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II 1- IS ►~ by the lateness - o f the season and scaverity of the weather, I have ;lie honour to he,, (Signed) GEORGE AiREVOST. ITincl-qizarters, Montreal, No 25, ISI3. MY nri,--I have the lionobr *CO fransmit to Yrwv Lordship the cOpy of a letter from Comma-, d , (} re Sit Ja mes Yeo, together w i t h C aptlk i n Bar ordcial account of the action on Lake Erie, ! . efta rc y :o in my dispatch to Y our Lordship of 22d vpt. 'and St!) October last. lam happy to . be 1 41 : 1( ' to that Captain Barclay is recovering of ana.that there is a ,prospect of his va iife and services being preserved for the be caruntry. • I have the honour to be, &c. ' GEORGE PREVOST. ue Right 'le.'. Earl Re t hurst, &c. His Majesty's ship Ncuifv, at Kingston, Nor. 15, 1818. vcsterday received Captain Barclay's statement of the ill-fated action in Lake and as,yair 1 7 ',Seellencv must wish to-be in irlne4 of ever y particular, I have the honour to ' t i l i eloge a copy o f t h e same; it appears to me that R'ogh his Majesty's squadron were very deficient 3ellmen, weight of metal, and particularly long .guns e ,, yet the greatest Misfortune' was the lose of l if officer, particularly Captain,Finnis, whcse had it been spared, would, in my opinion, Ce" Saved th e squadron.—l have the honour to , 1:;." JA:.IES LUCAS YEO, Commodore. Yeellen cy Si r George Provost, Bart. Ctivern or and General mu Chief. His MajeStv's late ship, Detroit, 13 , Lake Erie, Sept. 12, ISI3. S 4 . - ---The last letter I had the honour of writing Ynu, dated the fith instant, l'informed you, that , 4114 's certain intimation was received of more -,°-arnet) beint , tkir way to Ainherstburgii 11 nlil he oltiigcd to sail with the squadron, t marnied as - It was, to fight the enemy c ‘.l%)s) hluckaded the ;tort) . to enable us to get (provisions and stores of every descrip ) "; so perfectly uestitutt. V ) lt, th at there was not a d ay ' s fl our in store,. 11 -the crew s o f th e squa dron un d er my cornin . and on half allowace 'ofany- things, and he l l: . t : 4l was done there n was no r m,ore. Such were t i l()ti ves Which induced Major-General Pioctor by your instruclions I was directed to eon- . 4t` • and whose wi s h e s I was en j o i ne d t o execu t e , eoilar related to the good . being of .thecountr r y isu ) k ,t i t.: l eqt• the n ecess ity o f a battle Iti )( 1 l er the many disadvabtages which I laboured, 44 , ( L. ‘ i t now rci;iains for me the most melancholy t i:•A to yclat e to you the unfortunate issue of that title, as well as the many untowardcire nristane that led to that event. sailo t o of seamen having arrived, on•the 9th inst. fully expectin r g to meet "(Inv nest morning, as they had been seen "'lin o , • . hfte z s the islands.: nor was I mistaken ; • soon 1 ) ; day -light they were seen in motion in Put- . 1 1 (" ''), the Witte! then . being at south-west, and 'ght, ti, e givin g us the we:.itficr-gage. I bore up tor the ill lopes of bringing them to action among l i qatnis hut that imentiou was soon fnistrat "' the • sud denly shifting to the south oast wou Which brought the enemy directly to wind -41,d • t line was fornsed according to a given plan, Stt tat eath shin might be supported against the 110" r force of the two brigs opposed to them. liil'teu the enemy had cleared the islands, 'and tthi•Zit4ately b ore up, tinder easy sail; in a line 51 15111 3t ' each brig being als6 supported by the ) fletiv, v l "sels. At a quarter before twelve I coin_ tlt a , Qbo ti le action, by firing a few long guns; also st, Tiarter past- the American Commodore, 10 11 ,t )a lted by two schooners, one c'arr'ying four tir o " "eke-p oun d ers , the ot h er a long thirty: tion a " t wenty-tour pounder, came to close ti,e my, With th e Detroit ; the, other Irrig of the cne . - Cli,,4PParently destined to engage •the, Queen Ch ar y ti t h oo e, supported in like manner by two tlie,oners, kept's() tai•itorender 'windward as to s tiseie-4een Charlotte's twenty-pounder carronade ael s ' While she was _with the Lady Prevost, ex the' heavy and destinctive fire of the-Ca- Oil' and four other schooners, armed with 6crib ed heavy g u ns, •lik e th ose I h ave a l rea dy of , 9 „ ! a nti, alas trigs I deprived of the services 100,1— wi "Ale' and intrepid Captain Pinnis, who aria aft er the commen c em en t o f th e ac ti on fell, tie 11t th him fell my g re a te s t s u pp or t ; sops a l ter 11.11 ., 1," )( ws, of th e Q u e en Ch ar l o tt e , was s t ruc k of ss , 'a ' li p splinter, w hi c h dep r i ve d t h e countr y A s y servic es at this very critical period. tend Perceived the Detroit had enough to eon without the prospect of a fresh brig, - ,P lci alLieuten en t Irvine, who then had charge c ot , " l e Quee n Charlotte, ',behaved with great t o s ta ge, but his experi ence w a s muc h too li m i te d Pi on ti PPlY the place of stich 'an officer as Captain I XPeCthtdence she • sd of far less assistance than -017 L. h a l f- action cont i nue d w i th great fury - until tiro l a st two, when I perceived my, opponent Ni a , as tern, and a b oat passing front him to the fr es e, l 'a, (whi c h vessel was it this time perfectly v et the American Commodore 'seeing that as ti tu rt , e" ",.)' ( I, ty was against him, (his v e s s el h av i ng tl er ' s 1„31‘;oon after left her), and also ,the very 11celess state of the Detroit, which ship WAS Fr a f Perfect wreck, princip,slly fjom the ra,king th, ° , l the, gun-b oats, and also that the Queen cei y ' tt e was i n such a situation, th a t I cou ld re -1';•7 very little assistance from her, and the Lady 1). 3 . 1 °st being a t this time too far t o l eewar d, f rom t 'Lacier being injured, made a noble, and, alas! ( Cueessful an effort to regain it, for he bore up,it . „• s "Pported by his small vessels, passed with bolvv)stol-shot, and ,took a raking position on our n sitq o r could I prevent it, as the unfortunate fro: ]lion of the Queen Charlotte prevented us lte i • ; * caring ; ,i n attenwting it w e f e ll on board I . I Y .gallant First Lieutenant Garland was mortally wounded I. ‘vas Obli , and o 'myself s severely, th , tha ged to quit th e deck. Manned as 3: s q ua dron was ) with-no wore than 50 1 , 1 . 1 en, the r e s t a mixed 'crew" of Canadi ans an d „ t ; r e.1.8 ‘., 'and Who were totally unacquainted with ser, s i bl ser vice', 'rendered the loss of officers more Incfelt,, and never i n any action was the loss ‘4 !, t- c sevete ; every officer commanding vess e l s , , 4 " their seconils, was' either kill e d, c: wounded diet 'L as to b e una bl e to keep Ge utenant Buchan.' in flip 1). ...... I- - laved - anA did every thjqz tbat brave aiid expericuced officer could do iii a. vessel armed with 12.-pound carronades, agalost vessels earrying,long guns, 'I regret* to state . ; that ho was severely. wounded. Lick. Bignall, of the .Dover, cinunianding the liitnter, dis'played the greatest .intrepidity; but his guns -heirs; small (t wo, four, and six-pounders), he could be of much less service than he wished. ' . _ Every Officer in the Detroit behaved in the most exemplary manner. Lieta. Inglis chewed such calm intrepidity, that twas fully couviuced that, on leaving the deck, I left the ship in excellent hands ; and fur an account of the battle after that, 1 refer you tO.his letter which he wrote me for your information: . Mr. HoII - Meister, purser of the Detroit, nobly volunteered his services on deck, and behaved =in a - manner that reflects the highest honour on him. I regret Jo add, that he is very severely wounded in the knee. Provincial Lieutenant Purvis, and the military officers, Lieutenants Garden, of the Royal New foundland Rangers, and O'Keefe, of the 41st re giment, behaved in a manner which excited my warmest admiration ; the few British seamen I had, behaved with their usual intrepidity - , and as long as I was on deck the troops behaved with a calmness and courage worthy of a more fortunate issue to their exertions. The weather gage gave the enemy a prodigious advantage, as it enabled them not only to choose their position, but their distance also, which they did in such a manner as to prevent the carronudes of the Queen Charlotte .and Lady Prevost :from having mueli effect ; while their long guns did great execution, particularly against the Queen Charlotte. Captaiu Perry has behaved in a most humane and - attentive manner, not only to inyeff and officers, but to oil the wounded. trust, that although unsuccessful, you will ap prove of the motives that induced we to sail under so many disadvantages, and that it • may be here after proved, that under such circumstances the honour of his Majesty's flag has not been tarnish ed.. I enclose ti:e list of killed- and •woutaled. (Signed) K. H. BARCLAY;Cminnander, and Lae Senior Officer. Fris Majesty's Jatc Ship Detroit, Sept. 10, 1613. have the honour to transmit to you an account of the termination of the late unfortunate battle with the enemy's squadron. On coining on the quarter deck, after your being wounded, the enemy's second brig, at that time an our weather beam, shortly Y afterwards took a position on our weather bow, to rake us, to pre vent which, in attempting to wear, to get our star board broadside to bear upon her, a number of the guns of the larboard broadside being at this time disabled, tell on board the Queen Charlotte, at this time running up .to leeward of us ; in this si tuation the two ships remained for•soine tune. As soon as we got clear of her, 1 ozdered the Queen Charlotte to shoot ahead of us, if nossible, and at tempted to hack ourforetop-san, to get astern, but the ship laying eintipletely unmanageable, every brace out away, the mizen-top-mast and gaff 'gown, aI l the other masts badly wounded, not a stay let forward, hull shattered very much, a numlier ot the guns disabled, and the enemy's squadron raking, both ships ahead and astern, none of our own in a situation to support us, 1 Was t.tn der the painful necessity of answerhy.., the enemy, to say . we had struck, time Queen Charlotte having previously done so. . _ (Signed), GEORGE INGLIS. To Captain Barclay, &c. A Statement of the Force of his Majesty's Squadron on Lake _Erie, and that of the United States. British Sgladrun. Detroit-2 Tong V.-pounders, I long IS-pounder, 6 long 12- pounders, '8 long nine-pounders, •1 24-poundes carronade, 1 Is-nounder earrooade. autten 'Charlotte-3 lung 12-pounders, 14 24-pounder carro nades. • Lady r re r rw t —3 long 9-pounders, 19 12-pOunder carronades. Hunter-2 long 6-punatts, 4 long 4-pounders, 2 lung 2- ponilderS, 1.,:-pounder carronades. Little Belt—l long 9-pounder, 2 long 6-ponders. Chippeway-1 long 9-pounder. United States SqltlfdrNn. Lawrenee—.-‘2 long 12-pounders, 15:32-pm:oder carronades. Niagara-2 long 12-p,unders, 1B 32-panckr carronades. Caledonia-2 long tz.venly-four-pounder, i thirty-pounder carronade ; on pivots. Afiel-4 long tsvelve-pounders ; all on pivots. Summers-1 long.twe!ity-four-pounder, 1 thirty-two-pounder carronade on pivots. Porcupine—l long thirty-two pounder, on a pivot. Tigress-1 long thirty-two pounder, on a pivot. Scorpion—l lung i.hirty-two pounder, 1 twenty-four-pounder; all on pivots. Trip-1 long twenty-four-pounder, on a pivot. CA. true copy.) (Signets') It. 11. BARCLAY, Commander. A List of KILLER and WouNnED in his Majesty's Ships and Vessel , . in fin Action with the American Squadron on Lake Erie, the 1,01.11 September, Isle. Three officers, 38 men, Lilted; 9 officers, 85 men, wounded. Total-4: kitten; 94 wounded. • 'Names of Officers Killed and Wounded. Lieut. James Garden, Royal Newfoundland regiuient, killed. .1)elroitl Killed—First Lieut. John Garland. Wouuded—Capt. It. li. Barclay, dangerously; J. It. Hoffc eneister, purser, dan!‘eroaslv. Qvcctie'harlotte. Killed—Capt. Itqbert Wounded—First Lieut. James Stokoe, severely; James Fos ter, midshipman, slightly. Let!y Prevost. Wounded—Lient. Edw. Buzliau. coannanding, dangerously ; First Lieut. F. itolette, severely. Hunter. Wounded—Lieut. George Dignall, commanding, severely ; Henry Gateshill, master's mate, slightly. CMppcway. Wounded—:caster's-mateJ. Campbell,commanding, (Signed) It. H. BARCLAY, Commander, and late Senior Officer. CITY 31u .---Y estciday the LORD MAYOR presided at a Court of Common Council. The, Court proceeded to the election of thu Irish So-. ciety, and LIENRY CONDE, Esq. Alderman, was appointed Governor of the same. A memorial Was presented on behalf of the suffering inhabi tants of the Continent, which was read and re ferred to the Committee. • Th e 'Committee ap pointed to consider, the cause of the present high price of bread, presented a report relative there to, suggesting sundry regulations, not only with respect to the - corn and flour trades, but also re spectiig the existing Acts of Parliament by which they are governed, and also on the present mode of setting-the assize, &C. which was read, and the conSicie-ritrion adjourned, and the report ordered .to be printed, and a copy sent- to each Member of . ' ; • , - MADRID PAPERS---(Do the 22.4 , . JAN. 16.--a-llon . .h;se Rebolledo y Pa lafox, former Captain General of Arragon, ai who:conducted the defence.of Saragossa, has ar rived at vi6b, em ro France; in a co a ch and four, escorted by 56 French carallineers... As soon -as he arrived be. disput . chefl a Courier PAtraordinary to the Regency of the kingdiJM. It is believed' that. the object of his comi ng i s th e same with that of • the Duke of .San Carlos. The Corsican. finds himself in great straits, and will leave no stone unturned to accomplish Ids sinister ends.—. We are - assured that Tortosa being in great,want of prOviSions has demanded a capititlation.,:--This day the Regency: went in great pomp to congra tulate the•COrtes on the o pe n in g of.thei r Sittin g s in - the capital of the Monarchy. • MADUID, JAN. M.—The first Session of the Or dinary Cortes in Madrid took place yesterday.— After the Deputies.had "assembled, the President opened the Session in the following terms : The Public Session is opened•in the capital "•eif the kingdom this 15th of January, 1814.7 The act of the 29th of November:, 1813, par ing been reatl, the President pronounced a dis course, in which he sketched the principal events of our holy insurrection, the 'first spark of which, he observed, caught fire in this beroieTopulation, whence it • spread to the other provinces. He apostrophised the inhabitants of this capital, ex horting them tc continue the display of their civic virtues as they had hitheito done; and congratu lated the Cot,gress on having at list been able to fix their residence in the capital of the monarchy, after having stiripmliited the itnmeme obstacles which the tyrant Bitonaparte had opposed to the public felicity. A messago was soon a,fter received from the Regency, ti es t g. the COrtes to appoint the day and hour when time Secretary of State might communicate to them an affair of importance. The President fixed one o'clock of the same day for that purpose. After some ordinary business had been trans acted, the hour arrived, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was announced, and the tortes remained in secret sitting. Don Thomas Moreno has been appointed Se cretary for the War Department, and Senor Odonoju has retired with the rank of Lieut.- General. MADRID, JAN. 18.-111 the sitting of the Cortes' of yesterday, Gen. Villacampa, the Military Go-, vernor of this. city, Was introduced, accompanied, by a numerous suite of Officers. of his Stair, mid addressed the President as follows SENOR,-Entrustcd by the Regency of Spain with the government of this capit a l, na duty, mdre grateful to my heart can present itself than that of offvring, this day, my homage to the Fathers of the country, assembled in anguit. Congress. Born in a province whose ancestors al ways joined love and fidelity to their monarchs with the most vigilant zeal for the - conservation of civil liberty ; and ha4.ing had the bo t tom. of maintain . • . tng, nt the mountains of Arragon, during the ca lamitous period of Our memorable revolution, the sacred fire of patriOtism, My Soul - only breathes for the-perpetuatiott of the libertyand independence of Spain ; and my sword shall only be employed in . combating for the precioui rights of the peo r whiCh are inseparable 'from the interests of that • throne on which .ve anxiously hope to see our monarch, Ferdniand the Seventh, again seated. Wretches, if there be any Isuch, who wish to exalt themselves on the ruins of Spanish honour, Might dare to attempt the dissolution of the national • representation ; but let them be.assured, that they could only attain . their object over the dead bodies of Gendal Villa canipa, and the brave tnen`who have SO often ac companied him in the field of battle, shedding their blood that the country .may never again be prey of tyrants, or the frightful theatre of degra dation and despotism." The PRESIDENT replied in substance as fol lows noble .sentiments manifested by General Villacampa, the Gov:rnor of this city, are worthy of a Spaniard who has known how to con goer by his valour and constancy, the efforts of the eriemies of • his country ; and the Cortes,, who, have heard such noble sentiments withl3eculiar pleasure, trust that he will continue to defend the national honour, and contribute to raise the cha racter of this heroic nation to that\ degree•of splen dour to which it is entitled." The General then withdrew. In the sitting of the 19th the Regency acquaint ed the Cortes, that they had received, by • the hands of Mr. Cenotte, the Envoy from Austria, a note from the Emperor of Austria, in which he communicates his lively wishes for the re-esta blishment of the ancient relations between the two nations, with which view he had sent the said Envoy, whom the Regency had received with the usual formalities. (Front the Co#ciso of the 20th of .Tnnuary, now tran3ferred Prow Cadiz to Madrid.) OBSERVATIONS ON THE TREATY BETWEEN KING FERDINAND AND THE CORSICAN. V e ry eurions * things are gradually coming to light. There is now no doubt that-King Ferdi nand and the execrable Corsican have made a T r eaty. It consists of 15 articles, 7 among which are the acknowledgment of the King of Spain, in the person of Ferdinand, by Buonaparte ; the eva cuation of the Spanish territory by the French troopswrithin a definite period, to'he fixed by ano ther Convention: the acknowledgment of the in dependence and'integrity of the. Spanish dominions by Iluonaparte (does he think he here confers a favour?) King Ferdinand will make the English depart from Spain ; -(here the Corsicandiscovers the cloven foot ; new diabolical proiects to excite dis trust among sAllies occupy his t h oughts) ; the mu tual restitution of prisoners; King Ferdinand binds himself to demand of. England to restore .to this infernal Corsican the prisoners taken in Spain ; an obligation to observe the treaty of Utrecht, as far as respects maritime rights ; the renewal of the old treaties of alliance between Spain and France ; the restitution of their property, reve nues, dignities, employments, pensions, &C. to ail the Spaniards who declared awainst their country rncl the atrocious Rime/M*oe, and who aloe . now 'offering in France part of- their .punisianent for the crime of : treason against their hat the circomstanee'of their . haviT. ; been spu rious and .traitorons , .;.Spaniards, and . ost perni cious to their brethren, is not to cause the.iii; the least harm. Thus far as to the contents of this fitmon.s treaty, into which we shall not search furthevat present ; but shall content ourselves with saying,•Spaniards, be. upon your guard By fraud Buenapar e over came. us in I SOS': by ford of -arms, he could not . subdue•us in Six years or_contesl; by fraud Buo naparte seeks to overcome us , again. With, this view he means to avail = himself of -intrigue, se duction, plots, - passions, and all other infa mous means, s.uggested 65 , his infernal -poli cy. Humbled so far as now to•despair of Con quering Spain, and to .acknowledge the unfor tunate-Ferdinand for he is Obliged to look about him for .other objects. We already see him, endeavouring to embroil us with our al lies the EUglisb ; and w'e shall soon 'see' him (if we apply no remedy), introdue discord and dis union among ourselves'. We shall see him send flat tering proposals and. offers : as he has already scot the twoSpanich emissaries , theDukeofS.Carlos and Palafox, we shall perhaps see hiin send The Infant Don Antonio, • or even Ferdinand hirnself--perluiris also Charles IV, and Maria Louisa ! The. work ings of fraud 'and intrigue are about to recom mence :—it gwould not be at all extraordinary were he to send ns King Ferdinand, the better to subdue , us at his leisure, surrounding him persons under. Frelich influence, who may* give him lessons of despotism, and lessons of arbitrary government. -More vigilance is trecessary now than ever ; mere- perspicacity to free us from the snares .which the insidious tyra.nt is laying for ua ; more firmness in our resolutions ; and more policy to .counteract that of the Corsican. It must he observed, that this Convention pre supposes, that the Corsican does not treat at the same time with *pain and with England. ‘‘ He will make the English evacuate Spain ; he binds himself to demand of.E»gland the restoration of the French prisoners." Is it not then evident, that the Corsican thinks to treat only with us ? and can we disjoin our cause from that of Eng land ? and 'can King Ferdinand have consented to and signed such a treaty ? It appears incredible ; but we well know the vile arts which the tyrant , practised at Bayonne, and captivity accounts for it. There is not a good Spaniard who does not de sire the return of the unfortunate Ferdinand ; but he wishes it for the good of his country, and not so to expose it to greater evils than those it has already Suffered. Ferdinand most return in the w'ay in which Spaniards-wish it, and not as Thio naparte means it. • tie must come• to make us ,happy, and not to be the cause (though the inno cent .one) of new ealamitieF. Happy will he the day on ,which Ferdinand, restored to his loyal sub jects, may be thus addressed ;----‘‘ Here is yc)ne throne, preserved by the loyalty of your subjects ; here is your crown, ransomed by the blood of , Spaniards; here is .your royal robe, tinged with the blood of 'thousands of c ictims who have falleri that you might preserve it : read our history—in form yourself of all that Spaniards have done for you—and never forget' that to the Spanish people you owe every tiling ! . 'Never forget that you are come to be the Chief of a nation, the Monarth of subjects -who have abolished the vestiges of des potism : it is the law whiCh orders—the King is the executive Magistrate." But that such a_ day of jubilee may arrive, King Ferdinand must re : turn absolutely tree—neither intluanced by the Tyrant of France, nor by Spaniards ignorant of the , state of Spain, or who view our institutions with repugnance. • CALCUTTA, JULY 10. On Tuesday last the Hon. Company's freighted ship Indian sailed for China, .w.ith a cargo on ac- . count of this Government. The Indiantouchas at Minto for . the purpose of taking in a quantity of tin collected at that port. By this opportunity, Captain Court, of the Madras Establishmentovith several Officers attached to • the Banta Station, proceeded. Captain COurt is appointed by this Government to succeed Major Robinson in the charge of that settlement. • We understand that recent arrangements have lately taken place in Banca, by which the tin mines on that Island have been,taken into the hands of the Company, and placed under the -im mediate charge of the Officers of Government. This salutary and essential change became ne cessary in - consequence of the exactions and op pressions of the Kongsies or Native Chiefs, and must be productive of the best consequences, g owhether it be considered to affect the condition of the inhabitants, the profits of Governmept - , or the general tranquility and prosperity of the set dun-lent. Accounts from the Eastward concur in stating 'that the - rice harvest is. most abundant. Appre hensions had been entertained in the 'early part of the season in consequence of the long continued dry weather, but we are happy to find that these have been completely removed. The cultivation of rice has increased .very &msiderably during the last two years, since the establishment of the Bri tish Government on the Island, and it is - calculated that the recent abolitiOn of the Post Carriage es tablishment, and other reliefs to the native inha bitants, lately afforded, will increase the quantity materially during- the next season. The progress in the annual fall - of teak timber is considerably advanced. The principal supply for the public service, during the, present year, is obtained from the central districts, and in parti . - cular from Blora, one of the districts lately trans ferred to the Company. It is estimated that the quantity felled in the present season willbonear ly double that felled during any preceding season.' Frame timbers for four ships of 1000 tons burtben each will be cut in the course of a few.,months. The Batavian Literary Society have lately un dertaken, with the special authority and permis sion of Government, to reprint the Holy Scrip tures in Malays, in the Malay character. The work is to be executed at the 'Printing-oilice at Serawporc, but revised. under the irnmadiale eye of the Societs,-.—Mr. Wedding has been annointed