oct. 19. 1811. the ot;:er principal ports of Spain, not i n th e hand* Sirt,—l have the honour of Infor w i ng your 14 101? - lency that the enemy made au a,tta.ck !lilt 4 pok ;If eke French shall 4, ivockm! NI [lofts : • : t; . . . I'll F STATESMAN. _ . siderablo force this morning before daylight, on the position of Queenstown. On receiving intelligence of it, Major-General Brock immediately proceeded to that post, and I am excessively grieved in having to add, that he fell whilst gallantly cheering his troops to an exertion for maintaining it. With him the position was lost ; but the enemy was not allowed to retain it long. Reinforcements having been sent up from this post, composed of regular troops, militia, and Indians, a movement was made to turn his left, while some artillery, under the able direction of Captain Holcroft, supported by a body of infantry, engaged his attention in front. This operation was aided too by the judicious position which Norton, and the Indians with him, had taken on the woody brow of the high ground above Queenstown. A communication being thus opened with Chipawa, a junction was formed with sue. cours that had been ordered from that post. The enemy was then attacked, and, after a short but spirited conflict, was completely defeated. I had the satisfaction of receiving the sword of their commander, Brigadier-General Wadsworth, on the field of battle ; and many officen, with upwards of tune hundred men, were made prisoners, and more may yet be expected. A stand of colours Red one six-pounder were also taken. The action did not terminate till nearly three o'clock iu the afternoon, I and their loss in killed and wounded must have been considerable. Oars I believe to have been compa ratively small in numbers; no officer was killed be sides Major-General Brock, one of the most gallant and zealous officers in his Majesty'; service, whose loss cannot be too much deplored, and Lieutenant- Colonel M'Donnell, Provincial - dc-Camp, whose gallantry and merit rendered him worthy of his Chief. Captains Dennis and Williams, commanding the flack companies of the 49th regiment, which were stationed at Queenstown, were wounded, bravely contending, at the head of their men, against superior numbers ; but I am glad to have it in my power to add, that Captain Dennis fortunately was able to keep the field, though with pain and dillicUlty ; and CaptainWilliams's wound is not likely to deprive me long of his services. I am particularly indebted to Captain Holcroft, of the Royal Artillery, for his judicious and skilful co-operation with the guns and howitzers under his immediate superintendence, tho well-directed fire from which contributed materially to the fortunate result of the day. Captain Eklrenzy, of the 41st regiment, brought up the reinforcemeet of that corps from Fort George; and Captain Bullock led that of the same regiment from Chipawa ; and under their command those detachments acquitted themselves in such a manner as to sustain the reputation which the 41st regiment had already acquired in the vicinity of De troit. Major-General Brock, soon after bis arrival at Queenstown, had sent down orders for battering the American Fort Niagara : Brigade-Major Evans, who was left in charge of Fort George, directed the operations against it with so much effect as to silence its fire, and to force the troops to abandon it ; and by his prudent preCautions he prevented mischief of a most serious nature, which otherwise might have been effected, the enemy having used heated shot in firing at Fort George. In these services he was most effectually aided by Colonel Claus (who re ntained in the fort at my desire), and by Captain Vigoreux, of the Royal EngineerS. Brigade-Major Evans also mentions the conduct of Captai!is Powell and Cameron, of the Militia Artillery., in terms of commendation. Lieutenant Crowther, of the 41st regiment, had charge of two three-pounders that. had accompanied the movement of our little corps, and they were em ployed with very good effect. Captain Glegg, of the 49th regiment, Aid-de- Camp to our lamented friend and General, afforded me most essential assistance ; and I found the ser vices of Lieut. Fowler, of the list regiment, Assist ant Deputy-Quarter-Master-General, very useful. I derived much aid too from the activity and intelli gence of Lieut. Kerr, of the Glengary Fencibles, whom I employed in communications with the In. diens and other flanking partici. I was unfortunately deprived of the aid of the ex perience and ability of Lieut.-Col. Myers, Deputy Quarter-Master-General, who had been sent up to Fort Erie a few days before, on duty which detained him there. Lieutenant-Corot:els Butler and Clark of the Mi litia, and Captains Hatt, Durand, Rowe, Apple. Barth, James' Crooks, Cooper, Robert Hamilton, M'Ewen, and Duncan Cameron, and Lieutenants Richardson, and Thomas Butler, commanding flank companies of the Lincoln and York militia, kd Cie* men into action with great spirit. Major Alerritt, commanding the Niagara Dragoons, accompaniedj Flee and gave me much assistance with part of his I corps. Captain A. Hamilton, belonging to it, was Disabled froni riding, and attached himself to the guns under Capt. Holcroft, who speaks highly of ; his activity and usefulness. I beg leave to add, that i Volunteers Shaw, Thomson, and Jarvis, attached to the flank companies of the 49111 regiment, coo. ducted themselves with great spirit ; the lira was, wounded, and the last taken prisoner : I beg leave to recommend these young men to your Excellency's notice. Norton is wounded, bat not badly : he and the Indians particularly distinguished them sad I have eery great satistectien in auwing ' l' , i I i 1 ~ . 11 .i if : , 1 , i i .1:4. 1 f • ! ~ ~'', ~ '`~+ ~~ . ;,~~,; -~ 1 your Excellency that the spirit arid good conduct o f 1113 Majesty's troops, of the and of the other provincial corps, were eminently conspicuous o u thk occasion. I have not been able to ascertain yet the La m b e , of our troops, or of those of the enemy engrt e ,i ours, I believe, did not exceed the number of the prisoners we have taken ; and their advance, whit effected a landing, probably arum rited to thi•tte r , or fourteen hundred. I shall do myself the honour 44 transm4l;:: t o your Excellency, further &qui!. ,; hen I shill 'ey e received the several reports of the occurrences who , did not pass under my own obsetvatinit. %%Itta th e return of the casualties, and those of the kilted 1 ,4 wounded, and of the ordinance taken. I have the honour to be, &c. (S;:n'rd) R. H. s3F.AFFF, Nthjor-Gr:-. To his Exer:lerey Sir George Prevost, Lan, &r. Adjelaat-Genetal's•Othee, Rendivr•:e-, Moutreal, October 11, Ibl GENEP.AL ORDERS. His Excellency the Commander of the forces has received an official report from Major-Gen. Sheath, of the brilliant victory achieved on the 13th instant► by a portion of the troops under his commatn3, orer a division of the enemy's army, which effected a land. ing at Queenstown under cover of the night. Th u post was nevertheless defended a ith undaunted gal. lantry by the two flank companies of the 45th regi. meat, animated by the presence of their gallant and ever4o.be.iamented chief, Major-General Brock. whose vainable life was on this occasion emoted to his country's service. These companies displayed exemplary discipline and spirit, although the Captains of both were wounded, and succeeded in keeping the enemy in check until the arrival of Major-General Sheaffe with reinforcements. The disposition of the forces and plan of attack adopted by Major-General Shea lfe, cannot receive a higher or more just praise than by stating that nine hunt'red prisoners of war, under the command of Brigadier-General Wadsworth, surrendered their arms to a force inferior in numbers, and without sus. taining any considerable loss on our part. A six-pounder and a stand of colours have Leen taken from the enemy. Major-General Sheaffe's report of the zeal and undaunted gallantry that animated every Officer and soldier of his army, affords the Commander of the Forces the most heartfelt satisfaction, and will be a most gratifying duty to his Excellency to bring be. fore the notice of his Royal Ifighness the Prince Re gent. Lieutenant. Colonel Myers, Deputy Quarter-Mat. ter-General, was stationed iu chargo of Fort Erie, and succeeded in completely silencing the fire of the enemy, drove a detachment from the encampment near the Black Rock, destroyed a barrack, in which was a considerable depdt of ammunition. its es plosion must have killed many. The Caledonia, lately captured by the enemy, was destruyed a f t hes moorings. Lieutenant-Colonel Myers speaks highly of the discipline of the detachment of the 49th regiment, under Major Ormsby, and of the skill and spirit with which the guns were served under Captain Kirby and Lieutenant Bryson, of the militia. Essential service was rendered by Brigade-Majet Evans, left In charge of Fort George ; a well.di rected fire from that work succeeded In silencing the enemy's batteries on the opposite side. Captain Vi gour:,ux, Royal Engineers, Colonel Claus, and, Captains Powell and Cameron, of the Militia, were zealous and indefatigable in their exertions, part. cularly in extinguishing fires tdich broke out in the Court-Ifouse and other places, from red-hot shot fired by the enemy. _ Captains Dennis and Williams, of the flank corn. patties of the 49th regiment, have particularly dia. tinguished themselves ; the former Officer retained the command of his company of grenadiers to the end of the conflict, though suffering severely from his wound. - - To Captain Rolcroft, of the Royal Artillery, the highest praise is due for his successful and judicious co-operation. The well-directed fire of the artillery, militia as well as regular, is the best proof of the in defatigable zeal and talents of that Officer. • Major NI erritt, commanding the Niagara dragoons, accompanied and rendered essential assistance with part of his corps. Captain A. Ilamilton, belonging to it, was disabled from riding, and attached himself to the guns, under Captain Iloleroft, who speaks highly of his activity and usefulnos. Lieutenant Crowther, 41st regiment, had charge of two field-pieces, 'which were employed with god effect. Captains Derin7y and Bullock are rep►resentcd to have maintained the high reputation of the 41st le giment, in the detaclimon under their respective commands. Major-General Sheaffe reports having received es sential service fron► Capt. Glegg, the Aid-de -Camp to Major-General Brock, Lieutenant Fowler, 41st regiment, Deputy-Assistant-Quarter-Master-Gene ref, and Lieutenant Ker, of the Glengary light in fantry• fenribles, employtd with the thinking WY of Indians. The emi►►ent services and talents of Lieut.-Colone l Mutlonnel, Provincial Aide-de-Camp and At torney-Geueral of the Province, are recorded by de most honourable testimony of the gallant General+ wh►gse steps he followed during his short but glo• riqus weer ) nor spitted him In death. e