The Sun. — London, England, 1814-10-20 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS. Fartlier Extracts.] THE LOAN. Extract 6 a Lettcr frani Philarletrhia. , " I v/Ould not advise you to make any offer for . the new loan, satisfied that our stock'will soon be lUwer. The para!Japh in the iVational Intelli gencer is a inere trick, to induce peooe to come forward for the six million. Our Rulers know that they cannot borrow money in Europe. The Dutch have, no money to lend, and our six' per cent, stock was sold in Holland at 20 per cent. diconpt. M. Willink of Amsterdam, who is now here, says, the scarcity of money is so great that his Government has been reduced, to the necessity of negotiating kloan in England. Our Government cannot pretend to borrow money froth our enemy. I have seen several 'let ters from England, stating that American stock will not sell there during ; the-war, and all agree that the price after ,peace will probably be front 90 to 95. Admitting it will sell at present for 90; the loss cis oor exotin;:,re would reduce the price to about 75 for 100 dollars. Besides; if our Go vernment could negotiate a loan in Europe, the amount must be drawn'fai in sterling money, which would probably reduce the exchange to 23 per cent. discount." , • .ACCOMMODATION OF CONGRESS. The proper authority being engaged in the most active preparations for the accommodation of Con.: press at the approaching Session. earnestly solicit the aid of the inhabitants of this City , and who may have the command of wooden building materials, particularly hale-inch,• inch, and inch and a quarter plank. When interest and patriotism united so strongly urge a zealous co-operation with the agents of Government on this occasion, it cannot be neces sary to say no,re than to state that constant.at teuclance will he given at the Office of the Supq intendant of the City, in the building preparing for Congress to receive proffers of the requisite supplies, and to pay a just price for the same: • A number, of carpenters have been released hom.military duty to work on the building. Those not on duty are invited to call to-day, and join tlkeir brethren, in case a sufficient number should not previously have collected together. CABINET ANECDOTE. , The President appeared on the battle ground the mOrning of the action which decided the fate or the Capital. The two Secretaries of State and War, and the Attorney-General were with him. They•all stood by and viewed the BriVish Army as it descended the oppofite heights back of Bladens burg. A rocket was thrown at the first fire by the enemy. Mr. Madison saw it, and instantly retreated. w:ys ecit gliding down a hill, and was watch - ed until'he went entirely out of sight. We state the tact, upon the authority of several honour able ()facers and men, who were indignant at his conduct JACOB BEOWN'S PRECONCEPTIONS.* (Ftwii eme of /.is Letters to Chauncey) - • ' There is not a doubt resting in my mind, but that we have between us the command of KIT fiicirnt means to conquer ITppe Canada 'within two months, if there is a proMpt and zealous co-ope ration and a vigorous application of these means; rio , v k our time, before the enemy can be greatly reinforced. Your's truly, ,(Sigaed)• JACOB BROWN. lle?td-qmarters, Quicenstown„.Tuly 13, 1814. Extract from Commodore Barney's dispatch re -Ivtive to the Battle of Bladenburgh. After de scribing the bravery of his brigade, and his . he lug wounded, this person gives the following tes timony to:the hutnanity of the Victors : ' ' " In a short time I observed a British soldier, and had- Min called, and directed him to seek an officer ; in ii few minutes an - officer came, who, on i e :o: n ing who I was, brought Gen. Ross and Admiral Cockburn to me. These officers behaved to toe with the most marked attention, respect, and polite ness, had a surgeon brought and my wound dress ed immediately. After a Icily minutes conversa tion the General informed me (after paying me a handsume compliment) that I was paroled, and at liberty to proceed to WaShingtOti or Bladens burgle, as was also Mr. linffington, who hail re . unlined with Me, offerinit. me every assistance in his power, giving orders for a litter to be bought, in which I was 'carried to BlaAenshurgh. Cap tain Wainwright, - First Captain to Admiral Coch rane, remained with me, and behaved to me as if I was a brother. During the stay' of the enemy at vElt«lermhurgh, I - received the inot pitlite atten tion from the Officers both Of the navy and army." 'the last cruise of the American flotilla, on Lake Ontario is detailed in the following Extract from Commodore Chauncey's dispatch, dated Aug. 10, ,off Kingston : ' " In the afternoon of the 31St July, I was taken on board, but it was a calm, and I did OA sail before the next morning. To satisfy at - once, v, hatever expectations the public - had been led to entertain of the sufficiency of this squadron to take and maintain the.aacendancy on this Lake, and at the sonic time to expose the futility of promises, the fulfilment of which had been rested. on our appearance at the head of tfie Lake, I got tinder way at four o'clock in the morning of the list inq aut , and steered fOr the mouth of - . e Niagara, Owing to light winds, 1.. did not 0 c _ :live off there b e f ore th e sth. There weinter-• t'pted ofte ,of the enemy's brigs running over froY m _ orkNi to agar a : with t roo p s , an d ran h er on shore about six miles to the westward' of Fort " George. I ordered the Sylph in, to anchor as - near to the enemy as she cuu!d with 'safety, and to d estr b v her, Captain Itl y lioti, ran i n ifi a vety gal .l„nt manner to ~, i t girotroinm9 to 500 y ar d s o f her, and was about tit:chin:lug, when the enemy set fire to her, and shit Soon after blew up. This ‘ A CSgt'i was a sehoctv4 the last year, and called the . 13eresford—sinee they altera hear to a brig they ehat.geil her 'mane, 'and." have not bett,n abl e t o , aseeftain it: She - heonnteti 14 gi , ns , twelve 2 : 1- p.und c-am nades and twoloutz 9 -pounders• Finding the enemy had . t,vo other brigi: )111(i ii schooner in tie Niagarit river, I deterwitied to J leave a force to watch them, and selected the Jef, fersou, Sylph, and Oneida for that purpose, 'and placed the whole under the orders of Captain HaVing looked into York without dis covering any vessel of fhe enemy, I left. Niagara with the remainder of the squSdron on the even ing of the 7th, and . arrived here the 9tti. We found one of the enemy's ships in the offing, and chased her into Kingston. My anxiety to return to this end of the Lake was increased by the knowledge I had of the weakness of Sackett's Harbour, and the. appre hension that the etiemy might receive large rein forcements at Kingston, and, embarking some of the troops on board his fleet, make a dash at the harbour and burn it with all my stores during our absence. When I left the harbour there were but about 700 -regular troops fit for duty.' trne a few militia had been called in, but li.ttle could be expeCted of them should an attack he made. My apprehension, it seems was groun.lless, the -ene my having contented himself with annoying in some triflin g degree the coasters between Oswego and the harbour in hiS boats. LETTER. OF THE SECRETARY AT WAR. To the Editors of the Btzltintore Patriot. It i maybe due - Jo myself, and is certainly due to others, that the reasons unclei• which I retired from the direction of the _War Departtnent, at' a jniieture so critical as the present, should be fully and promptly known to the public. These rea sons will be found in the following brief exposi, tiou of facts.- On the evening of the 29th ult. the President called at illy lodging3;,and stated, that a case or much delicacy : had oecurred ; that a high degree o exci!ement bad,been raised among the milithi of the District ; that he was-himself an object at their -suspicions and menaces ; that an' officer of that carps had given him notice, that they would no longer obey a‘ly order coining through me as Secretywy of \Var ; and that in the urgency of the ease, it might be prudent so far to yield to the impule, As to permit some other person to exer cise my. functions in. relation to the defence of the To this statement and Proposition, I answered substantially as follows—that I %Vat; aware of the excitement to which he alluded, that I knew its source, and had marked its progress ; that the present was not a moment to examine its more occult causes, objects and agents ;. that it osten sibly rested on charges known to himself to be false, that it was not for me to determine how Far the supposed urgency of the case made it proper for him to yield to an impulse so vile and profli gate—so injurious to truth and so destrrmctive of order; that I could never surrender a part of my legitimate authority, for the preservation of the rest ; that I must exercise it wholly or not at all ; that I came into the office with objects exeinsive• . ly „•üblic ; and that to accommodate my principles or my condtict to the humours of a village mob, stimulated 1)T-faction and led by folly, was not the.way to promote these, and that if his deci sion was in conformity to the suggestions he.had Amide, I entreated him to accept my resignation. This lie declined doing. It was an extent he was pleased to . say, to which he meant not to go ; that he knew the excitement was limited, as well with regard to time as to place ; that be was, and always had .been, fully sensible of the' general zeal, diligence and talelils, which I had put into the discharge of my duty, and that it would give him pleasure were 1 to take time to consider his proposition. I, renewed the assurance of my great personal respect, and my readiness .to conform to his wishes on all proper occasions. I remarked, that whatever zeal, diligence, and talent 1 posseSsed, had been employed freely but firmly, and according to my best views to tae public good,. and that as long as they were left to be so exerted, they were at the service of my country ; but that the moment tl'ey were made to how to military usurpation or political faction, there should be an end of their public exercise. We now parted, with an understanding that I should leave Washington the following morning: . It has since been stated to me as a fact (to which I give the most reluctant belief) , that on . the. morning of the 29th, and before my arrival in the city, a Committee of the . inhabitants of Georgetown, of whom .Alexander C. Hanson, Editor of the Federal Rebublican, was one (false), had waited On the President, by deputation, and had obtained from him a promise, that I should no longer direct the military defence of the dis trict. On this fact, all.commentary is unneces sary._ It but remains to exhibit and to answer, the se veral charges raised against rue, and which form the ground work of that excitement, to which the President has deemed it prudent to sacrifice his authority in declining to support mine. They are as follow, viz.:— I st, That (from to the District of Co lun►bia, and a design to remove the seat of Go vernment), I gave orders for the retreat of the army, in the affair of the 24th ultimo, under circum stances not making retreat necessary or proper. This charge has not foi• its support the shadow of truth. The Commanding General will do me the justice to say, that I gave him no such order, and that he vas and is under the impresjon, that the retreat was made earlier than Ibelieved it to be proper. To the President I.appeal, whether I did not point out the disorder and retreat of a part of the first line, soon after the actio❑ began; and stigmatise it as base and infamous. • 2d, That, in despite of the remonstrances of General Winder, and by the interposition of toy authority, 1 had prevented hint front defending the Capital. This charge contains in it a total perversion of the - trutlL When the head of the retiring column reached the Capitol, it was halted for a moment. General Winder here took occasion to state to Mr. Munroe and myself, th.lt he was not in con dition to maintain another conflict, and that his force was broken down by fatigue and dispersion.. Under tilts representation, we united in opinion, that he should proceed to occupy the heights of Georgetown. - 3d That ; had withdrawn the covering party from the re,tr of Fort Washington (Warimr"tuu), an , ' had nr , i , cd Captain Dyson to blow up the f ort ‘vithoo't 666 4 - a 'vow. This charge is utterly devoid of truth. The coveting party tvas withdrawn by an order from General Winder, and :Captain Dyson's official report 'shews, that' did orders under which be acted, were derived front the same source, though, kto doubt, mistaken or Misrepresented. 4th. That by my orders, the navvyard had been burned. This, like its predeeesors, -N a positive falSehood. Perceiving that no order was tak.kt for-1419)6z ing Qommodore Tingey 'of the retreat of the army, I sent Major Bell to communicate the fact, and to -say, that the navy-yard could ifo longer be covered. The Commodore was Of course telt to follow the suggestions of bis own mind, or -to obey the orders, if orders had been given, of the I.`•itvw Deparou en sth. And lastly, that Means had not been taken to collect:a force sufficient for the occasion. As the subject of this charge may very soon be come one of congressional inquiry, I shall at pre sent make but a le7v remarks : That no means within the reach of the War Department has been omitted or withheld 5 that a separate military district, embracing the seat of government, had been created, that an Officer ')f high rank and character had been placed in charge of it ;. that to him was given full au thority to call for supplies 'and for a militia force of fifteen thousand men ; that to thi.: ‘ force' was a added Cie 36th regiment of the line, battalion of the 38th, detachments of the 12th, of the ar tillery,. and of the. dragoons, the marine corps, and the crews of the flotilla, under the special command of Commodore Barney 5 making a total of 16,300 men. General Winder's official report of the engage ment of the 24th ult. skews how touch of this force had been assembled, and the causes why a greater .portion of it had not been got together. These .1411 be found . to have been altogether eX7 traneous from the Government ; and, 2d. That from what is now known of the ene my's force, of ,the loss he sustained in the enter prize, of the marks of panic under which he re treated, Btc.' &c. it is obvious, that if all the Hoops assembled at Bladensburgh had bifen faith ful to ,themselves and to their' country, the - enemy would have been beaten, and the capital, saved. Baltimore, Sept. 3, 1814. jOHN ARMSTRONG. EXTRACT OF A LETTER. " NEWBURY PORT, SEPT. 10.—The enemyland ed yesterday about 2000 men at Booth Bay,.and took possession of the place ‘vithout opposition. In Waseasset, Portland, and the neighbour hood, great alarm prevailed, and.an attack was ekpeeted. ;"fhree vessels b,elonging to this town have been destroyed.by the en'eniy, and one was carried off. r‘ 74 and two frigates were in sight Ht sun-set." NEW YORK, SEPT. 15.—The people of 'Machias complain very lunch of their defenceless situation. All the ports of .2.'eo:): - )sc•ot had been evacuated by the enemy, excepting Castinc, which they were itn't Hying. A fleet of eight sail left the place three days before the (late of the accounts, on some expedition. _ Au express arrived at Bath at the moment onr informant was leaving the place, bringing intorina 7 tion that 2000 men had landed at Boot ii Bay. At Portland they expected an attack soon. The inhabitants had nearly all moved away, and there were about 4000 troops in and near the town, and every' preparation was making for a vigorous defence. Considerable alarm existed at Ports flout b, and many of the inhabitants had moved from the place. _ _ _ The militia. to the, eastward of the Penobscot river were making no preparations to expel 01 resist the 'enemy, and several - deputations were sent to know then intentions. • FRENCH PAPERS. VIIMNA, OCT. 5.---The Annivel•sary of the Fes tival of our glorious EMperor, which occurred yes terday; was not kept in a public manner. It was - celebrated in silence It is said thiit the Ministers of the Italian Courts have demanded to he admit ted to the Conferences at the Congress ; but it is not known whether their request will be complied with. We are assured that the Ministers who will conduct the conferences relative to the future or ganization of Germany, are those of Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Hanover, the two Houses of Hesse, of Nassau, of Brunswick, and of some other great vassals of the Empire. The Minkters of the •Powers not forming a part of Germany will not take a part in it. It has been observed that Prince Talleyrand has been received with distinction by the two Em perors and by the King of Prustia, The Powers who have the, greatest number of Ministers and Diplomatists are England and Rus sia. It appears, however, that many 'of them have been attended purely by motives of ciurio sity, and that several Russian Diplomatists have been invited by the Emperor Alexander to as semble near his person. Prince Talleyrand iS,expected to deliver a Note of the highest importance to the Congress. r , r o • DRESDEN, SEPT. pv..---Vor many years the fair at Leipsic has not attracted so many merchants of ' 311 nations: The Polish Jews itt 'particular were in great abundance, and frion a double motive they sold very advantageously all the merchan-: dize which they bought at the last fair, and they were apprehensive that'the importation of foreign merchandise might hereafter be. prohibited in Poland. Silk, cotton, and wiibllen manufactures were the most sought after. We are assured that the Duke of Saxe Weimar has formal:y declared that. he not accept of any of the provinces vyLich way be detached from •,., ~ e s. oiro t h i l i t e et k . i es il t gi i i : ii t i l . t o e f f!t a te xo o n f y ;h l e tii":tinf7giliet t:s:55t:11.1:1,11:1'1": :lie 'is supported by the Emperor 61 P-- o f 1N ? 'Grand Duchess Catherine, the B 1 1 : e ' l,r ti by t l ' g sia's sister; by Prince Metternich, . 8° Au s# Saxon General Lanenau, Chief of tbe :Stli P f t l .. ars, OCT. 15.-=-I t . is Said ' that "e 5::. 1 CIIs I P of Deputies deliberated yesterdaY, ill ti nto r sel : o C %fv ;t : i th i )E i ste t e i i tl t iLi t .c : a e wr , l:t , u is p sea : lat. n l el, sii: t tihsteia,:iftoiitititi triiii.::aly;siti.tviiiteci()lr6lCiciociligttitiiiiiisla;lelrtrrot:palt.to;ties2:: by - the. Chaniber of Peers, npon the ine cl , l . lo A' no he or D p u a l;e in o g f Berry tiOn relative to the responsibility of M illi 310'r day, the 17th ; after which they will ha' c It is said that there ivill be theatrical re P pi,: will receive Liadies 3n v Ip' tfieir Court to his 318.i° t)r. res ell' tat ions 'three, times -a week at Coat._ lb rep'6 Theatres have already received orders I' ll sonic noveltiiFs. ( . Several Deputations, among 'others ()111 , pre' the City of Ajaceio, had the hono ur 01 bei',,, to seated to his Majesty to offer their Vi"°' him. le , A Is t° A Funeral Service was performed this ''' to ts Chapel of the Palace of the 'fil' iiri '°' l e , Alemory'of the - late Q u een of France, ~,\l'll of` toniette, The Princes' and all their Sdites etrle f t " f '' a h e P L l :L k s e e a l t:s . at v ,Titt ,e , y o:T. 7.—The Princess `) I to .after having visited Meillerie, rettiroe'll)"ool3' Ist she On' the and c a e l e i alighted et t l o a S t ttl.ii‘e;lasil:lriece:oii llcr INlilan. .have 4 be e way to arrestedd at Friburg. They , lae nti."' 411°' F I R I3 uRG , OCT. 6.4-Some perSOng 0510 others, CateS : it l s F sr r:llC D o e is D pa u l e .on a l t a i n d , 11;e. iCiiloorpAaidviotic:etioe: Blanc, ci-devant Governor,. and SW.1'11.1,0(10° have flea.—The re-establishment of tile iv r bi soil, 1,,,, o i i i . f e s c h t t c h ( e ; h p y m i t lo o l i i . si l e ' l l i a r rs ti e l i e li t4 e ;a h :ci a l s ti b s r o '7lAb6ert3. : : o o°. National which tth e o .::e r p d a s t . i_t m l 7: t e , (aien:lisi‘joliels s o r s : t 1 : el l e ' : i f i :: and Colleagues, escorted by a detavblll-0t gioP nines g iants this favonr to the Coatill"lc"°' yistr ,is of the 3d of this month. , ptl 1 , HANOVER, SEPT. 29.---There 1125 bee." j friY ed altescript of the Prince Regent, bee ." Carlton' House, the 12th Aug. 181 4, ' 19 ` 13 1 : S iee to the bodies composing the States ( 4. te. torate. We read, among ((idler t hing' 05 0, 0 6 , " The principles upon which our aa cesl o 4c .° o g joEeciate,lellt.tiestriltizt.elirleoedtwog•tiltliaeguritar.:.:ft'St.,:tte:;:etelts':Cptf;:ti-i'r'sette‘ivei,l:l:lo:!:gi :(itt'viietsP;r::e-i6tC(it'ilie:cr stances at present have not yet perwitti i s ie t , :I vocation of the States. .Althnuivh the i , l ' e , c , cc ii ii i i' j. t C Hc h : ( s e a )l l l ,:y r lt, g o e ,i l i p e .ene o s ne :r .: t: e s ., : l7 o ti l t io : e i l e t t i : e l I t s ' l e:C w - i ' e v e t i • i t i t i : a a h ‘ ; ' , l t:P e c i o r.:l ol lll , t r e i si , ,, s l : _ l :l;bie 'llll' wake the States of all the Provinces t -9 6 ' - 5 Pf . which the States t a ise l , , h o e f et e t a mer c a o t t i l ( I ) l l :rY °Cht ' ill:L i , .11' : ic n . t il i convoked separately; as used to be the 1' 1.. 0 4 01 the .ot ioafi , RATISBON, OCT. 10.—A11110iit all of Hungary are at Vienna.. The 'f're• at e . ie Count de Stallion to the ofce of i\l' i Lp st i l r e-c l O , / nance to the Emperor of Austria bas ';"':;rei l ' t o il' ed with pleasure by the public ; it is j oce ° ,4 os pthlaatip‘s:eert6taloputeoirti.i.iiilcitte,eacynt:tit:a...n.bi,eka‘nitnifiptireelst teiii)roentol'ilte'l ;lost. 91. 75 ' FUNDS. , l is 0 . Goc.—Bak Actions FEVEB. AT Gl l3 " firrAll' C' Yl' (le d 1 , ot —....0.- -- Extract of a Letter from Gibralt'lr' $.0000,10:1 of September, 1814 ---,, The first syg, ,cer'll 'dreadful fever now raging here sti r dice. i t '„ th, the 16th ult., when two Italians ) o•lir'' ,I o ' precautions were taken until the 18° 6 ' s , o ci f i r b t iO places of public worship were close d `',41 0 1 1, order from the Cominander in ChiPl' a t ' ir evr,t'' of health issued. • On the 2:3d, Or . c „ j be°P c ,e ils were dropped, the churches o rdere d 1- , s of i tr and clean bills of health issited. ,C3'cooi a l t t 1 vet', however, cmitinued to oee l ' r ' n t•L' l 'd L'i 2d inst., finding the contagi", t ‘' s - h i n ttil l,Tl lsr ranch , the order was renewed ;ti r e f o al .' 1 , 0 1, 1 churches, which, with the issah i g ol .;ltlit si-si health, has contirmed ever sin c , e ;, ( 11 0 ' 14 1 1 1' 0 1 ,, (1 :1 communic,ation between the will' %v itt' o 'i Preserved. Rear-Admiral Fr.o4l,o'left d ,4 turned from Cadiz on the 18th "it'',itiolic'erel, -on the following day, and h aS F t - .. 1 - syll s -,C°l s i nc e with his squadron at Aig esh i'col ) t. v , • `,l4 vessels of war Coming in repair , a9i f the ` - 1 r dl o o lett.' The Spanish Commandaat ° t o fr a . l ol c a Gibraltar placed his cordon, and et l ttio a ttc re t' munications with this garrison, 9, 11 ,r iog ''/ of the 19th of August. The 6 ' lA Nt!! L' it t ii; , cases l o a f th fe A v u e; . a t i o n 2 l d de s a e t p l . ) s sin bd Sep. to oth Sep. 17th to 23d ' • 10th 4(2 ca'" s ' 16 Li rre 43 dicta, 2? all. 70 ditto., _../. , including what } Q 95 casss:lo,bili '' 4, • remained on 16th. This last riport includes the military", i r Se(, ;pi d o ted, ' i l l o c lic e cases, and 17 deaths." Extract of a letter from 1814 : —I r; Bret havin,, to acealilits o rr t pe'o c oii :. t vo ii. 0 0 1 0 epidemical distemper 7liet node, 015 O P jl 'io Thes . e do not ineltule the Millt94'; djtogl.re ors here within ,these few days , " n ' thc li ct ,jiti' '' C re were issued to-day expresjug all o pe o l i e op thousand troops, destined O r l bOtl t t io , PP South America, awl which sve rc 2 , 4 of t ` barked, have been just marched 01 k% ', 1 .1„ ‘ : Nti 114 a Of ot,, ~,