The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-10-29 00:00:00

'FA Ji o; !I t ! 4 • 9 I '~, '4l Political ends they were to answer, The people of Maryland will pronounce a confirmatory verdict upon him inn fortnight.---( Federal Repu dblican. of ) Heard, Mumma, Burke, White, an othen the priucipal murderers and rioters have been ac quitted at Baltimore. Soma' of themiti the face of the most pointed and conclusive testimony. We have beard but of one conviction, and that is of a tap., engaged in the riot in Charles-street. Montgonsest, as was anticipated, took very little or uo trouble in managing the causes before the Jury. Thus are murderers let loose uponsociety in the m ost turbulent and worst regulated place i soci ii America, with all the encouragement to a repetition of their • crimes, which can ari.e from perfect impunity. . • [FROM TILE NATIONAL INTELI.IGENCER.] MT' FROM aftioanlEß-DENERSL MULL TO Talc ISTPARTMENT OP WAR, ACCOMPANYING THE sits races PCIO.4BIIEO IN OUR LAST. • Sandnich. Aug. 7, 1812. Silt, —On the 4th inst. Major Van Horn, of Col. Finlay's regiment of Ohio Volunteers, was detached from this army, with the command of 200 men, prin clpally riflemen, to proceed to the river Raisin ; and further, if necessary, to meet and reinforce Capt. ' Brush, of the State of Ohio, commanding a com pany of volunteers, and escorting provisions for this army. At Browltstown, a large body of Indians bid formed au ambuscade, and the Majer's detach ment received a homy fire, at the distance of fifty yards from the enemy. The whole detachment re treated in disorder. Major Van Horn made every esertlon to form, and prevent tlm retreat, that was possible for a brave and pilaw officer, but without success. By the return of the killed and wounded, it will be perceived that the loss of officers was un commonly great. Their efforts to rally their com panies was the occasion of it. tam, very respectfully, Year most obedient servant, Hen. W. Eustis, Secretary, &e. W. HULL. REPORT or tILLED IN SI %JOT% TAN 110aNN DEP EIT. (.1111 Gilchrist. Captain Ullery. Captain MCullougof tbe Captain Brender, severely wounded, and not es ryrte recover (since dead); Lieutenant Pent:. Ensigns Ro . Aflhon ; 10 privates.—Total loss 17. Number of wounded as yet unknown. Nuw-Yost, SEPT. 26.—1 t is reported, that the letter published as Colonel Cass's, in the National Inlelligeeeir, was written by the Comptroller of the Treasury, Richard Rush, Esq. A long letter has been published in the National Intelligences (says the Boston Centinel), purporting to have been written by Colonel Cass, of the Ohio Militia, to the Secretary of War; in which are re peated most of the gross charges which have been made against General Hull by the Administration scribblers. The style of this letter is so different from those of the Colonel's writing which have ap peared in the Ohio Papers, as to raise a presumption of its being prepared in the War Office, in Wash ington, for his signature. We shall mention one fact respecting this new accuser. This Colonel Cass left Detroit two days before the surrender, and did not return until thirty hours after the capitulation was signed, and then did with a white flag! With this fact before them, let She public re-peruse the letter. General Hull arrived at Troy on Monday last, on his way to Washington. General Hull's dispatches have at length been dig. closed. The blame is entirely shifted, and cannot pow be removed from the shoulders of Administration. FALL OF FORT DEARBORN. AT CHICAUGA. BuTTALo, SEPT. 15.—Yesterday afternoon the Queen Charlottes arrived at Fort Erie, in seven days from Detroit. A flag of truce soon landed, at Buffalo Creek, Major Atwater and Lieutenant J. L. East man, who give the following account of the fall of Fort asirborii :—On the Ist of September, a Pot tawattamie Chief arrived at Detroit, and stated, that about the middle of August, Captain Wells, from Fort Wayne (an interpreter), arrived at Fort Dearborn, to advise the Commandant of the fort to evacuate it, and retreat. In the mean time a large body of Indians of different nations, had collected and menaced the garrison. A Council was held with the Indians, in which the Indians agreed that the garrison should be spared, on condition that all pro perty in the fort should be delivered up. The Ame ricans marched out, but were fired upon, and nearly all killed. There were about 50 men in the fort, besides women and children, and probably not more than 10 or 12 taken prisoners. Captain Wells, and Captain Heald (the Commandant) were killed. e 4 it, the .1, the befoi in ATTACK UPON LOWER CANADA. MONTrLLIER, SEPT. 17.—From all parts of the country we receive accounts of the movements of the troops and militia. Plattsburgh, N. Y. about GO miles from Montreal, is their place of destination ; where Generals Dearborn and Blomfield have already arrived with about 2000 men each. It is stated, that General ploomfield, of New York, is to command the van of the army on the expedition. From the best accounts we can collect, there are stationed between Montreal and St. John's , from 12 1 to 15,000 troops, regulars and militia. The militia are well trained, and completely equipped, and uni.. formed. Should Gen. Dearborn enter the territory, he ought (if he means not to be Bunt, or defeated), to have 25 or 30,000 men, as not a doubt (mists of the Governor of Canada being able to bring this force into the field against them. Sal Spas EXTRACT FROM A LETTER DATCD HALIFAX (NOVA SCOTIA), OCT. 6, 16111. 46 We are all here at a loss to account for.the su pineness and inactivity of the British Goverment. — Three months nearly had *lapsed from the DAclara tion of War by the United States ere it reached these shores officially ; that it was known in England, and every vessel that bas arrived since then, has ma nifested astonishment that an actual state of warfare existed. Overture after overture, of a pacific na ture, bare been made to the President of tke United. States, not only by the Government in England, bet also by Sir George Prevost in canatla, and Admiral Sawyer in this place. They have all been coutums, simply rejected, and the laugnage now held out hy the American Government la, 4 WI pill treat with yosr for peace when we have Caned. t our Paso elan, then we shall bars somethiag to treat far Ong that will wriog from yip some of those /oz. Live Bal sec yo had been dent C Oil seqt, eurrendei very ir tented, treating from W , as to thing by now sail then tr spring, by the against militia made cons 0111; 601 has soon can/ the th a i di t. he lose fiot and Stat, which petre, mission Americans !of do to frigate, for ' better net. earl, flan more attend to talon had Brit not fallen. and the The bnt Lyra, The increa; Berm °sky, ter tneina l_fteseerora lislik e n .41 ... ... .... .............................................. • . • • ..iesm—zlessesallesltlattolatemslass'alltao.... _..r..___ .........._ „ _ _ Ti IF, sTATEs' MAN. rag STATE OF THE COUNTR Y. ATT. ad rights of which we have long bete seelseellet;' . , 'GS , 0 con disposeessed.'--Suspeusion of head , —........... I .• been actually signed in Canada, the .- T 0 TH E F.DITOtt OF rite STATESMAN. pit u t; 0 M . Fortis ............ e etaa of the United States refused to nail , / 1 . ' Sta,--411.110 are eventful times; circumstances of, 1 the the utmost heportance to the well-bfing of the state I quence of whieh, however, has Win rider of General Hull and ids Not to a inferior force of British troops. N ot own . may soon be expected to follow One another with • Gai e7vj ab i... • . ................ 9 - ego .............. o great rapidity. The prise for which Reece has been d, however, with the overtures we lave already r ; Sir John Warren has come out, as he uprisen contending, during' many centuries, appears to the 3 per lielill, LOOS. sea todla &soda SI tts. p at - with the olive branch in his hand, acid has seat 3 per CestL Ned. Kit View of BowArawri nearer his grasp, than it has ever g per tats . l in EeeLeig r BIM SO. I S Dine .b• 6 p I been to that of any of his predecessors. His imag e . 9 per cons. Navy Mt Ouusiam be• pr. ' THE ST TESIVLIA. funon to propose an armistice preparatory to nation is inflamed by ambition, and his energies are A Conaols far Amt. kit 9 Lowey meets ing for peace. Before be can receive saanswer Washington, the season will be so far a dvance d called up by the expectation of success. Were it -I'-a---- livele. Ams. li i render it impossible for us to attempt any by *Oust their towns, to which we might ever to be the fate of this country, by any concurrent mishaps or disasters, to admit its rancorous enemy on _ sail up ; all the intermediate time they will have its soil, but for ever so short a period, there can be ....-..- .....__ . 7....---..--..--- ~...... to put them into a defensible state before neat . g, and at the same time will not be Mnderea hat the __t of the mis_chiefs . which would ensue. Long LONDON: Tittlitt3A T. OCTOBER 49, 181 2 . the winter from carrying on their operations tat Canada. Thither large bodies of troops sad "1 tjabinet of Versaillel, or rather of St. Cloud, , h aze ave ar thi e s day ver g iven varie ty e,and l eave us lit. tracts w ( the Ame which , we:ire sorry very i cvones nt hostile Papers, en ar stu, r of an amicable accommodation Ia are actually marching, and accounts last week 01 .--anned the nature of the vengeance it would inflict Canada say, that it is not improbable that we on this much envied Island, if the destinies should de- o f f ur th er f.,. until both nations have ex. be shut up in Quebec before next spring. After prke it of that su ffi ciency of strength which has hither. to preserved its Independence during so many and say, e ound for hope her fortnight we cannot, from the navigation of penenced the 111 effects of a war which h Dolph of St. Lawrence, send them supplies ; they earioes struggles . Greece , fell Rome too tt w ioe ith this United states, however, in want both of regular troops and of money, fell—and if England must fall, It will be net from assumed ' a formidable and ferocious aspect. The party in America have, f or the affection of the Canadians to the English Go. ftuetimeanpdastf:tebeezheeerly equal ; intent is not the strongest. Our deer friends want of national courage, but from a deficiency in the . a Massachusetts, who were so opposed to the war, means to keep up the mighty expensive establish- aseets which are observed to be necessary to its ex- English. a furnished some of their militia to join General tenni defence. If, indeed, our country were as shorn, sod have fitted out near 100 privateers to se against our trade, wh il st we sit here deliberat. - letters received by the last conveyance it appears Sparta was a frugal Republic, there would he much i tint in cool debate the mode of tarrying era ,a war 1 s Out doing in dry to their feelings. Th e l it er cc _ t.less dagger of absolute subjugation from .the kind of . 'l' our negociator is solvent to his opponent, and them is much reason to fear that the French party • nts from the tea make the number of Seglish gamy we have to deal with ; but as a Monarchy, or pinata - ascendancy It is reported ' eels carried into their ports 187, whilst their navy I m i xe d Government , while there are qualities ems - az • furnished ••• • t isat Soil. B. w Aa . ra to ours the comparison of 30 to 1300. They ; eating therefrom which gratify and flatter the aristo- Nis with very ample powers to treat vita e taken also the Guerriere, the Alert, the Laura, . ....... th ey . . . the American Government, !oyez offer of concesana at the same time, by the vices they babe- -1 the Whiling. We have taken the Neulaus brig. "7 7 9_ in every matter alleged lieu statements do not carry on the face of them renal "V 9 . rider gradually expose the whole to the tunately for us, the concession is too tale, and the mark of criminal negligence and imbecility, Ido hazard of subversion. It is the very essence of a Americans seem to think they shall obtain ' know what will. Never, I believe, has the republic to diffuse property, and equally the ten- still better terms with Canada in their possession. 'he nit of any . colony been excited more than that ciency of monarchy to accumulate masses of wealth this province, against the American Govern- Official Journal, the N • 11 • atone ntelltgencer, ended in the hands of individuals. In this state of things . et—the coal that is kindled let Britain be aware thin g s , yours to excite the indignation of the. American rid. progressive taxation becomes odious and oppressive w she quenches by indifference to their interest; zens, by reminding them of the affair of Captaia y individually here feel the war as personally tothe people, because it is impossible it should be . .. , . nearer, wince we noticed some time ago, and acted to themselves, and were an expedition to be rendered impartial, from the self-interestedneu of the stated that as one of the principal causes of the awed to-morrow against any of the Amerind lily-makers, who are chiefly composed of 'the rich . rts, there are few young men in the Petlyinc° who 'themselves. The only chalice of a state like this war, an d we tear that our apprehensions were aid not join it as volunteers. Even in those partswell founded, as may appear by the following pan. surviving the usual period of existence, mist be from • ich were most friendly to the States the same spirit graph :-.. bat ereasu:s.,ad: manifested itself; but this supineness of the an occasional sense of danger pervading all ranks , i 3 . Ten in peace, " says this Paper, " a price ins itish Government will lose her the North Ame. of society, and a sudden adoption of virtue and given for these murders (by the Indians) by the Bri- an Colonies. Of all the **olio that ever were moderation in the higher classes. Without tisb Agents on our frontiers. Yes, for the murder of it out as a Diplomatist, Mr. **so**, ranks su. carry i ng on this reasoning so far as to create ems. Whilst lounging in the billiard-room, or the unollending Border Settlers. Independent of the e unneceuary apprehension en the one hand, and pro- • • ling with the Ladies, he allowed himself to be .spint-given to the savage tribes, and to the general yoking undeserved censure on the ether , it will be ids the dupe of , Serrurier and Monroe; and not i _,enmity inculcated towards the Americans, the price ntent with being so infamously gulled himself, be of rigi d east to discover, that without the adoption ri o for each American scalp was as precisely fixed, and tat needs deceive his Government as to the luton. economy In every department of the State, those pe- paid for.o punctually, as the prioe of a bor.:kin:l- ine of the United States—here, he said, and he ells which bars of late so fast increased upon its, will (Nat. Let. Pith Sept.) s made the same communication to Ministers, "es continue to multiply. How painful then must it be / • on as you take off the Orders in Council the Arneri- to the British Patriotaad British Philosopher to ob- tis Impossible to contemplate the dreadful en a Government will proclaim a peace ;" but, surely,!amity that will result to this country frees the Ams. serve s that the only zeal exerc i se d by th e: most pro. c President himself, in his official papers, states , rican War without emotions of the keenest - lth • any; , is only as one of the grounds upon which war was mimed characters in the country, by those who are and although the Ministerial Journals inform st it tclared—the impressment of their seamen, march. ' most about the Court.er Prince, is to supplant one will be ...... equally destructive te- America, that drama g their ships, &c. Act. atilt remain a bootee( oesMina enotharla office, or hal& opinion. We see there- stance wilt not relieve our' *onto ottnniktorort on. The vessels that were taken Into this port, w e p ow s also teeming with eulogiums on the talents and • na who moat fill a sacrifice to the mattneth id had En g lish Licences destined for the United of this that being orman, es more fit foie Prime Mi. we in.ton ; rter i measures of out own Goveftwont , aces have all been released, and among them one i r e shied sailed from Dublin, that had a cargo of salt. sister. We see never-ending encorniunti from the -.ems. Ore; she has sailed since the war, by special per. pen of a Vents, or some other obsequious writer, A number of private letters were brought with the ission of our G o vernment—allowed to supply the In order to place the vain and pompous Marquis last dispatches from the Margels of Visavrotisseo mericans with this article towards the manufacture Wer,r,esue at the head of our affairs, although The following is in Wiest of one Met an Ogee, of r their gunpowder—if this is not being very civil, I were such appointment to take place, it is impos- Artillery, to whom we ire already indebted for ses o not not know what civility is." I eible to conceive otherwise than that profusion, ra- vend interesting coammeiestions. • It Is dated Per. , - General Hoaxr left town at nine this morning, " Aker than frugality, would be the character of that gos, Oct. 10. • embark at Portsmouth, for Bombay, in the Jane Nobleman's administration. t‘ I regret that I bate still to write you free th i s igate, which takes out more than lity , passenreei His indefatigable encomiast is obviously on e of the p lace, where wears detaked kith* obstinate re or di ff erent parts of our India possessions. 1 old School—he does not (as far as I have been able mace of the mop Lord CATIWART has convinced us that he is a . ,to read a part of his elaborate strictures in the " I grieve to inform you, that many of m 7 otter Officer in the field, than Minister In the cab& et. At the heed of a brigade of light Washy, he s Ilena and I believe no one has had patience irked, bate fides here since I last wrote, and that arty distinguished himself as a judicious discipline- enough to read them all), he does not, say, I would I have a *veil been slightly *evaded; bet what h lan ; but his exertions at Co:heath camp met with make any allowance, in his laboured strictures, for still were, we are not likely to take the place wide tore success and satisfaction than could possibly the altered condition of political Europe, nor ha out a father considerable scam, although de re ttend his nianceuvs at Caner% 1 - ha g" , and St ' improved moral state. The intellect of man nearly aggregate Imo already sustained here, nearly toe ith 'etersburgh. over the whole globe has undergone, during the last what we natal la achieving the victory of Selo Considerable bets have been laid in the City, that he French will have possession of St. Petersburgh century, a more beneficial change by cultivation 4 mance. efore the 24th of next month, unless the Russians, than has the soil which he inhabits. For Fetus to 66 We are quite at a less to account for the obit a the mean time, accede to terms of Peace. quote the Statesman who declared, that " not a shot nate mistime made by the enemy, which is he The Fanny cutter, is arrived from Lord Kerest's is should be fired in Europe without his permis- more to be regretted, as it has entirely Melted quadron, at Plymouth Dock ; has brought- the fol. 44 sion," is a little out of date in these days ; the many oltelekie objects of greater import, that wen awing intelligence:—" His Majesty's ship Comptes- declaration might be appositely placed with that of intended to have been undertaken by our pilot odor left Santander the 17th inst. Sir H. Peplum ad received letters from the head-quarters of the the present Earl of Levcapoor., when Lord HAWKES- Concluder. iritish army up to the 15th, at that time Burgos had way, thee al the head of a fees regiments of grena- sc Today we have the mortification to learn t thst lot ion**. Twost-PoolidoasvfostYllassolsof fosuista 1 600 WhelPellia Irtart 4l ° PO* ? ? ! -- Tlds mite Vet" IS d• ' our late vanquished opponen t, MASSENAI • . nd a proportion of shot, were to leave Santander, ou tells us, too, that " England requires only fair play saucing in considerable force to the relief of OS he same day of the Convestador sailing for Burgos. to become the lever of the European world •" , garrison. We are, therefore, using every effort is Cho weather was very unfavourable to the besiegers, wit the troops continued healthy and in high spirits. . and then, with a modesty peculiar to the Eastern accelerate its surrender, with which the campsite ['he Co 'Who left the following ships of war at , style bf writing, informs us, that if Lord WELLES!. • will terminate. Santander, Venerable 74 ; Diadem, 64; Iris, 38 ; ' LET were First Lord of the Treasury, his perspica- "It k generally understood at head.quatte", Lyra, 18 ; and the For and Lozano troop ships. d e ns eye would see that England should have that that as soon as we have accomp lished the whistle° ('he marines were well quartered in the town. It fair _a_ may , and that his vigorous hand should move will return to Madrid for the ens generally supposed that Sir Home would invest of this place, the army that lever ! ! Minns teneatis. Bat, Mr. Everett, Or Spanish as soon as he obtained a reinforcement of wint er b u t this, I should suppose, is mere spec ; Spanish troops." let It not be your endeavour to call any one person land must depend on the movements ION Ceniots Cracumsetoce•—The Robin Goacifel. ' in particular into office, however emieent he may enemy, who are known to have been join • ' eil by ran tow, a West Indianian, belonging to the port of be; but to adjure the whole country to contemplate large reinforcements. Liverpool, struck, on her homeward voyage from i the da ng er It lain' i and to awaken the understan 46 The obstinate stan d di u g this small gar t. Barbadoes, some time since, ou her passage throug h iof each thinking individual how most e ff ectually to made by • al As° the Behamas• The consequence was a leak, which , son, has created equally the surprise al increased to a dangerous extent after they had passed , avert that danger ; in effecting this salutary work, lion of our army; sad in two sorties they hat , Bermudas. The Captain ordered ato olio with yeu shall be milted among the greatest benefactors , • tely WI a made, they contested the ground so o bstinately 0 oakum to be drawn under her bottom, an experi. ! of your country, and considered as my i merit which has frequently had the effect of stopping ! at 4G\ US APOLLO. Us, that our advance was once or twice driven bs a leak. Unfortunately the attempt failed, and not. I _. with great loss, on each occasion. to u 5 ,14! withstanding all the endeavours of the Mtn it was , The pro:seder:e t , of 38 ns, at Woolwich, is mi.' 66 The Portuguese behave most nobly a _. with the greatest diffizulty they cools, belOhee a fl oat I der orders foe Milts , end will oil With' luillnunlti" the Spaniards still keep aloof; w ith the elm and, . by the pumps. On their arrival on the 4twat Bank tot emlisence stores forthwith . In Caning Fr don of frothy proclamations and un r, of Newfoundland the crew were au ~, "Wing . A Petitioe is ire red against the late return for _ _ , assistance what ece . the ship made no water. The leak , but the Borough el 4110Orough. Iss 4 , they allora us no , pie of England will hardly belieriatte how none could 'conceive,' b . .* slss, dodged. Oa litmiiey, as Mr. Wells, with his brother-field noised re . a s sif It then appeared tit a bleplo,o l .',, t o t se ,iie. ieterellig . from speedleg the, evening,' we IA on s etory occasion obliged to Pay I se uired fli I sailors bad hung *ear thesliolle .110 , • ' arse 04646 they wereatoppedatahooereer for ever y voc i ustr y an d co mfort req ; drawn into tits , ‘ . i .„ e ~..4,. fa,pallinatmet; by 11 10asa tti t e rgi bt w e re f i ghtlog our owe battles in an coon, . stopped,the kali,' it . • 41,t 41 4:44i , surivessiding theile, a . e ° - hardships,t he t ete •‘-- •••er* -like 1 try • sna, s add to oer other. ~.,, belonged had coed t a '`. yiniesediamly stalled iwipitoob, mid y,„ his since been prelliol94 pi ' '` • 0 0 0 ,11 4 0119 ttf filf aMainsr Whets the rest *alb if , tante, to receive from your side' of the le st . t• ' • 1 I 'ill I t ~: Ala ~!~ Il' 1 •