The Sun. — London, England, 1814-10-22 00:00:00

CANADIAN PAPERS. MONTREAL, SEPT. o.—Advices from Platts burg of yesterday morning are come, to hand. Tire most of our troops had arrived at the place ; but owing to the badness of the roads, caused by the hard rains, the heavy artillery bad not got up. It is stated, our loSs" on the march from Champlain to PLt , sburg, t'as 1 20 killed, and about 40 wound ed. Lieut. Col.. Willington, of the Buffs or 3d, was among the former, one Captain and two -sub alterns among the latter. We understand six of the Voltigeurs were killed. It was supposed the Fort would not bold out any length of time ; it fired hot-shot upon the town, where the iiritish troops are ; many of the houses were burnt - in consequence. , We lkave dates from Kingston to the inst. inclusive. Some days before the Military Cou rier for York was taken by surprise, on the Bay of Quince Road, by a boat'S crew of the enemy. Soon after Commodore Chauncey made sail for &ckett's Harbour with his whole fleet. Accounts are received.irom Fort Erie of the 30th ult. For several days before there had been a good deal of skirmishing, without any consi derable less on either side. The tnovements of the enemy indicated be was about crossing over ; for several days he 'fired only fib. shot trota his batteries.--It is rumoured, that about the 21st , the Americans made a desperate sortie, and were opposed by the 82d regiment. Our brave ftllowS, it is said, killed 40 on the spot. In the fort sick ness prevailed, by which it appars many died every day.—The average of deserters .was about ten per day to the British camp. They represent our fire to have been galling in the Fort ; Gene ral Gaines had been badly wounded by a splinter, and carried to Thai - aloe. The whole force of the Americans in the Fort was.not above 1500 men. It is said a body of the enemy, supposed to be those detached from haul's army three weeks ago, are fortifyiug theimeives at Hamilton and Madrid. SEPT - . 15.—His Excellency the Commander in Chief and suite arrived in town ,this morning from the expedition to Plattsburgh. We understand that our new ship was safely launched on Saturday last at Kingston.—We sin cerely hope that she is destined to repair on Lake Ontario the naval misfortune we have sustained on those of Erie and Champlain. During the last week, several parties of Ame rican prisoners have arrived here from Upper Canada, and yesterday . 16 of those taken on the late Plattsburgh expedition were brought to town 5 ' theA - emainder, between two and three hundred, we understand, are expected here this clay and to- Clol'l'o . In the midst of the pressure of war, our neiJl - bours arc preparing to meet every emesgeney. JO Massachossetts, Governor ! Strong has called a meeting at Boston, and the Governor of Connec ticut has been equally vigilant in his duties GO 7 . vernor Tomkins has called titc Legisature Of New York to meet early in October. The Governor of Vermont is patting the militia of that State-in motion ; the purposes may be easily imagined. SEPTEMBER 17.—We have inserted the General enter relating to the proceedings of the ariny and flotilla at Plattsburgh. Candor must compel every . one tri confess, that the result of the late operations haS fallen short of " even moderate expectations." The battle lasted an hour and a half. The force of each sTuidron, we are informed, stands thus— British, 1 ship, mounting in all 32 guns ; 1 brig, 21) guns ; two sloops of 70 tons, each 10 guns . ; and ten gun-boats. American, one ship, rated 28 guns, carrying 36 ; one brig 24 ; one strong :thooner 18 ; three sloops, each 10 guns ; and 24 gun-boats. The crews, tonnage, and weight of metal are estimated at one-fourth superior on the sidt of the Americans; and we have•no rea son to doubt our information. , . . We have always considered offensive warfare tl e best mode of securing peace ; and recent hu miliation has not changed our tone: 'We may be called to defend points which have hitherto not been thought of'; and consenitently the late ye ti eat may not have been ill advised ; but the fort at Plattsburgh should have been stormed. That part of the labour would have cost less in blood and embarrassment than was, sustained in the re- . 'treat : a retreat that will tend to rouse the ener '!.*s of the enemy. We might have taken 2000 ihisone . rs; a fine train of artillery, and immense stores. We are not military .men, but we call'on °` evory experienced Officer" to support or con tra&crus. If ws are wrong we shall take a Fide eonlessing our ignorance. The ,scientiEc brace Generals, Officers, and Sol diers of the of Wellington's Army, and the others vlio lAvt.: bcfore fought in OW' cause in the Cutiadas, did everything which 'dcpCricil on thew , to support the noble aorta of their broth .'rs on the water. That distinguished Officer, General Robinson, who has been twice wounded this year on the other 'Continent, with part of his gallant brigade, had braved ail danger in an assault.— Some of the *Outs of the - fort were torn away, and, a few minutes more would have given up the fortification with an immense train of artillery in to our hands, and every American must have fallen, or been made prisoner. It was thought neces sary to check the ardour of the troops., and we must now instantly redouble our energies to ob • taro the command of 'the Lake, or with humility await our futuredestiny. Since writing the. above observations, we have received the following particulars, which may be depended upon, as being the latest from the snot The two squadrons met in Plattsburgh Bay on the morning of the 14th inst. ; Capt. Downie, in the new ship the Confiance, led the attack in the most gallant style, but was unfortunately killed a few mintites after the action commenced. his ship was afterwards fought-for more than an hour with the most determined bravery by Lieutenant Robinson, when, having suffered a very severe loss, b9th in Officers and men, the side opposed the enemy being very much disabled, and failing in . an attempt to wear, in order to bring her other broadside to hear on her opponent, whilst the enemy's strip had succeeded in swinging round, so as to bring her fresh broadside ,to bear on the Cohfiance, the Commanding Officer post reluct antly ordered her colours to be struck, and the enemy got possession of a mere wreck ; from the damage she had sustained, was with great difficulty kept from sinking. " The brig Linnet, commanded by Captain Pring, and the tfvo sloops, supported the frigate . in the Most courageous and determined manner, and did not yield until the fall of the latter ren dered all furs her resistance unavailing; The gun boats, which did not qppear to bear any great share in the action, seeing the fate of the other vessels, were enabled :to make good their retreat with the provision vessel which attended the squct drou. " Shortly after the action commenced, our bat teries were opened upon the enemy's forts and works, and our troops were preparing to .assault`. thew, when, in consequence of the disastrous result of the naval contest, it was deemed pedient to recall the storming party, then ad vancing. `Pie object of the expedition having been completely frustrated by the loss of the fleet, the possession of the enemy's farts and works was not'considered of sufficient importance to com pensate for the valuable lives of the many brave men which must have been sacrificed to - obta'n them, particularly as the position could not have been maintained, ,even if we had gained posse sion of it.—Our fleet was not fired upon during any part of the action from the enemy's hatte c ries. The only one from where it %% as supposed the squadron would have been annoy ed, was a battery constructed by the enemy upon the beach, from which they were driven without a shot having been fired from it, immediately after the fire of our batteries had opened. " Our whole loss in the action is estimated at about 170 killed and wounded ; that of the ene my is nearly as great. the enemy's ship was munch damaged: boat in her hull and rigging, and her side first opposed to the confianee -nearly dis abled. Our army retired from Plattsburgh on the I . 2th to'chMnplain, where part of ,it is now post ed and.tbe remainder immediately upon our own frontier." . . IhRTFORD, SEPT. 6.—Letters and passengers in time stag, state, that the enemy landed this morn- Ong at Guildford, from 1500 to 2000 men, and had set fire to, a. number of buildings. The intelli gence had readied N.• Haven, when - the military were immediately ordered out, and at two o'clock they . were on their march to, defend the place. The people were moving their effects from New Haven. The force of the enemy off Guildford is differently stated—some say, one 74, three fri tes, and two schooners—others, three frigates and three tenders : the force landed is however said to be about 1000. THE LATE OPERATIONS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND AT PLATTSBURGH. [BRITISH ACCOUNT.] Head-fluarters, Odell 7'own, Scpt. 13, 1614. "GENERAL ORDERS. " The Commander of the Forces bas"to thank the left division: for the steady discipline, un wearied exertions and gallantry which have con spicuously marked the short service in the terri tory of the enemy, so unfortunately arrested' in its coarse by the .disastrous fite of the flotilla that had advanced to co-operate in the ulterior ob jects of the campaign. " The intrepid valour with which Captain Downie led his flotilla into action, encouraged the most sanguine hope of complete success, which was early blasted by the fall of that gallant Officer, combined' with accidents to'which naval warfare is peculiarly expOsed, cdnsequenee of the rudder of .his Majesty's ship confiance being .disabled, and the brig Linret grounding early in the action ; thus leaving 'those ill-fated vessels, almost without resource, exposed to the whole force of the enemy. Alt that undaunted devotion to • the service could effect, was evinced on this unfortunate occasion. The Officer in cOiriniand 'of the !livision . of gun-boats' acted with judgment in securing those vessels to the service, when his further eilOrts in action had pro Vial unavailing.j 4 " " The high spirit and conduct d:.iplayed by his Majesty's troops in surinouuting e cy obstacle to the Occultation Of lilattshurAh, and in.,;fterwitrds forcing the p4iss;!ge *of the Saranac,. leaves no doubt 'in the mind of the Coinnunl,daut of the forces, that the Finis: complete and brilliant stic _ses, would hare croy.-ned their ulterior opc.ra tions, had not the - existing cirrum'itances impos d upop bitn s•iity of rest ing their er,uta; it , . • . dl CthopetiAtiOil, the farther plostention bf tht service would toe been highly inexpediew. "'Tie Commander of the Forces avails himself of this opportunity_ to acknowledge the high sense he entertains of the cordial support he lift; expe,itnced from Major-General De Rottenbcrg, and the Major-Generals: commanding brigades. " The orderly march'made by the left divition 'on. re-occupying the position it had advanced from on the 4th inst. notwithstanding the incle- Inency of the weather, and the very wretched state of the roads, evinces, in the strongest man ner, the judicious arrangements of the Quarter- Master-General and Commissary-General, as well as the• unwearied attention of the Commanding Officers of corps to do their duty. " The Commander of the Forces has to express his entire approbation of the arrangements and zealous exertions of Major Sinclair and the Offi cers of the Royal Artillery nor is he disposed to overlook the alacrity and . intelligence of the ju nior Officers of the Royal Engineers, Who are. thereby entitled to his acknowledgments. His Excellency feels it a just tribute due to the Ca nadian Voltigeurs and Chagseurs, particularly to notice the report of Major-General Brisbane, that the conduct of those corps, in their peculiar du ties of light troops, has on every occasion been conspicuously judicious and gallant.. (Segued) " E. BAYNES, Adj. Gen. N:A• a' The portion of this paragraph, placed within briiekets, is that which was omitted in the second edition of the Wder. MONTREAL, SEPT. 6.—Our fleet sailed yester day down , Lake.Champlai3-, %vial a view ot co operating with Sir G. Prevost's army, which was on its initrch to take possession of the country prpposed to be permanently Mchided in the new QUEBEC, SEPT. 9.-1 ain sorry to inform you, that the Americans have either taken or de,•troyed our flotilla on Lake Champlain with great lo:s on our side, the . whole crew of one of our largest ships havirg been killed or wounded, but five : she ;lad got aground under the enemy's batteries, and would hot strike. Only" two guif-boats ate said to have escaped. Sir. George, who was sup posed to be marching for Sackett's Harbour, has retreated -from Plattsburgh . to the lines,. and I suppose Will be obliged to return to Montreal: • MILITARY UNIFORM. The following General Oriter 'has excited con side:Ale surprise throughout British North .Aiue rica FROM THE MONTREAL GAZETTE, SEPT. 1, 1814. " Head-quarters, Montreal, Jug. 43, 1814. " GENERAL ORDERS. "The Commander of the Forces, has observed in the dress of several' of the Officers of the corps of the' departments lately added to •thi3 Army, from that of Pield-AlarshalDuke of Wellington, a, fanciful variety, inconsistent 'with t:,e Rules -of the Service, and in some instances; without com fort or convenience, and to tl,e prejudice Of . the Service, by removing essential distinctions ofrank and description of service. " liis koccellency deems it expedient_ to direct, that General Officers in.charge of — divisions and brigades, do uphOld his Majesty's commands in that , respect, and only admit of such deviat;ons from them as may be justified by particuhtr•canses of service, and climate, and even their uniformity is to be•retained. • • ' " Commanding Officers - are bell - responsible that the establisliel• uniforius of their Corps is strictly observed by the Oilicers Wider their am-in:and. " EFINVARD Acljt.—Gt-n. N. A." FRENCH I'AVE!jS. 1 (RECEIVIt I D LAST Nictrr VIEN:TA, OCT. 6.==- ' file bUSiIie:SS of the Con 7 grcss proceeds with much activity, since the Em peror of Russia has declared his intention to leave this city before the end of the .-mouth. We are assured that an official note haS been 'delivered to Congress on the part of Russia, in which his Imperial Majesty.deelares his intention not to be a party in any attetopt.or ,a4eration respecting the Treaty of Paris, which should be mainttined in its full form and tenor; and his•opinion, that the affairs of Germany shOuld he n;gulated solely by its own Sovereigns. 'The Emperor of Austria and the Allied Sove reigns yesterday enjoyed the :pleasut•es ,of.. the chase, at Anholf, near Mari-lirtinn. Atter-hunting, the Sovereigns event to Schoen brunt', where there tviis a g:-and dinner. In the evening a ball was given in the Royal apartments. The Archduchess Maria Louisa arrived yester day at Sclioetibrunn, where she will re:Jide'for some time. The ForeignMinisterS were entertained yester• day by .the Prince de Oetternich. Every day. the Sovereigns , and, Ministeirs who are to attend the Congress receive memorials from the couriers and agents Of the different Princes, Counts, and Barons of the ci-devant Em pire. Their demands are almost as numerous as they were at the Congress of Rastadt. The -Wit -de .St. Gall is incredibly active to effect the re vival of the rights of his ancient 'Abbey but, this subject relates more to Switzerland than tO • Germany. It is asserted by some, that the opening of the General Cdngre3s 'will not take place till the 18th lust: while others insist that it gill be open on the 16th. On the preceding there will be a solemn service at the Cathedral, to invoke the Supreme Being to enlighten the Princes as to their real in •terests, and to , fortify amongst them that spirit Of peace and .confidence which has led to their aSsent blage. Players will also be offered up to the- Lord, that he Way visit with:his wrath the first who tuay hereafter dare to disturb the Peace - Of the world. The opinion which prevails throughout inearly the whole of Germany, is not,eurrent here : it considers the assemblage of Monarchs in this city as forming, by themselves alone, the General Congress. The SoVereighs and Ministers Will - lay the fundaiLental bases Of the Political, edifice, and • afterwards the superstructure will be raised ti2on', t I t 1 1 11 10 : 11 ;r ., y l i l t l a tleetrsoSt:t:ioe Sover eigns 0 tii''' , tendon o f • teiurning to their reSpecto- e'roAlig., , co al!, this period; all the clasl ' ' ' - i tti.e6t.' 1 i i iit , n . l : r 0 1 i n t ~ e d in ' a y form Y o l f ::: t ii Prilli:esslitb:ll)ebe'e ; ::i ti-:ll'''''l ' e ' l ct c i c y igns having declist- . , L .,., .. 01 lei• by the residence of the Alona-lells.". iv titl', When it is known that the exPelid iture f ry 'lri°l'll alone is more titan 45,000 florins Per -3 ' ' • money. . W • I r: . The Committee before svh,),,i., ~,i . e laid 3 .ii i c , ls visionally discussed, the 'affairs of 6 , : eri ::: e PO composed, on the part of Austria, -flilt;' I C ii t i t l lu o 6 i e i n t ( l ' i r e s p l a t t a t d o el t u l e t i t l is e s i' ia, Si i:f ie'4ttle' C3Q'lti'lli6ell° ,. r t:' , State Fries, i g e, ~ It is hoped that England, haviug l'` ) ''' '''' ltl ,i lie C' P r if' combat xvith the man vi Ito exerrise3 c o -t,• nental depotisin, will renounce, 0 " l ' er i ' • or , monopoly of maritime commerce. , ~, of; ( ". t . leaterative system is likewise i)°"cbetire„6, 1, we may so call it, a kind of republic or ' c ell States of Europe subject to a gene" l la‘" obligaiory upon all. i his s""' Field ;Clarshal Prinec \Vrede is ill, 911( tv°u' i 1 51 1 ,4 ation excites sonic uneasiness. l'ile ~etle d . received at the battle of Ilatiatt have i .ee " P to flit and cause blip to suffer greatly • ti.li%_svgil: / ) : isicti t :l l ll, l l i i., , cir t zr t llele g- rsi,... : r t eb o ls e t il: thise: i r t) tkrectactisibii%allii;iactthltlie:%;s.lel I (I),, i , : i. e iliz, ! l • i iii s c ' e ibi n jrrl s l l 4 lll ,,o l ,:: , ,i ' Aspen!, out the 2 1 2. d of i...day, 1-609. fiThe 0 111i'; the' river. • ; t e., r Coon t i.:l u tl or e Ns as r (cli f e , °a t i l is :e tar l tici l e( a 't ti 'c' o 'i :e t: i :- i ntl;(:)-It()ii'''''':11 : l i t115:.1:1°'''l't5 " had the Inisl.-Orttite to be thrown frog!, i,,- e,''‘' . 3 r i i ii s t i : a iLs t g t ii e l e: l a i l ) 1 11 1 ) i b l i * e l t i ( c ' t ): b e ;): e e t. . 4 i r c k e e t r i. l"e . 6 ; I d, us l a li s s ii i c .i b it ' celil l i°l° . ° di itio'.. 3 ?!: s tl t a rr Cathcart, ivcd be here, as a ß s ri l t i l i s i, l , l e 'A t l i i , i c ii s o ie c i ; !e t ° l,- ( ! ) , terotf and Verne•-tiez and M. Eainclisi'°l',42l. cillor of State to ° his'.,...i.V.litjesty the Y' tlir li.ussia. ,11 is _ . . The Course of Ex 1 1 " '""r c iange on 1 ...., • oe 239-240'. ' , ~,bri to . . LEtosic, OCT. s.—On the 'Elth SeP te ' . ve t -, , etr,,r General tiovernment notified by a 19-s' -i . ' , '" i ' l the merchants of this city, that they o ' ll t i.,l ( `' l "4 bills of exchange for a million of crotv"st',vili:i•;;, can piiy this sum; and this wider pai 9 l t 1 3 ' 1 ' 1 1 execution !—Th e Ki n ., o f 'q. axo ny iS si"",' l t i o ;lc t. : , ICS Journey to I)restlettis.vol(mger Juc , l l . , r cl ' e r; boats PAills, 631'. 16.-'-'lt is salt! dna f re ,l ', o ' r og, ,5 , t l,..llig"llait).(l‘.%—t%l:ice.lat'fici:)•e°gis:c(ir:°f!,':()"'"'7l:ll::l.l' I.l' I:,c :: ti s . !_t_ge_lit Dover, may be cotivecc , l i'll l! ''''t . '• bctv . Is l .. lo :::: , ln o ta cT ar . i- l i . v_cc i ii , t; .., t ) lli! j ti-) , l s tl a l : e ° loco' 4 yesterday, _ .., • d o t , .i. I ciao; 0 1 ' • .1 1(° ; just arrived in this capital. ' / I o'l ~•. A Turk of distinction ' , named A` 3ss3u(' in tiii c - i:ive, next Tuesday, a Solein. t..1....p1,,,,! (;Mirth of the Holy Apostles Ti" 2 ' ; '' ''c l l 'f l ' i .o . '' be performed by his ji,n,iile;„,.., cardil ° ' i be 1 " . •i At the tte of• St..-.1.1.05-nia, thi s 6'1'15 -I '''' t.' ' ' three of the ' Older of'S! . . l)icil'." lu ' il '.c' ' i te r'ke. r .:4 full habit of their Holy Order. Cl o c 5 - e' t • i ‘ ilA has iraptore the , restoration W. - `in -' P, tas given to the Chinch such a I;"'''',l'i it''' .•',' Canonized Sitinta, 'f un '. s,, ve rt.•;,;i l 2‘ :,:s I x : [;‘ ( j"rdionls ., 24 Pal riarchs, 700 Ai-,:ii:,'ll'.lls•` i'thilmerable flody ''Alittiqers iintl (ki c ' '' e --',.. ''''V C.,itliolic Chnrchi ' Ftto. , Trk.'ll'' . - --S "t)F. AUSTRIA; OCT. 6 ---' '' f 1 1 P CI:.ti011:i bet %‘'el -!t1 the Pleitipoteuti:rie9o..:,•.!;c,o' "- V . ielinii baye...t,urned hitherto rl'i ell ' j r V4 , ',.. 1l mission or tom-admission - o f diffo . c l) „,•:• "':1• 1 •-tfle{ : iittiog!, 'of the COng-r , ss. - 'YV , ' -t :iv'', , ,,.i ~ - ! 1 ! qt tlie Fretich Pleinm-qcotiii.r lJl4s i ' de la'. Note itlatir e to. this mittitt: io(V rija ' ' . r. ._...... u - ..,...-- [RtccrtEtt TINS- M ORS'IS(;' tC) ; i l ; :3 . . .I.IIAD 4 RID, OCT :8. IL ,iille,'.ll's-Cell''' ,d'' 1 : 1 0'illalL'L go e s Antbassador to thilli c .„... c. lc i'ci'i : e 1. -4 O ItO9TtPRS.P‘NAVAIiIIE, OCT' 9 ' 0i; euri•eitt'here'are - , if - Mtthe -iffilirsol. --j it'll re , , i ',, ,, , t. 00' others, has made his es„c: l l ) C' - ' s" , ,le -N::: :11.1.e :: 4: ' decli,.:.. It is s . aiti-that 'his Nephe''' s' t tiO t .,, has - 13 , :t•• . '„ arre's'ted. - The Viceroy or - , ti' l " plqcd flit; ',.':.0.i, - - • • • cht,c!..olt.' 00' . 0 .i.est activity in 7 ,ier iv dzinr ;fi l e 1. (1 -a u ir :i t t . 1 ‘ t i s t - 1 (1 1 1:0 1 :rl ' s l i l t 'a i i n i i i s i e g x n h i o t st t i s l a:l376 i b u c t sc e ( l ) Y lH e t r aviriql):l i-1; :i i)(11:13;f1liji: s e , , 0 ~t of ' 4 ill rnent. It appears that Elle a ttenir . 1 ' le 111):1 l l i t Z tl i tit , : WO if ' l';' , , • • , as ..,1% al re was only.a .desperate. res` l • r ie lig Seri h i hi' 4 J l ' Ire s t his P i ot ten • ~(71 1' i f (4,,,,;ils,:teyi:lol:ll:l:t.i..igbti:iteilat.itillitloiteilittishissrec:f.lon:,, r ;co:, : 11,,,i. v .0 b e fore' ll 1 ,, OCT. 8.—ye5t,,,,,!;,. : : i tio , f —..-.- ,; t h 10 5 .. t ect' Mljestv ' , the Emperor went N• . - i f, ~ en 0 5 ,:i. Guests to Brock upon the Lie, tl ' , ar' , ~„ .., . ~. ei. .. 6. 1"1“* c e review of suppers and iniiiters• it oll dined at the Chateau of Cotint kjalli.; ' • tr I , o lr. .1 the C"P' 1 1 c ' imp , the sovereigns returneu to •, • I,,ei , - ~ coiriiP ,ice Chevalier Dal-meeker, the " 15-I ' a(% , c his ,er tor, has been called here tog iv ql to- 1.4 ` be e rect': i V I I specting the monument to ic ox 1 ,0 0 : tuatc the remembrance of the 1 -r'' ' i tt l ";; tk , : c tl ' i , 'They speak of the niarriag'e '" ~!e o v 1. Tilt A • • Of Ul'' . io re ' .Charles Ivith, the.. Archduidess si:l' ei. .. . ,' . als" 1 , lbey . . oc eP thu end of the , tw)tith. , .)f fir" . „,-- I, ..--)..c vague ly , of the inarrialo IV ' sia with an -Archduchess ,of A tistri3. fr° lll fill.t . ' . ci , ie .e fl LEIPZIG, ' — Ti , ev cl(1 d i e; e ii OCT.ca , '., o ,t ~,if I that 'On the 20th Sept. "the) 1 ": 1 jevioo let 1 million of old treasury bibs. 1 f o r L bc „o I it . :l l •,." ate made' preparaCons in that Car i aoss'' •.! ' tl' l ' J O t ion o f, hi s ivi, .-. li-iii;el.°l..(l, 01 0 ~ te a the i •eti, .ii 1, is belie` , 0 1 rctuAi from V enna. It . ,, • „ l aiii' 'larch, before his leaviog c;"" !tl ' ~;. r,....e