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AMERICAN' PAPERS. WASHINGTON ) MAY 11. 0FF1C1.,4L..-C,iPTURE OF YORK. FROM GENERA:6E4IIIIOII TO TUE SECRETARY AT WAR, .I),A,Ten 'READ 'QUARTERS, YORM, CAPITAL 'olt UPPER CANADA,. APRIL 2,8, 181,3. " Sin;--lifter a detention of some days by act verse winds, we arrived at this place' yesterday r moning, and at 8 o'clock commenced lauding the troops about three miles westward from the town, and tete and a half from the enemy's works. The and was high, and in an unfavourable direction for the boats, which prevented the- landing of the troops at a clear field, the'site of the ancient French fort Tarento. It prevented also many of the armed vessels from taking positions which would have most effectually co erect our landing ; but every thing that could be done was effected. ",The riflemen under Major Forsyth firs* land ed, under a heavy tire from Indians and other troops. General Sheath!, commanded in person. He bad collected his whole force in the woods near the point where. the wind compelled our trim / 1)4 to land. ,His force consisted of seven hun dred regulars and militia, and our himdred ltt clians. Major Forsyth was supported as promptly as possible i but the contest was sharp and severe for near. half an hour, the enemy Were repuls ed by a number far inferior to theirs. As soon as General Pike landed with seven or eight hundred mere, and the remainder of the troops were push ing for the shore, the- enemy retreated to their works. Our troops were now formed on the ground (s•Linally intended for their landing, marched through a thick wood, and after carrying one bat tery by assault, weremovingin columns towards the main work : when within sixty rods of this, a tre mendous explosion took place from .a magazine previously prepared, and which blew out such an immense quantity of stone as most seriously to injure our troops. I have not yet been able to collect the returns of the killed and wounded ; but our loss will, I fear, exceed . Ilk(), and among these I have'to lament the loss of that brave and excel lent Officer Brigadier-General Pike, who received •'acontushei from a large stone, which terminated kis valuable life in a few hours. ,His loss will be severely felt. " Previously to this explosion, the enemy had retired into the town, excepting a party of regu lars, to the number of forty, who did not escape • the effects of the shock, and were destroyed. General Sheaffe moved off with the regular troops, end left directions with the Commanding Officer of the Militia to make the best terms he eould. In the Mean titnjall further resistance on the part of the enemy ceased, and the outlines of a caps idation were agreed on. " soOn RS I learned . that General Pike had been Nounded, I went on shore. To the General 1 It oven induced to confide the immediate at tack from a knowledge that it was his wish, and that he would have felt mortified hail it not been given to hint. • E ery movement was under my view. The troops be aved with great on mess, find deserve 11111 CD epplanse, particularly those first en - gaged, and.uoder circumstances wh,ch would have tried tire Stead ness of veterans. • Our loss itt the morning, and in carrying the first battery, was not great, perhaps forty or 'fi ty killed alit wounded, and of them a full pro, port:on 'Of ()dicers. • Notwithstanding the enemy's advantage in pos sion and numbers in the commencement of the action, their loss was greater than ours, eqe-* daily in officers. •lt was with great exertion that the small vessels of the fleet could work into the harbour against a gale •of wind ; but as soon as they got into a proper position, a tremendous cannonede opened upon the enemy's batteries, and was kept up against them until they were car ried or blown up, and had, no doabt, 4 powerful effect upon the enemy. '' Lam under the greatest obligations to Com- . modore Chauncey, for his able and indefatigable exertions in every possible manner which could give facility and effect to the c ',edition. He is equally estimable for sound judgment, bravery, and industry. The Government could not have made a more fortunate selection. " Uulortunately the.enemy's armed ship Prince Regent left this place for'Kingston a few days be fore we arrived. A large ship on the stocks, and nearly planked up, and:much naval stores, were set fire to by the enemy soon after the explosion of. the magazine. A considerable quantity of military stores and provisions remain, but no yes . sels fit for use. " , We hitve not the means of trans' ortingpri, eoneyte, and must -of course: leave them on parole. I hope -we shall so far complete what is necel iary to be Alone here,. as to, be able to sail to -morrow for Niaglira, whither I send this by a ttrall vessO, v.itlt notice to General Lewis of our ipproach. 1 have the honour to be, !sir, &c. "limo/ DEAuBonN. Pion. G o , ,Ls tr ustreeg, - Cee. of War, Washington. FROM CAPT. 01AUNCEY TO' Tar. STECRETARY OF MR SECRETARY otr ?'IIE NAVY, DATED. U. s. sut? .MADIsON, AT ANCiTGR on! YORK, APRIL 28,1813. " SlB—Agreeably to your itritructions and ar ning,ententS made with Mofor-CionervlDearborn , took on hoard of a squadron under kiy command the General and suite, and about .1700 troops, and tiaeket's narbonr on the 2,5tb instant flu this Pace. We arrived here Tsterda • mornin and 1 ` )0k a 1 /4) '" ffil dbo e ut . onc to the Sou l iii and Weitward ci f the neor the ‘ve tie e n:o principal fort, and as sos. fixtta c u ttid With safety to the ires rnl and wv , ielf tor landitiTlibeYtr,,the Major-Gene of the old French ft. t —1)133 was th e site nt aranto. The debarkation commenced about 8 o'clo c k, A. M. UTId was cotuptctcd about 10. T he wind blowing heavy from the eastward, the boats fell, to icevettrd of the position fixed utu and were in consequence exposed to a galling fire from the enemy, who had taken a position in a thick wood, near Where the first , troops landed ; however, tool intrepidity of the oil:kers and men, over came every obstacle. Their attack npon the ene my was so vigorous tliat he fled in every direction, leaving a great nrany of his killed' and wounded upon the field. As soon as the troops were lauded, I directed the schooners to take a position near the fort, itt order that the attack upon them by the army and 11 3 might be• simultaneous. The schooners were 'obliged to beat up to their poSition, which . they did in a very handsome. order under , a very heavy fire from the enemy's batteries, and took a position Within about six hundred yards of their principal flirt, and opened a heavy cannonade upon the enemy, which did great execution, and Veryr touch contributed to their final destruction ; the troops as soon as landed, were formed under the immediate orders of Ilrik-Gen.' Pike, who led in a most gallant manner the attack upon the forts, and after hav ing carried two redoubts on his approach to the principal work, the enemy (having previously laid a train) blew up his magazine, which in its effects i•pon our troops .vas dreadful,- having killed and wounded a great many, and among the • former the ever to be lamented Brigadier-General Pike, who fell at the licad of his"column, by a contusion received by at heavy stone front the magazine: His death at this time is mite') to he regretted, as he had the perfect confidence of the Major-Gene ral ; and his known activity, zeal, and experience, makes his loss a national one. " in constquence of the fall of Gen. Pike ; the command of the troops devolved for' a time upon Col. Pierce, who soon after took possession of the town. At about two P.M. the American flag was substituted for the British, and at four, our troops were in quiet possessiOn of the town. As soon as Gen. Dearborn learnt the situation of Gen. Pike, he landed and' assumed the command. I have the honour of inelosinga copy of the capi tulation that was entered into . and approved by Gen. Dearborn and myself. " The enemy set fire to some of „his principal stores, containing large quantities of naval and military stores, as well as a large ship on the* stocks nearly finished—the only vessel found here, the Duke of Gloucester, undergoing repairs —the Prince Regent left here on' the 24th for Kingston. We have not yet had a return made of the naval and military stores, consequently 'cannot :form a correct idea of the quantity, but have made ar rangements to have all titian on hoaxd that we can receive, the rest will 1w destroy«l. " I have to regret. the death of midshipmen Thompson and Hatfield, and several seamen killed —the exact number I do not know, as the returns from the different vessels have nut yet been re ceived. " From the judicious arrangements made by .General Dearborn, I presume that the public stores will be disposed.of, so that the troops will be ready to re-embark to-morrow, and proceed to execute other objects of the expedition the first fair wind. " 1 cannot speak in too much praise of the Cool intrepidity of the officers and men generally under my command, and I feel myself particular ly indebted to the officers commanding vessels, for, their zeal in seconding all my views. " I have the honour to be k very respectfully, your most obedient servant s " ISAAC CHAUNCEY." " To the Hon. the Secretary of the Navy. [Here follow the Terms of Capitulation.] BO,STON, Mar lg.—Reports have been current, that the Tniion, fleet of 18 sail• of the line, and 12 transports, had put to sca, and litutpassed the Gut of Gibraltar, This report comes float Ca diz. We deem it entitled to no credit. Authentic accounts from - the Delaware, state, that on the 10th inst. the Poictiers, 74; Belvidera, 36, the Paz, and other vessels composing the De laware blockading squadron, got under way and put to sea.. . • The squadron in the dieSapeake have ;eft the tippet part of the tray, and saute accounts state, that they bad reit the coast, after having received dispatches by the Barasla, of k guns, an entire new frigate from'England. • Arrived the ship Fair American, Davey, of Rai timore, 44'days from Cadiz. This morning, about 14 miles south of the Hook, Was boarded by the ilewin frigate, the Valiant, 74, in company. By the 'Swedish schooner Mary, arrived here yesterday, we learn, that a Spanish ship arrived at St. John's (P. R.) 18th April, which had been boarded the 15th, from a frigate under American colours, and was - informed chat she was the United States' frigate Esser. The British squadron in the Delaware has late, ly , taken from the neighbouring shore 129 head of cattle and d 5 sheep. The 'Mem, Rodgers, of and for this place, from Cadiz, was burnt a few days since by La Hogue ; on the - 9th May, in hit. 42. lOng. 61, the ..deteint was boarded from the President frigate, the congress in sight, eight days out, had taken no thing. The Briti,h squadrons which have been hlock . tiding the Chesapeake, Delaware, and New York, are repOrted to have suddenly quitted their sta,. Lions. The cause remains a secret ; but the ex pectation tat a French fleet on the coast is the most prfuninent conitture. Our squadron sailed from Sacketts harbour April 23, arrived before*Little York, (140 miles) on the night of the 26th, and made the successful attack next day. It is probable their sailing, and passing Kingston up the Lake, was observed by the British ; who undoubtedly took all the mea sures the time and their re3OUITCS at hand would •afford for the security of the point threatened.— A desperate attempt 'for its recovery may be ex pected ; and an important naval engagement, if they think their force sufficent to venture it. A 36 gun frigate was to be launched at King ston, Canada, May 4. To render himSclisecure at York,-it is probable General Dearborn made arrangements for imme diate attacks front Sackett's Harbour, and across the Niagara river; and that he has ordered Gen. Harrison forward. if these arrangements have been Made, great etForts will probably be required to retain YOrk. There WWI ar York a frigate al thirty-two guns, ready to be lautv:bed, which the 14.1104 burat.-- The flotilla was "to leave York immediately, for the purpose. of making an attack at 'another point Oil the Lake: About 2QOO troops were left at Sackett's hour, wlien t' . e late expedition sailed ; and the Ithinber . ls been augtacuted . since. It seas re ported the fleet was: to return for them, after landing those rirst embarked. . • A Philadelphia Paper remarks, that—'' The British evacuated Havre de Grace on Ttieday morning, May 4:' NE CASTLE, MAY 11.—On Sunday • last, the Neptune, Captain jork.s, sailed for St.' Peters burgh, carrying out Messrs. Gallatin and Bayard, ''• 'r . 'ccretaries, On a mission to Russia. NEW Yoax, MAY 15.—This morning several sh, s of \var hove in sight oil the Hook ; and after s-gua:ing the latiant and ileasta , thoSe vessels joined them, and the whole put to 'sea. The blockade of our port is raised. Mast `M.—Sailed on Saturday last, his Majesty's ships Nymphe, Minerva, and l' Armide, with a fleet of transports for Quebec, having (in board the 2d battalion, 89th regiment, Col. De Watteville's regimmt, and a detachment of the Royal Artillery---upwards of 2000 veteran troops. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JUNE 12.-11er Majesty the Empress, Queen, and Regent, has received the following intelligence respecting the situation of the.armies on the 6tht of June :-- " The Emperor's head-quarters were on the 6th at Leignitz " The Prince of Moskwa was still at Breslaw.. " The Commissioners appointed by the Empe ror. of Russia for the execution of the Treaty, are Count Sehowvalolf, Lieutenant General', Aide-de camp General to the Emperor, and M. de Ron tonsolt, the Emperor's Aide-de-camp-General.-- Those named °Lillie part of France are the Ge neral of .DiVisiou, Count Dumoutier, command ing a division of the Guard, and the General . of Brigade, Flahault, Aide-de-camp to the Emperor. These Commissioners are at Neurnarkt. " The Duke of Friuse, with the young . Guard, had his head-quarters at Glogau. " The old Guard is returning to Dresden, where it is supposed the Emperor is going to establish his head7quarters. " The different corps d'arm4e. are marching to form camps in the different positions. of Goldberg, Loewenberg, Buntzlati, Leignitz, Sprolean, La gau, &c. The Polish corps of Prince Poniatowski, which crossed Bohemia, is expected at Zeltau on the 10th of June." • PARIS, JuNn l3.—Her Majesty the Empress, Queen, and Regent, has received the following intcligence of the situation of the armies on the 7th : " His Majesty's Lead-quarters were at Buntz lan ; all the corps Warm& were under march for their cantonments. " The Oder was covered with boats which de scen6d from Breslau to Glogau, laden with artil lery, -tools, meal, and articles of every description, taken from the enemy. " Hamburgb was retaken on the 30th, by main force. The Prince of Pckmulrt especially praises the conduct of General Vandamme. Ilamhurgh was lost in the last campaign by the pusillanimity of Gen. St. Cyr. It was owing to the vigour dis played by Gen. Vandamme upon his arrival in the 32d military division, that the preservation of Bre men was owing, and the present retaking of Ham burgh. " Several hmulred - priSoners were made. Two or three hundred. pieces were found in that town, `BO of which were on the ramparts. Works. had been constructed to place the town in a state Of defence. Denmark acted with us ; the Prince of Eck muhl intended to march upon Lubeck. '' Thus the 32d pilitary division, anti all the ter ritory of the Empire, intre been delivered from the enemy. Orders have been given to make liamburgh a strong place. It is surounded by "a bastioned rain part, having a large fosse full of Water, and can in part be covered by inundatio ns . The works are. so constructed that at all times the commu nication with Llaerburg can be maintained by the Isles: " • " The Emperor loss ordered another fortress to be constructed upon the Elbe, at the metal' of the Havel. Koenigstein, Tomlin, Witten berg, Magdeburgh, the fortress of the Havel, and Hamburg'', Will complete the defence of the Elbe. "The Dukes of Cambridge and Brunswick, Princes of the House of England, arrived in time at Hamburgh to give more eLlat to the success of the French. Their journey was reduced to this —they arrived, and saved themselves. " The last battalions of the Prinee of Eckmuhl, five divisions, which are composed of the 72d bat talion and at. their full complement, have set out from Wesel. Since the conuneuccment of the campaign the French army has delivered Saxony, conquered the half-of S.lesia, re-occupied the 32d military division, confounded the hopes of our enemies." • ALTONA, MAY 29.—Baron de Kass lattly passed throtyll this place ; be la entiihted with an ex traordinary mission to his Majesty the Emperor of the French. All the Danish troops in Hol stein have been placed, by the King, under the orders of the Prince of Eckundil. it is said that Prince Christian, Presuniptive heir to the Crown, who went to Jutland, has proceeded to Norway, where he ‘vill place himself at the head of an army, and enter Sweden. All the provisions which the Danish Govermnent wished to send to Norway have been . seized by the English and Swedes, and collected in magazines close to' the Swedish frontiers. The Norwegians, thus devoted to all the horrors of famine by their neigh bour's hate, will retake in Sweden the succours which the paternal tares of their Sovereign had destined them. VIENNA, JuNr. 1 .---Differgnt couriers, which arrived yestet (lay, and the day before yesterday, hare induced his Majeity to come to the resolu tion of proceeding to Bohemia. He therefore set out very early to-day from the Castle of Luxem bourgh, for Gisehen, a small town in Bohemia, situated upon the fiontiers of Siksia, We are Ig n arniistity..- v- - norant whether it is the Emperor's intention tu afterwards proceed to Prague. A gotiations for peace betu-cen the be!iy.;ereat Powers, are, vat.pielv talked of.. Cottat.`letter.. nick, Minis:ter for Foreign Agl;.l4s, Barna Lieut. General of Artillery, and Adjutant -Gelid °. Kutchera, will form the suite of his Majesty. r The Berlin Gazette has not been distributed t's morning.. it is said that it contains el:.pres i " . `' which have displeased Government. ' . Art F. NNA,JuN 2.—Tlie departure of 1n5,M3P14.) the Emperor for Bohemia has had a Yell nate effect upon our paper money. They write from the frontiers of Silesia that or Majesty the Emperor Alexander i'v ea Count Barclay e - I—'olly, us the oldest ch.lier:;,l, countinna in chief of the combined arniy, The General of Cavalry, Count Witti,ferl,',lc''e,l'i, who has commanded. since the d e ath 01 . 1:0 ti . ralissimo, Prince .Kutusoti, laas taken tile 'nand of the cavalry of the army. MAILS. Cot' ARRIVED-1 Dabbn, 1 Waterford. DUE -1 Cac/,,;,,,16. teaburgh, I.llcligoland : I _ Ott e rusey, I.4:T3e'', 1, g ford. PRICE OF STOCKS • COMO'S THIS DAY AT nvr.r.vz o'cLocE 4 4 TI-IE T • QUIS DICEItI r:a.srrn Aur)o,tT? . • L 0 N D 0 IV, FRIDAY, JUNE -18, 1813, • The following important intelligence; counts front Heligoland to the 1 1 tit reached us, just in title to be communioto k 4 ' - I t public --'Tie battla referred to is prnb" l ' l 'l tb : h . in which Gen. Von ihiLow defeated the rrer !:.l, at Hyoerstvertha. The possession, o f 13tiol'"' I , likely, er it is of great consequence, and if the ile%cs thentic, there is not hi ng to . 4 61( o . Th , r o4 and raise in arms a noble portion the `'" a more favourable occurrence :0 t population, could scarcely havebappened sing cinitical conjuncture.—The Fre"c h le'Y ) l Penalty of 84 millions of franks' from the citY Harnburgh. " HELIGOLAND, Just 10. • . , i t o k " The French, f6r the- purpose of poili s " the c • a i t' re 0 " 1 the " th i t " ;.,,, i iii Haruburgh, have demanded a contribution a 83 o.i '...„ Franks, to be paid within four week; from the one half in cash, the remainder in bills PlY ibl' .'. 0 l'Oi the liberty of -Germany are to Those who have been most liberal in th-eir soliscripll°_,,t,,,, Light of the most respectable inhisbilsPt' of /ja g ; F ,,,,0; among whom are Messrs. GunErri n. ; Scl i t h7aL i 4 'l u'' l ' s.):: ' Dr- CIrAIEMIIZUGt, have been. fornied into a--- . • ': regulate the sums to be jatkVidually fohi• tire oth . „1 / , ia'.- 1 , " -A battle is said to have boa t.'ll'l°'t en I st ) stated, t . •' t ''' It 's a a In wi,l'attai.“ which the Prussians werevictoiious 13"Dswick j., i i , ‘,....,, •,,„ attic Lttiviaw, an Pa5t ...._... the Scoti a G 4 ettc3 to • We have received Nova Se a .. ..,, e rest 4 27th of May, .containing a varietY (" ' h ot COS - the greater pi ,rt;:ii, intelligence, of which .ve have for tbeP re' . , x „ olli' tented ourselves with selecting the ArPe rlL 0 ,,.1 • Icli cial account of the Capture of Vorlatowllii , 11 , :i tj., it seems the enemy immediately niter w ' ir. f\ i, t ,..'l (toned), and the most.imp ortun t feator esv , io , ei News, to which.we beg to direct the ' ltt `' ° ' ' , va st our Readers. The Yankies have had litt le t° t bot of in this exploit, for, by their own ace" nt :, t o f have .lost Upwards of 300 ram for th e "' b jl,:, i ; destroying a few unfinished ve sscl3, aii(l t oo prisoners about two hundred inilitio, Th e than warriors who they were cot-opened to lease bobi ud ' i ~t d ., explosion of the :Aline was adlitirahlY ti '', ' J o , ' and we doubt no: afforded a Line teat to We witnessed , -dii " troplie. The enemy's squadrons, sez ill g c. 1 1,1 ~.9 portunity of our blockading fi .e . t beilg ":-: 4 t. pi)v: from their station, have run omit to se 3 '. / - A withstanding their excellent sailing, nlid time c u ilities of an immense line of emot to 1. 1 - i c 0 ,,1 i t em, ee.o, -- - do most earnestly trust they ''' ,f. ,.. lave the good fortune to escape agiiiii l ' it° o l ; '' 10 4 ' This, we rejoice to say, is rendered St ' .- i ll oii improbable- by a paragragh in the Ne w .c.,lt r"Pers, by WI) idi it appcars that the 15 , 1 „.. the s uldho- t :` cop ; squadron were informed of the sailing of 'b e ' ..•e; rican frigates.-,"New York;: 7th '1 Afri'.'''" Swedish ship Adolph, arrived a t Boston I ` r ' F.:ii.° day ; she was boarded by his Majesty's s"l ) t he bous, The boarding Officer inforined hire of ~,i sailing of the Presicknt and congress frigor it j ,i' that they were seen off Cape Cod, on ' 5111) i steering S. E," The report of the Eqex beiwr taken is rer fro m Paris Papers to the 15th, with i n telligen ce , Silesia to the 7th, reached tow l as t night . 11 : 5 are necessarily unimportant in so fur as .3- ins military matters ; arid in the mra,,y of poli tic formation, we may add, then= is to ° ul ". 'll t ' sate us for the absence of the " NoNotes of bee"' The Armistice, as might be expected, l' es ne ,:vo ty followed up by arrangements for Count SCHUVALOFF and Cieneral:Kot'r 1 • g0 „ ;5 .4 , sosT, on the part of the Emperor cifon tilt and Generals Dv:AOITTIER and FLAitAul.i., side of BuoStiranTe, have met at New r° , r di a but there is not a single ray of light thrOwn e/. tion. 32 of tai o f of rot 11 11 thi 11 4 . ~` ~ ~~C ~~