The Sun. — London, England, 1813-12-28 00:00:00

MMI.S. 4 2 119vElLi-.4ouernsey,l Jersey', Dublin.. Dcrii-72 gCttect •1 - bter g b; 6 IL:ligolund, 1 Gueins'ey, Je'r'sey; liriterfad. • PRICE OF iillB DAY AT TVKLVI O'CLOCK. . b010tt6.5 643 65 1 Oinnium . II 13i 14 WATV.A. AT tANnoN IDGt TO-MORnOW.. 1' oruint, minites :166 - 6. 1 6initig, 45 minutes after 6. Til SUN. tool,Vl QUIS EALli.,t, LONDON, ruEsn.iit DECE,XBER 28, 1813. -~-- 0:. . . . - IIitILLIANT VICTORY IN AMERICA,-;DEFEAT OF GENEIUL 'WILKINSON, AND FRUSTRATION OF . 111 E VAUNTED INVASION OF LOWER CANADA! By accounts from Montreal to the 21st ult. tvhicla We have just received, the above satistar.- ta rY athi gratifying intelligence has reached us.— The last invasion of Canada ha's had no better fate Th ' in the first ; and the defeat of WILKINSON iS . 441 5 1 aa improved edition of the defeat of.his col 7 = league ttivter down the St. 1/Lwrence, the, Mos , t "" 4l4 rt mpto t r, 11110 . , at the head of 7000 nien, 'suffrcti himself to be beat by 3Qo,.at Chateatgay, al the no less heroic WILKINSON has' permitted " Bien to beat 10;000 at Crystler's-farm. We cannot du better titan copy the pertinent remarks 11) ade on this b r illi an t exp l o it in the Canadian C ol(rmit, of the Otlt November : • " The immense preparations which the enemy have been so long making, by concentrating the qe:e of their force in the vicinity of Lake On tario, for the'avowed purpose of invading Canada, bavhig been at length matured, their granclArmada 8616"er*i• PA-boats . , !mows, and bateaux, to , The mnitber of more than three hundred, having ""'"'d 10,000 troops, and a large and well ar. a o i "Z ui ct lic of train of artillery, the wh ole under the n Major-General 'Moos-sot:, proceed 4 , down the St: .I.awrence, on the 3d ins;ant, and having succeeded on the 7th in passing Prescott, 'any material loss, a part of their farce t :Hlsiiting of 5001) men, together with several r4/1d piece s , un d er Brigadier-General B OYD, 44 on the Bth at Fort Iroquois, about fit .eell miles below Prescott, on the Canada th °re. where being joined by three hundred dra °llls from Hamilton, it continued slowly and rah great caution to advance towards Cornwall. 44 %n as they) movements were known at King ! gt°4 , a corps of observation under the command of Li4tltyttant-Colonel "Afoul:ls3W,, consi4ting of. lie remains of the 49th regiment_ and of the 60th t•ginteut, which had been ordered by his Excel . lener the commander of the, Forces, to hold itself lit readiness for that purpose, together with -a di . %ion of gun-boats, under the command of Capt. l auttuarrzn, of the Royal Navy, were imme ilately .dispatched in pursuit of the enemy, and ljng joine d by Lieut.-Cal. Psaft6ol4, With part the garrrson of Prescott, overtook them on the .`h , and on that and the following days so•effee t"4 harassed their rear, that General BOyu wa s lndneed °o'the 11th to bring forward his whole force, and to make the attack, the glorious result; 7 4 i0litrdetalled in the General Order we have 44/ulisl'id'ln our paper of this tiny. " SocomPletely disheartened were the enemy by their losses ou this Occasion, and So apprehensive of the consequences of the further opposition they Night expect on their nearer approach to Mont 'o, that they re-embarked in their boats on the rt t h, anti cro s sed with great precipitation to St. " i v ) and from thence proceeded t o the Salmon Iv " , which their whole flotilla entered, and Nthe re it now remains. When we 'consider the l ' at "rc and extent of the Enemy's preparations in t(ler to insure their socce,is in this expedition , ti, .. t number of the troops employed up on it, and the character of the ,oflicer eminnanding at, ,we ca "/ 14 t suffici en tly - admire the gallant elturts of the l aotlful of brave men which have so effectu all y de feat•d it. To the determined valour and steady dtselpline of the small band of heroes, under Lieut. 1 ' Tl N okalso, we'ovve • it, that this fo rmidable f t. ,!"f the enemy has been check ed in its career •.1114 3 ,• •• • .e 'it had • even approached the frontier of 'Law • er Canada, and that an enterprize from which so much had been expected by them has terminated 1, 33 th Si r 'complete discomfiture and disgrace. Their. action .bas been since ascertained tobe 4flu c h gr 41, ',ater than was at first suppose d. More gar s 1 00 prisoners remain inoto posession—nearly tf b attle, number of dead was found upon the; field u and from several of their deserters, We : le "tand that they acknowledge One Tho u s and 4 to have been put hors de combat on this 9c ea9icm 136 gadier , GClleral COVINGTON, and a Lieut.. t "nel PURSTON ) have died of their wounds, 4," be vetid - other o ffi cers of rank are also said to :t wounded. Th e l ast accoun t s which have been tt elv4vl resnecting the Ptipmv, state them to be employed in throwing up entrenetments on the banks of SalniOn River, for the protection of their boats; Which Were 'frozen in, abont six iii lei up the river, near the French mills—Ott - of their force Was Marching tower& Plattsbiirg, to go into winter quartets, and that Under Ciencril Ari is said, is taking the same route. in con-, sequence of these reirOgrade movements On the part of the enemy, our troolis are resuming theit former poSitions, and the Militia returning to their homei. We Understand the divisiOn of giin-bbiatS un der the command of Capt. MULCASTER has Conic down the Long Soult, and is ready on the Lake St. Francois to co-operate with the army in any measures it may be thought advisable to adopt against the enemy". Thus have the braggard derticinittatidni of these Republican Heroes . not only vanished in smoke, but terminated most notoriously to theirdisgrace, as inefficient, unwarlike, and gasconading vain boasters. AS the existence of BUONAPARTE in our hemisphere teerns,to .us to biinconsistent With the repose of Europe, we earnestly recommend it to Lord C?,lTLEliiVici.futo-preinaie-Aendiati: that, person to America. The People and'the Govern went, and the Officers and tlic Soldiers, seem nil to he made to suit his genius, aiid he might em ploy his military talents with great effect against Slimil.bo, the Indian Warrior, or setting up for a Heaven-sent Minister, as be did in Egypt, • contest the palm .of Chieftainship with the old Prophet On Lake Huron. From the situation of the foe in Salmon River, the near neighbotithood of Captain MULCASTEK hi Lake St. Francis, 'into the upper end of which that river falls, and the winter season now com menced in that part of the world, we entertain most sanguine expectation that the whole of this flotilla will be destroyed. The enemy will be in great numbers on Lake Champlain after his junc tion at Plattsburgh ; but we rejoice to see, from the paragraph which follows, that even there the British force is employed with activity and vi gour. There can be no further apprehension en tertained for the fate of Montreal. Our whole ,oss amounted to '22 killed, 147 wounded, and 12 missing. The Canadian population clit,tiognisllcti itself by its loyalty and spirit. LAKE C IiAbiPLA " En t.tGTON, NOV. 5 ---,The steam-bout from Plattsburg hrinus information that the English flotilla of four sloops and eight row-gallies, having , reginvad a reinforcement of- nuo tun from Quebec, made its appearance on the Lake, have invaded the United States, and landed a force at Little Chu? fin the t o wn o f (A l amplain, about 15 miles North of Platts -640 i and' t hat-the_ people of Viiittiburg were sending their property; ail intimation hewing been giyen, that the British intended to retaliate the pillage of Colonel CLAIM, at Me.sique . Bay. it is added, that Gen. Mooaa has urdei ed out the :Militia. An actioa between Commodore MacuoNuoun's flotilla and the invader. is hourly expected. • At sun-down last evening nu action had been fought; and biz ...cows which bad been disarmed, kayo been put in readiness for actinu, which gives our fleet a superiority in the number of guus."— Coiumbian Ceotfad, Nov.. to. On the 3d, however, our Expedition captured the guard boat, with eight men, and 30 butteaux, which were lying at Chazy. The Proclamations of WILKINsom and Alactuaz will be read with the contempt theydeserve.— The latter, in the first place, regrets that " unau thorised pillage has been committed, and to in sure safety issues this Address ;" and alter direct ing the inhabitants to remain neat al, by corn pletely favouring him in every thing, concludes by saying " be cannot promise complete security ; but lie engages, as far as his power extends, to protect the unfortunate and distressed."' Veda. Colonel PLENDERLRATH has arrived from Quebec in 28 days. fie brings accounts of the de feat of ISltuttrisow. The only other intelligence from Ameriea which we have received, is from Boston Papers to the 10th alt. which state, under the head of New London, Nov. 3, that " on Sa turday the American squadrou in the Thames got under way, and proceeded down for exercifie ; ;but the United States frigate Iniving injured her rudder, returned back into the river, and baslince • been followed by the Macedonian and Hornet. The British blockading s q uadron of three sail, lie at anchor about two gun-shotsfrom Fort Trumbull. and also that lhautsof; lied. discharged alt his militia and volunteers —that his intention, on leaving Presqn'isle, was to proceed from Black Rock to Niagara, and thence to Sackett's Har bour, to co-operate with Gen. WILKINSON in his ultimate movements, in expectation, no . *: doubt, that the Ontario fleet would be prepared to convey hint to that place. But we already know, and HAR BisoN will no doubt receive informatioiv when he reachesßlackßock, that our ile,et is otherwise ocen pied in watching the British squadron anti covering thOtorementiof our a rmy so that, until some dt cisive advantage. is . gained over the British naval force on the Lake, whieli will justify CHAUNCEY in leaving his sta t ion to convey 0/ing.isoN's force down, he must • remain in the neighbourhood *of Fort George. Ile has, however, so me work be fore him. The British General' ftticeNT, with between I and 200 men, otir.readers will veep:: lid, was by the last accounts posted on Oi about Burlington c arts, Sri 'tire rear of Fort George. The•fien•ral ; s attention ICIII of 'ediiise be imine dia'clk directed to that point.'' intelligehce from Lord WiLLit:GTOU. .11 . 3 lati?ti ',hip is, %V . e lIppOU, top busy in fOilUiViUg hp his victories to stop to wiite. tome when they uitiP, we are Morious. It , • We havi further Extracts front F . reneh Paperi. Thif are very insignificant. D'Oubt are enter 7. taincti of the Conservation of the neutrality of twit.- '«erlatul 7 Abe have only two views on the subject. . , Either we hope will the brave Swis;; of their own accord, assort their independence (the only proof of which would be overturning the Corsican's tool at the head of their Government, and joining the, common cause), or the Allies. will utterly disre-: gard that mea.inr6, which, under the pretence of an internal regulation, would, In fact, be the Most efficient co-operation %:;itli'the enemy. As great stress has been laid npon the precise words of StiottAra.atze.'3 Speech, We have inserted that doeutnont in the original French, from which it will be seen that we were right in characterising it as " studiously ltabiou&." From theorder in which the two most interesting paragraphs are put, it is not possible to determine whether any, diplomatic intereoruse is actually carrying on, or only " hoc: beet 4 entered into" stud broken off or whetter new bases had not been presented by the Allies, diffeient from those to thel`yrant says " 1 lime adhered:' The departnte of Lord CAsTLEttEAGH is a re markable era in national affairs. From the firm ness and talents of this Nobleman, and his thorough knowledge of the views of the Cabinet, and the opinions of the ennntry, we have the ut most confidence in his being able to consolidate and cement the glorious union new subsisting, and nbsisting in the resturatipn of Europe to OLD TI11123.". The Prince Regent, KEN, arrived from Smyrna, spoke on the nth inst. his Majesty's ship Spitfire, in the latitude of Cape Finkterre, with 9 sail of the West India Fleet, which suited from Spithead on the 27th ult. under convoy of his Majesty's .ship Queen. • LIVEISTOOL, DEC. 26.—Arrived the Alexander, HERVEY, from Quebec; sailed the 2Gth ult. understand she brings intelligence of the American Army having been defeated in Catrida a few, days before she sailed, and thlit they h:ad been pnutted far five days, and iltiv'en into their - own territory, having been roughly handled by the 19th Dra. goons. DEAL, DEC. 27.---Arrived his Majesty's.brigs . Steady and Inconstant from the Baltic. The wind has got into the westerly quarter, which again' prevented the convoy from sailing this morning. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Arrived the brig Lion, HATTON, from New Brunswick ; sailed the 27th November. Came into harbour his Majesty's ship Fortunea, and the brig Comm e rce, bound to Rio Janeiro, from Bristol, the latter leaky.. TORUAY, Dec. 'this morning his Majesty's ship Primrose, with n convoy Of trans ports, for the North coast of Spill. • Neither the PRINCE REGENT nor Lord CASTLE REAGH could proceed last night, on aceotifit of the itensityot; the fog. His Royal HighneSs re turned to Carlton house after proceeding about a mile out of town, and the Noble Viscount was compelled to stop at Romford.• Gen. Yon.° in Bottoo left Brunswick Clouse, Hanover-square, at eleven o'clock last night, for Harwich, to embark for the Continent. Count Loutsnz Los Rios, brother to his Ex cellency the Spanish Atubasiatlor, left Grufton street a few days since with dispatches for Spain. By private letters from Hanover, we are made acquainted with the restoration of the Duke of BRUNSWICK to his territories in Germany. Sixteen sai l l of transports sailed on. Saturday front Harwich, for Holland, with the 2d regiment of hussars of the German Legion. Five Hundred of the Guards, consisting of Vo lunteers from the different , militias, set off to, ,morrow to join SirT, GRAHANI in Holland. Yesterday the 'Royal Horse. Gourds. .mounted . guard, for the first time, .at the Horse Guard's; in their new dresses of jackets and helmets, Sinai-ir to the Life Giturds. A Letter from Frankfort says, " The tWoEm . perors have consented to the neutrality of. the. Swiss, providetj, Ist. That all their troops be re-. ealletlfrom Fiance. 2d. That the Allies be su& feared to match throngh the country without mo lestation, by paying'for riovisiuns an d nveessaries, a fixed price—and 3d. That all connection, in a military way, cease with France. •Extract of It letter from Carlsham, dtxttd Dec. 12 Since my letter per lust post. the eon oy has sailed fur fiuttenborgh, taking only Swedish ships under their Protection. 1103 is 1111 unac,- countable circumstance : my last letters f.ont Stockholm even mention, that long since' - orders bad been sent to Carlscrone, for the convoy to if t ie rotectlotyto all foreign vessels." Yesterklai the Earl of Bucr.i NI; n 1 kz left lowa for Wilderness, Feist, the ,:eat of the Mar , gins CANnits. Viscount ; ALAI ERSTONE 'And a numerons party are at „Brock`et knoll, Hells, the seat of Viscount MuLnouuNa. Miss STEPHNS bas,, we understand, 501. per E night for her engl . „.i...etnent at Bath. I‘.lr, and Aii ! 4, Hot...mAN arc playing a= TWArre new Theatre,. i n New York. Mr. Corona n and .Ill"•l)AßixT'at the obi one. I . 'Baum) for the rustling week'to retuflin WitivAkt alteration in its price • LORD CASTLEREAGH'S MISSION. , At, the Cabinet Council held on *ably sat past, sixo' clod:: the ;')) . obkViseolintia powers, instructions,' ere fullyand finally agreed 11.1)011, and , afro:wank stibutitted to the and' itieelved his Royal Hess's sanction. The Noble Viseinint waited upon the •L'itiNce yeStertlay niniming,• and took leave,vf his Royal HiglineS: Ile wits al , ?o. busily engaged in the COurse of the day with the., Earl of lIIVERPOOL, 15ArutiB:vi.; and ; others ti! . eolle 4 agnes, and Mr. his. Lindr. , r Se 77 crettiry. :The Noble Viscotint. 4itiendA at his Office• (thii Poreign); and swore in :qr. \Vit.:AA:4, • RICHMOND, as a special Me!.;seoget to attend Otis Lordship, in ;the. room of Mr. 33:itt.t . .ta:o, ioiginthl, who had filled that office ahnttt thirty • yeari:, At two o'clocli ; Mr. CuityiSti, the Mes senger, 'vas sent off to MAC preptiOittiOni ou the road for the embauyand , suite. Dnriter• was • ordered for Viscount and ViscOuntess ,CAsTt.t chon at half past three o'cloCk. , tfi‘- MILTON and a few select fii•ni!s wily titlcily, but the arrangements necessary to be made were so numerous and haportant, that they were not in readiness till ballliast seven o'clock ; whe t i it was 'announced to thrise o were tO nccom pany and attend the Noble. Viscount in. his mis siou,'Consisting of the Noble Viscounte , s, Ebtstii MOUNT .I,•:noquattie; a.s as cOmpanion to her Ladyship, Mrs.. Ittlifiltaii*§; ltcr ip's pvio • cipal waiting ,woonan . Mr. ROBINSON and PLANTA, of the Foteign Office, Secreiarii..s to the Noble v'iscount's mission ; ;t young Gentleman, a relative Of Viscount CASTI,II 'MAGA ; Mr. It.tcHMO'NO, the Noble Viscount's Shah! Messenger ; Mr.-Ittit'F and Mr; NV i r.- LiAms, the King's Messengers ; •Mr. Kuousy, 111esseugey , to Mr. PLANTA. Font' carriages wer,: . iti attendance at the (our of the Noble Viscomws• house, in Jiling-street, St. James's, in reiditiess to receive the monerous parties attached t) the distinguished ; there being, ksitles the above we have named, a 'large establishinent livery seromts. - N'iscoout and VISCOUTIteII3,CASTLEBRAOII having tal:en. a very affectionate leave of -their private • friend;, who attended to bid thein farewell, as well as very condescendingly of their domestics, the different parties left the noose and entered the carriages ; the Noble Vi;colint was received tic a great concourse of people assembled On the Occa sion with unbounded - applause—hats off, litizza ing, clapping of hand's, and evei y demonstration of joy which the populace could chew. 'fhbi cl ministration of joy had nearly . boen attended aith very serious :consequence : the shouting of flat people caused the horses ,in the second carriage to run away, but they• were providentially .trcipped . • by some of the spectators, at the risk of their lives, just as the carriage; was comin , iii contact with, a -post turning towards Pall:M!,1 were to sleep at' Chelmsford, and to proceed this . day to Harwich. Viscount CAST . I.BREAOU. it IS OndePStoOti, bag made arrangements for 'being absent two mont hs; It is said, the Viscountess, Lady liimi‘itt Mot; wr .I.Loccuals4; &e. %%LA stop-Tr-WI the Bacl'o't Cr. 4 14.; CARTY in Holland, and remain there till the leturrilk of the Noble Viscotint.. • . . THE tIIEATRES. •obedience to old Custom, both Theatres last night presented a new Panto mime for the amusement of 'their holiday v i s it o r,. That at this Theatre followed the '.Tragedy 'of George Barnwell, and is entitled Harlequin per, or A Jump from Japan. It contains the usual proportion of escapes, pursuits. tricks, and blunders. with many Scenes of a very. pletnlid de scription, particularly The - Hall of Harmony, which concluded the piece. In the course of the entertainment, a character, representing the 2,,e -sican Usurper. strutted about ,in great pomp be . - fore u file of soldiers, accompanied - by . a P,le'ret Hero, supposed 16 be - The King of Ithnie. lesion to the upstart Tyrant,,and - his warlike , ifit, excited great laughter, and the piece attq,ctlicr was well received, with the exception of an-up. roar about a dancing doe, whose tricks Were not relished by the audience.' CovENT-GAnDEN.—Mr. ColoitAY last night ap , peared in the part of Young Norval, but we regret that we cannot compliment him ou'the same d egree of 'success which has attended hint in other cha racters. His , perft . aniance did not divlay the " gallant modesty" ascribed to hint 1.). Lord Bun dolph, but instead of the simplicity desitzned by the author, was sometimes Marl.ed by a lofty pomp, at others by wereeping Immunity. His best scene was in the contest betn7cen him Wen alaua After the' Play, a, Vie 4V . r,antuzniate %vat brought forward, intitled Hurietiof9'wul the spans,_ orThe Bath qf Yeauty. The' ived from,Popular Tales Of:the 14ernians ;Intl is 1,3 well adapted to scenic representation at pt.abalii was altogether practicable. When thi:4•lhat ~f the reprosentotion mils,, and the sevet.l agentS arc converted intO the usuel eharueters, the usual incidents of s*teb piee6, roar,e,taket, place. There are many magnificent :oil beautiful Scenes, and though, nit the whole, the paato. mime is munch too long, yet it .secures iuterelt till the curtain drops, and promises to be a great faYonrite. . . We RFC sorry'to state that , its Alt . . APRUTTINOT. Secretan to the Treastir. ,crinv riding tin ito\ back, on Friday hist, in l'arliament-street, e ,r -riage sutitictily'drove furiously hy s and, eounitt its Contact with his leg, occasioned a !;,:\ ere coilLtt• *km, cottliyies him to (Os 'Cite REsEeTtto ittit,vrlte.-I. l eritaps there tie, ver %viol a publication u ed that bited to excite solzrcat a degree of inttioy,ov, tir that hail so twiny clanty, oil the pntronAge olf the as " l'he Ittjeciett Theatre, - tile First Number of witiolt is 14, be • ne , tt, .at the moderate price of 61. 'Num ber will contain three or 'four pieces, a 'l','.l Comedy, and Farce, in . sitecs,:Asiuit ; att! 1 , 011 be added CriticitlainerNvation l / 4 hint a narrative tit atty.: pectilittecirc ; uni , tat“.es.at . - tending it 3 tejecti , At. Nothing contd. tend inn :.'toreibly to the improvement of oar stage thatt this pobtication, of -the success of whit:4 to le cnitl)e. 1 lit) doubt.