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-11111031 Ta .9- - J full-P6 , at bu , ' Eti. Fore Nft. 0 - : ~ ~_ t ,.,..t 3 ..), I r4if. __Al r ' 177 Num ß E R 9423 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 6, 1822. PRICE SEVENPENCE. • - -o ......2.2.% rPICT U , iLL/NG-OFF/VE, Oct. 31, t 823 .1 itvCOO MM/SSEONEARS for VICTUAL. 3 / I ,4JESTr NAVY, do hereby glee 'oll,e "ga t r'n Friduy, i the 151 h of Noirnber next, they r"t to receive Touters in writing (sealed up), and TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. SOTHEBY, at his House, WELLINGTON-STREET, CAMPAIGNS IN THE CANADA'S. dent that Sir George . Prevost knew not how to dispose of the succours with which the . government had chosen the earliest moment of augmenting his already powerful force. He had wasted some of the most valuable Months of the summer in the camp at Chambly, while Sir James Yee! was blockading Sackett'S Harbour, but, though he had the full means of attack and a feW days' march would have brought him before the defences of that important arsenal, we have seen that he made no efforts against it. When the regiments from Bordeaux however landed, no man in his army or in the provinces doubted that Sackett'S Harbour must be the point of assault. So convinced indeed were the enemy of the danger which threatened the seat of . their strength on Lake Ontario, that General Izzard, who now commanded on the Champlain frentier, marched to Sackett's Harbour with between 3,and 4,000 regular troops, leaving no other force on the frontier of Lower Canada than 1,500 of the refuse of his army. The American government thus felt, though our own Commander-in-Chief could not, that all objects on the frontier were insignificant in comparison with the protec tion of the numerous squadron which was block a dedin their port on Ontario. But_ instead of a rapid movement 'towards that lake, the Peninsular troops were suffered to ascend no higher than the ill _fated camp of Chambly, where they were detained during the whole month of August before the slightest operation was attempted. \At _length, from the magnitude of preparation, it could no longer be doubted that some great enterprize was at hand ; and anxious expectation was once more directed towards Sackett's Harbour ; hut as remarked by the author of Veritas, 4 by a strange perversity of intellect Sir George Prevost again shunned that place as a pestilence,' and Plattsburg on Lake Champlain was found to be the object of the - expedition, of which he took thepersonal command. Of the three great lakes whose waters are spread on the boundary between the cultivated parts of the British North American provinces, and the United States, that of Champlain is the least important in every respect. Of the shores of Lakes Ontario and Erie, full one half is composed of the frontier of Upper Canada, which must ever be at the mercy of the enemy, if we possess hot the naval superiority ; and if we do not corn ' mand the waters of Ontario in particular, it is morally impos- I sible to secure our tommunications with the fertile peninsula of the Niagara and the western district of Upper Canada. In fact the potsession of the upper province is mainly dependent upon the supremacy on Lake Ontario. - With Lake Champlain, on the contrary, the safety of the Canadas has little connection; for the only assailable point on that frontier is effectually barred by the Isle-aux-noix, while, as the boundary line cuts the lake just at the point where it narrows into the Richelieu, not 1-20th part of its shores is included in the British province. How then Sir George Prevost could have been guilty of the worse than folly of striving for a superiority on Lake Champlain which the defence of his government did not demand, while, by omitting to attack Sackett's Horbour, he left dubious that on Lake Ontario, which was of vital, importance for the secu rity of the whole of Upper Canada, has justly excited the asto nishment of every individual who possesses the slightest ac quaintance with the localities of his command. After the de struction of the enemy's fleet on Ontario, it might indeed have been[advisable to harrass them by acquiring a naval ascendancy on Champlain, and thus holding the shores of that lake in sub jection ; but until the main object could be gained, it was in . fatuation to grasp at the minor consideration. [To be concluded in our next.] JAMAICA PAPERS. per eft' 5 " gf t , Os Per WATERLOO BRIDGE, STRAND, on WEDNESDAY, November C, and Four following Days (Sunday excepted), at Twelve °Thick, (Continuedfronz yesterday's S tr'N.) On the British side, the occurrences of the year, on the part of the subordinate commanders and troops, present, us with a brilliant series of achievements, the greater number of which were rendered nugatory or imperfect in result from the absence [From the Kingston Chronicle of the 9th September.] s 44 , 30s free Pliirt, "8 of BUTTER ; 0 4e ' ° ns of CHEESE ; a nd - 114ndred TOns of MUSCOVADO SUGAR; to be 4k rt , kw !' able to samples (of not leis than two pounds weight ro " 1 ° be produced with the'Tenders ; bei idelivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at 4,,,d l° ' for the supply of certain quantities of COO; P./Pe'OOl.GE SPORES, and Town-made COOPER. , "• -16 0 -44 ' for the Service of His Majesty': Cooperage at 7Plae r . [ t ies t ; f er 'Nfitiont of th e Contracts, which exhibit the veinal. ! ke diiferent article of Cooperage Stores, •c.. re. ve to '474 : s P e cifY the several periods within which the wh ol e ge), 6e mar/ be seen at /kis O f fice. ‘ l4l - "de , must specify the Price in ?Fords at length, tftet tAeie li vered before One o'Cloch on the day appointed i tAttl Perio,'Who makes the Tender, or some Person on his attend to answer when called for. If. 'VAL LER CLIFTON. THE LIBRARY of the late GENERAL D'AUBANT, removed from his Residence in Devon shire-place; containing a GOOD SELECTION of CLASSICS, VOYAGES, MATHEMATICS, and MILITARY WORKS. To be viewed, and Catalogues (price. Is.) to be bad at the Place of Sale. of all energy, talent, and enterprize, in their Commander-in- Chief. By General Vincent and Lieutenant-Colonel Harvey, the American camp . of 3,500 of their Niagara army was sur prized and thrown into confusion -with 700 men.: by General Proctor two corps of 12 and 1,300 men were completely_ annihi, lated in succession, by less than half their force of 'regular troops, by Colonel Murray the shores of Lake Champlain were insulted, and their military piists captured with 1,000 men, while five times that number of Americ;c troops remained pas sive spectators of his triumph ; and, subsequently, before the same Officer, with inferior force, the enemy fled from the head of Lake Ontario, and lost their strongest fortress on, tbe Cana dian frontier: it is almost needless to add the affairs of Cha- Is , r cif' 3 ....5 Pe' e qf' 1 s P V" qr. AT REDUCED FARES, TO DOVER, DEAL. RAMS GATE, MARGATE AND CANTERBURY. . FOUR INSIDE COACHES, - AND KEEP_ GOOD TIME, By S. A. MOUNTAIN.and Co. SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER•STREET, SNOW - • HILL, LONDON. THE following POST-COACHES, &c. set out from the above Liu : The " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate," Margate, Canterbury, Feversham, and Sandwich, new Post-Coach— every Morning at a quarter past 7 o'Clock.—ln consequence of the decided preference given to`the above Coach, the PrO prietors are determined no expence shall be spared to render it the drst conveyance on the Kent road. BROMPTPN, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, SittingbOurne, aird Rai nham, every Morning at a quarter past 7, at Reduced Fares. . The " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bodwin, Penryn, Ashburton, Totness, Weymouth, Dorchester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every mornin?. at Seven through Huniton, Axminster, l3ridport, BlandfOrd, Stockbridge, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagshot. , pet s ;so" ' tor od 0 41 1 - s o6 to 0 ' e j 1" 3 °4 l .1 It . 0 , 3 1 15' 165 0 4 I 1 , j. % I O il 0 16 04 : oj j,/ teaugay and Chrystler's to this long list of American defeats. Of thew successes, but one could. in . any degree be attributed to the measures of Sir George Prevost. General Vincent, Lieut.:. Colonel Harvey;' General - Proctot Coloftel -.Murray, and Lieu t.- Col. Morrison, all acted either against his positive commends, or without any instructions from him ; and Lieutenant-Colonel De Saluberry, who courageously maintained his post on Sir George's line of defence, should alone have had the merit which his superior endeavoured to wrest from him, because he chanced to arrive at tbe spot.; and find the enemy beaten. • . For the campaign of 1814, Chauncey was indefatigable in aug menting the naval force of the enemy on Lake Ontario; but his antagonist (Sir James Yeo) was yet more expeditious, for he had launched and equippedtwo large frigates, and was ready for sea with hih squadron, before the American Commodore was able to move from his harbour. A descent upon► Kingston was again the favourite project' of the American cabinet, if Com: modore Chauncey could be in readiness with the fleet and should deem it practicable ; but, if otherwise, the recovery of the superiority on the Niagara frontier, was to form the princi pal object of the American arms. Upon this line, Major- General Brown, who proved himself the ablest Officer in the enemy's service during the war, was appointed Commander in-Chief. Early in April, finding that Chauncey could not co-operate against Kingston, he marched from Sackett's Ilar. bour with the greater part of his .regular force to the Nia gara, where he occupied himself in preparing to open the .4 11(1 , 4 - el 6' a 51 al tOu b §a i 05 u tO qSlOb 04 Ow 0° a to 5. 0 q4d ) It Ptj4L IitiSPITAL CHELSEA, Nov. 2, 1822. Right Honourable the LORDS COM -1)11' L —ISSI ONERS for the AFFAIRS of CHELSEA HOS -444-' d o hereb y g i ve Not i ce, t h at they will be ready to re tlert:llAil „ de " , Which are to be delivered at-the Secretary ' s - g or b e f ore Thursday, the 7th Instant, and to tr eat i kistieb Per sons as may ' be willing to contract for Vc - „ It y e ' " the PENSIONERS of - the said Hhipital during ti z , • 182 ; for the following Articles of PROVISIONS, . 41.10 " and Mutton, Bread, Cheese, Butter, Salt, Peas, tit'n, 44441 ' at penhead, per diem, for-the whole Ra 4140:IrWiling to the established Allowances of the House. lio:::::oererßeetaeiry,,ast per Barrel, and Candles, at per 11%41"--Purther Particulars may be known by applying Office, or to the. Seward of the Hospital, . ° ( , lll nt between the hours of Ten and Four. the s e '94llilissioners also give Notice, that they intend, a t g~EDletirne, to Contract for CLOTHING the INVALID EIIS ' c. belonging t o th e Hospital, for Two Years,' 41 '' ` , nose &c, ""le Mounting for 1823—Half Mounting for 1824 . Ille4„.4"Psons, therefore, who may be inclined to treat for 1 1 04 7 , are desired to apply at - the Secretary's Office, any P ertitU -11 h etWeen th e h ours of 'P en a nd F our, w h ere f ur th er to th l4r4 may be known, and Patterns seen, by applying )0 444 4 4d j i ltont of the Hospital, and to send in their Pro tfor 1 , 4 'oiling, sealed up, to the Seereta s ry's bffice, on or, 1118 -114 e d 444 the 7th Instant. And'it is further to be Rpm*tbel4' t t h e Contr actors will he required to find secu 14at no '44t lierformance of their several Contracts,a e n n.. and ti t'aed, ellde r Will b e received after the m day above . 44 his ri°r tLe. 118 o ti c e Y d u nless the Party or an Agent atten d It° YAL HUMANE SOCIETY. PATRON—THE KING.' 14 .0111 1 PRIZE MEDAL. l'l4 El{ . G l l : 4rl ce of th e Will Of t h e l a t e ANTHONY FO. 'ltta I'l ---vvet 4 M.D. thi s S oc iety off e rs a PRIZE GOLD Al i ~ h i ' V ALLTE FIFTY GUINEAS, for the best Essay (ll4 th e Pr evention of Shipwreck Sand the Preservation of Shipwrecked Mariners." 1111 ,1 e a t 8141 :4 3 a t t r e a b r e Fayd, addressed, c a nd sent free of expense, to 4.4 glari and , and on S , e o cr n eta or ry t he Society, Bridge-street, before ° f g the first day of September, l 'ith ul lvr e "drlted On the Outside— " Essay on the Prevention lie . Aletta or the Preservat i o n of Shipwre a cked Mariners. anV ' eon a r Devise to m correspo nd ang w ith like Motto or all I) l 3 n, ii4a e ll n Cr ain a e cc a o nd p yin the same, likewise sealed, - address of the Author. oth e - , e b ilfssay will become the Property ' of the Soclety b , e • 1 , - ;,' - 'ssaya, with their Corresponding papers will 'Y of -rb aUthenticated application, if made before the Sep t 1822. kohd,ur) By Order„ „ JOHN MARTIN, M.D. Reg. and Sec. 1 lst Oe toer, 1822. :1) too NEXT TUESDAY !! ! IZt • ,1 1 2 of the Old State Lottery O ffi ces, Pr;e4„%-thtNHILL and 9 Charing-Cross, reminds his ‘ 4 4t - % ; u s , the Public, that NEXT TUESDAY, the 12th A u • th e 114 t hti ~ , S ECOND DAY OF DRAWING; "1,,:1'd Wheel • ensely rich, as it still contains 11 4 1, 1 ;4 4 ,', Capital P s riz im es i , ll amo ng s t which are all theori te e --i,Rreat value, as there were only six minor Capitals tie tt/ e Pel ' th e ' est Day ; though, as they were all loose 44 4, 111 . 1 re e l l N Z 4 ble might have then come up : consequently, r .„lte t t , Iv , May be all drawn ay; and it has f o en 014'0/14 4 4' 1, n the b oys who dra N w ex h e t. e Lottery got amongst INtitZetw„. , they have drawn out several at not , long inter altrithaf ; and that may be the case NEX f ryESDAY inter drat 4 (14, 441 N the Wheel is so very rich, dthe Prizes rice is b . u e t . ~.zd„ ; though riteteenotgreat everymay b e t Prize, were put in the Whee , l , N t ; Dav,.—Each decides its own Fate an d n th- 4% ,„7 ' N umber purchased now has the chancefOi the 4t h •l• ‘‘, Ing. 4 't 4 1 , 41 's 4 Z i e ll ed Undrawn Tickets and Shares are selling renal of t e :: ll4 alid ,Ca h p e iita h l oi:es ll and trusts amongst them of which may be drawn XT T UESDA Y ! ! ! qi tt4 .--. 1 .... ,......,_ :4DVANTAGE to the PUBLIC, particularly to ilt t , FAMILIES. -c. 81., 'AST INDIA COMPANY's TARES, 114 Q."-Wr e r . . 11 ,.... °wed on all TEAS bought at the NORFOLK NLYIe if' 4-4.1..1i HOUSE, 23, LITTLE ., BELL ALLEY, ~ al -111 e, arkl' °f England, where all TEAS are warrranted 4 it tt - t rtila;nyavi.--4 LegonuaaloiLn quality to the prices offered by_ an n y Tea with an additional ounce allo d yd a i dd e e v d e ._ ry N I t the a)3o `4, in taking six pounds, half a "tin ed &ffees sold Ikl i ffe sal:e Establishment superior fine flavoured I: htui e ( l er . r ns, one ounce allowed extra p' each . p a o n u t n a d ge , and eg t , all in, every o ; which is an arty not •> llo. 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This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Maloes, Havre de Grace, Cher bourg'', &c.—The Proprietors of the above Coach hope to receive a continuance of that support which has hitherto been experienced since the commencement of the "'Union."—No racing with other Coaches. BATH and BRISTOL Flying Post-Coaches, through Chip penhaM, Calms, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every Afternoon at one; arrive at Mr. May's, the Greyhound Inn, Bath, and the London TaVere, Thomits-street, and Swan, Bristol, early next Morning.—coaches to Wells, Bridge water; Taunton, and Plymouth. The "Umpire,' a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only ode Night on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily at Oue k. arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Fire, the ()ugh Woburn, Lathbury, Northampton, Welford, Lutterworth, Hinckley, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Kings ford, 'Warrington, and PreseOt. SHREWSBURY, Wellmgton, and- Shiffnal, Light Post- Coach, every Afternoon.—Guarded. The "Union,"WEYMOUTH,Dorchester,Blandford, Salk bury, Andover,Overton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Bagshot, new Pust Coach, every Afternoon, with two Coachmen only.—ThePackets from Weymonth to Guern sey, Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Maine's, &c. every Wednesday . and Saturday afternoon, at Two o'Clock. BARNSTAPLE and Southmolton New Light Post Coach, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings at 7 o'Clock. The " Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets out every Afternoon at Four; and passes through Baldock, Big gleswade' Eaton, Stilton; Greetham; Grantham, Bawtry, Stamford, Markham MooryNewark,ltetford,Doneaster, and Ferrybridge, to the Golden Lion, Leeds, next Afternoon. — Luggage and Packages only id per lb.—Notwithstanding the uncommon Expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be the. most . agreeable and complete Public Conveyance on • the North Road, being unequalled by any other. HARROWGATE and Ripon new Light Post Coach, every Afternoon at Four, and Eight in the Morning. • GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries, Brownhill, Thornhill, Sanquhar-Kiln, Calliope*, Kingswell, and all Parts of Scotland, a light four inside POst Coach daily. The "Express," to YORK, Scarborough, 'Whitby, Shields, Sunderland, Newcastle, & Edinburgh, a New light four-inside Post. Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every Morn ing at Eight o'Clock, by way of Newark, Retford, Doncaster, Ferrybridge, Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallerton, Durham, Wiped); and Berwick, and arrives at York the next Morn ing at half-past• Twelve o'Clock. • Passengers finding them selves fatigued on the journey, may rest what time they please; and then proceed without any additional Fare. MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, new four-inside Coach through Aldbonrn, Reading, Lambourn, PurOn, Lydingtou Pewsey, Wootton Basset, Rainsbury, Hungerford, Newberry and Maideuhead. • BRIDGENORTH, Walsal, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy head New Light Four Inside Coach, every Afternoon. BOSTON, Horncastle, Spalding, Peterborough, Stilton, and Huntingdon Day Coach, to Spilhy, Louth, Grimsby, and Hull, Morning, at Six. The only Day Coach to Boston and Horncastle. The " Express," a New Light Four-inside Post Coach to CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, goes with Four Horses, and a Guard all the way, passes through Brough, Appleby, Greta-blidge,Richusond, Catterick, Boroughbritige, Wvtlierby, Aberford, Ferrybridge, Newark,. Doncaster, Grantham, Stamford, Bawtry, Greetham, Stilton, and Big glessiade. Sets out every - Morning, and performs the journey w'th the greatest facility. Passengers detained on the Road by business or pleasure, have the peculia.v advantage of their Seats being secured in the next Coach. KENDAL, LaneaSter, Preston, Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton, Chorley, 01111001 . k, and Garstalig• Light Post Coaches, every Afternoon. The " Royal Express," New Light Fourinside Post Coach, to LIVERPOOL, Warrington, Knutsford, Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield, (only One Night on the Road), every After noon at Three o'Clock ; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool, next Evening. . . , WAKEFIELD Four inside Post-Coach, called " the Ex press," every Morning and Afternoon. CHESTER, Newport, Whiteehurch, Tarporley, Nampt • wich, Northwich, and Middlesslah Light Post-Coach, every Afternoon. SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarm Light Post Coach, every fe.lorning, to the George Inn, Sunderland. The " Royal Express," to MANCHESTER, Winslow, Congleton,Newcastle, Waisal, and Wolverhanyton,new Four Inside Post-Coach, every Afternoon.—Only One Night on the Road. . . SHEFFIELD and Rotherham New Four-inside Post-Coach every Morning, called " The- Express," and also " The Rockingham,' at Four in the Afternoon. The "Royal Express," New BIRMINGHAM Light Post Coach, sets out every Afternoon, carrying Four inside only; and 'passes through Warwick, Leamington, Sontham, Weedon, and Daventry, to the Saracen's Head, Bull-street, Birming ham, next Morning at half-past Seven o'Clock. The " Express," a New Light Post Coach, to HULL, Lin coln, Northeave, 'Bowden, and Doncaster, every Morning at Eight o'Clock, to the Cross Keys, Market-place, Hull ; and also the " Rockingham" in the Afternoon at Four o'Clock. HERTFORD, Ware, Heddesdon; and Cheshnut Coach, every Morning. Unequalled Travelling by " The Champion," a New light Day •Coach. to DORCHESTER, in 13 hours only, through Bagshot, Black Water, Basingstoke, Whitchnrch, Overton, Andover, Salisbury,• Woody eats, and Blandlord. The Pro prietors of the above Coach are determined no expellee shall be spared to render it thefirst conveyance on the Western Road. TOTTENHAM and Edmonton Coaches daily, at Eleven, Half-pait Two, Five, and Eight. • IV Luggage and Packages to Leeds, York, and Doncaster, at' only 2d-per pound. S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their Friends .and the Public, that they will not be accountable for any Parcels, Passenger's Luggage, Writings, Plate, &C. of more t hair Five Pounds Value, if lost, stolen, or damaged, un less entered as such, and the Insurance paid accordingly, at he Saraccis's Head Inn / Sitnner-street, Snuiy-hlll, London. campaign. On Lake Champlain, during the winter, a 16-gun brig had been built at the Isle-aux-noix, and as soon as the navigation opened, our little flotilla, thus reinforced, proceeded up the lake to examine the enemy's naval preparations. They had already launched a large ship and a brig, but were yet unprovided with stores and guns for their equipment, and were so unprepared for resistance, that their dock-yard and new vessels at Vergen nes might with ease - have been destroyed, had Captain Pring, our naval commander, enjoyed the co-operation of a land force of but 1,000 men. 'We had a strong body of troops concen trated at the Isle-aux-noix, and Captain Pring had solicited the Commander-in-Chief to suffer a part of it to accompany him, but his request was met by a refusal. When he returned and reported the state of insecurity in which he had found the Ame rican depot, such assistance was indeed offered ; but the op portunity was past, the enemy had taken, alarm, and Sir George. Prevost had subsequently full cause to lament an act of inde cision, by which he eventually lost • the naval command of a second great lake. So little had he profited by the events of the preceding year on Lake Erie But his infatuation seems altogether to have increased as he approached the termination-of his career. The greater the re. sources whiCh the _government placed at his disposal, the more indAtrious does he appear to have been in neutralizing their efficacy. In the middle of April, Lower Canada had nothing to dread, Sackett's Harbour was weakly garrisoned, our fleet an Ontario was nearly ready for sea, and the enemy were evidently bent upon directing their main efforts to the Niagara. Yet, tho Ugh reinforcements were daily arriving or expected in the St. Lawrence, from Great Britain and the V Indies, Six George Prevost detained a force of three squadron of dragoons, nine regular regiments of infantry,* six strong battalions of em. bodied militia, and a numerous division of artillery, all in the lower province; he made no attempt against Sackett's liar hour, and dispatched not a man to strengthen the inadequate force-on the Niagara, until the middle of July. It would be incredible, if it were not in the recollection of thousands, that the whole of the powerful army which we hav e e nu mera t e d were crowed together in activity at Chambly in Lower Canada, at 'what was termed a camp of instruction, behind a strong fron tier and withoat an enernyito oppose them,:while less than 3,000 of their companions in arms were sustaining the whole brunt of the war en the Niagara. Sir James Yeo was prepared for any operation .on the Ist of May, and Chauncey could not meet him ; one half, then, of the force which the Commander-in Chief was employing in the mimicry of war at Chambly, would have sufficed to capture Sackett's Harbour, and the fleet which it protected. But, since he had failed to possess himself of that place, he regarded it with a species of horror, which would nei ther suffer him to attack it in person, nor to,pezmit any of his subordinate Officers to attempt the enterprize. From the middle of April to June, reinforcements had con tinually been arriving on the Niagara for General Brown, but the month of July had commenced before he opened the cam paign, by crossing that strait with 5,000 men. From this pe riod to the end of October, the Canadian Rank of the Niagara became the theatre of a quick succession of obstinate and sari guinary conflicts, but the struggle finally closed by leaving the two armies precisely in the same positions as they had occupied in the preceding spring. -Although therefore the details of the operations of 1814 in this quarter are highly interesting, we must be content, with our narrow limits, to refer the reader to Mr. James's volumes for the account of them. Through the sum mer Brown's disposable force was never less than 5,000 men,, and generally much exceeded that number; before the termi nation of the campaign, it amounted to 9,000. General Drummond, on the other hand, until the end of August, had never more than 3,000 men ; and yet with this small corps he maintained the unequal . contest, while the Commander-in- Chief was condemning three times that force to total inaction. It was not until the lives of many brave Officers and men had been lamentably sacrificed in the attempt to contend against overwhelming numbers, that Sir George Prevost could be persuaded to detach - a man fiom the lower pro vince; and, at length, when, by his unaccountabl e n eg l ec t of General Drumniond's situation, above a third of that Offi cer's division had been slain or disabled, two of the Penin sular Regiments were the only reinforcements which he reluc tantly yielded. In the progress of the operations of 1814 on the Niagara,it was evident that the American military had very much improved in character since the commencement of the war. They certainly fought with considerable resolution ; and as their numbers were so superior, and they were commanded by an Officer of undoubted capacity, it was higly creditable both to the talents of General Drummond, and the discipline and gallantry of his -troop's, that the enemy sustained more than one defeat, and were never suffered to gain a material ascendancy. The whole of the summer of 1814 passed without any en counter between the rival fleets on Lake Ontario. Sir James Yeo blockaded Sackett's Harbour until Chauncey had prepar ed two new frigates for sea, and the American squadron being then far superior in strength, our commodore' returned to Kingston to await the equipment of the St. Lawrence, a three decker of 102 guns, then building at our dock-yard: Chaun cey meanwhile held the lake during the months of Aug us t an d September, but profited little by' his superiority, and re ti re d into port early in October, just before Sir James Yeo was ready to sail from Kingston with the new three decker and lila sqUadron, Having thus arrived at the termination of the arduous struggle in Upper Canada, we have ,now but to notice the last oper a t i on of the war on the-frontier of the lower province. Of the in glorious expedition to Plattsburg, we could wish, hi common with every man who feels for the national honour, that it were possible to have hurried the remembrance with the individual whose gross deficiency in vigour and judgment entailed such a stain upon the British arms. But since that occurrence cannot be erased from the page of our history, we shall dwell on it no longer than is requisite to expose.the real causes of a failure, which has been converted by American gasconade into a souace of unmerited triumph. In June and July 1014, a numerous fleet arrived in the St. Lawrence from Bourdeaux, with the flower of that ar my w hi c h , under the Duke of Wellington, had exalted the military reputa tion of this country to the highest pitch of renown ; wit h them also came some distinguished general Officers of the Peninsular school. These troops were no sooner landed, than it was evi- * These were the 2d Battalion Bth, 13th, 16th, 49th, 70 t h, De Meuronts, Canallian Fencibles, Voltigenrs, and Battalion of Marines. From the LONDON GAZET'T'E of Nov. 5. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. J. Greg and H. Storr, Charlotte.atreet., Ratlibone-place, Mid dlesex, linen-draper. BANKRUPTS. T. Dixon, Hulme, Manchester, joiner, to surrender, Nov. 25, 27, and Dec. 17, at ,ten, at the Palace Inn, M a nch es t er -- Attornies, 31r. W..MakiiisOn, Middle-Temple, London ; and Mr, J. 3lakinson, 'Manchester. E. Trickle, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, mercer, Nov. 11, at six, 12, and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Castle Inn, Nuneaton. Attornies, Mr. G. Greenway, Attleborough-Hall, Nuneaton; and Messrs. COnstable and Kirk, Symon's Inn, Chancery -lane. F. Harris, Lisle-street, Leicester-square, Middlesex, dealer, Nov. 9, 23 4 and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Commis sioners. Attornies, Messrs. Timbrell and Roberts, illaceles field-street, Soho. J. Ashwell, Nottingham, iron -founder, Dec. 3, 4. and 17, at eleven, at the Punch Bowl, Nottingham. Attornies, Mr. En field, Nottinghath ;• and MessTs.HOlme, Frampton, and Loftus, New Inn, London. J. Rowed, Queen-street, Finsbury, Middlesex, timber-mer chant, Nov. 9, 16, and Dec. 17, at ten, at the Court of COin thissioners. A ttornies, Messrs. Winter and Williams, Bed ford-row. B. J. Johnson, Houndsditch, Saint Botolph, Bishopsgate, cabinet-maker, Nov. 12, 23, and Dec. 17, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Boxer, Furnival's inn, Holborn. C. Kennington, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, draper, Nov. 14, at four, 15, at eleven, and Dec. 17, at four, at the Angel Inn, Glamford Briggs. Attornies, Sir. J. Nicholson, Glam. ford Briggs ; and !Messrs. Evrc and Coverdale, Gray's-inn. T. Cranage, Watling-street, Wellington, Shropshire, grocer, Nov. 21, 22, and Dec. 17, at one, at the Corilmercial Rooms, Bristol. Attornies, Mr. T. Evans, Hatton-garden, London ; and Mr. J. K. Ilaberfield,. Bristol. Greathead, Stepney-Causcway, Middlesex, master-mari ner, Nov. 9, 19, and Dec. 17, at one, at the Court of Commis sioners. Attorney, Mr. Lang, Fenchurch-street. J. Beattie, Portsea, Southampton; victualler, Nov. 12, 19, andiDec. 17, at twelve, at the Mitre Tavern, Portsea. Attor nies. Messrs. Minchin and Son, Portsea and Gosport ; and Mr. T. Minchin, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-inn, London. P. Howse, Park -street, Hanover .square, Middlesex, horse dealer, Nov. 12, 19,,and Dec. 17, at twelve, at the Court Com missioners. Attorney, Mr. W. 0. Bright, Took's-court,Chan cery-lane. E. Stolworthy, I'Vhitechapel, Middlesex, cheese-monger, Nov. 9, 12, and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Commis 'sioners. Attorney, Mr. Hutchinson, Crown-court, Thread needle-streeL DIVIDENDS. Nov. 26, W. Button, Bieester, Oxfordshire, innkeeper— Nov. 30, T. Broomhead, Sheffield, grocer—Nov. 26, F. Finey, Drury-lane, grocer—Nov. 12, 0. Richardson, Meclenburgh square, and T. Yokes, Gloucester-street, Queen-square, mer chants—Nov. 12, C. Jennings, Portsea, grocer—Nov. 26, S. Wells, Middleton-place, Pentonville, fruiterer—Nov. 12, C. Mackenzie, Caroline-street, Bedford-square, merchant—Nov. 26 L. W. Williams, Fleet-street, wine-merchant—Nov. 26, .11' Hemming, Long-acre, linen-draper—Nov. 26, J. Farrell, Prospect-place, Newington-causeway, merchant—Nov. 26, R. Cullen and J. Pears, Cheiipside, factors—Nov. 26, W. Mur, ray, Pall-Mall -court, Pall-mall, tailor—November 26, J. Marshall, Gerrard-street, Soho, money-scrivener— Novem ber 30, J. M. Fuller, Worthing, Sussex, linen-draper— Nov. 26, G. Houghton, Newington-causeway, carpenter— Nov. 27, J. Dicken, Highlins Park, Tatenhill, Staffordshire, cotton-spinner—Nov. 28, M. Wotherspoon, Liverpool, mer chant—NoV. 27, S. Millard, Gloucester, linen-draper—Nov. 29, J. Ashworth, Manchester, deer-- Nov. 26, J. Sykes, jun. J. Sykes; and W. Reclfearn, Ahnondbury, Yorkshire, fancy manufacturers—Dec. 3, J. Tarleton, Liverpool, merchant— Dec. 2, R. Sidwell, Bath, shoemaker—Nov. 27, S. Dodd, Newcastle4ipon-Tyne, inerchant---:NOv. 12, R. Tabrum and J. Barron, Walbrook, Manchester, warehousemen—Nov. 30, T. Bayliss, Curdworth, Warwickshire, dealer—Nov. 30, J. Taylor, Leominster, Hereford Shire; skinner. CERTIFICATES, Nov. 26. , W. 'Gould and P. Greasley, Maiden-lane, Wood-street, hosiers—R. lliggin, Liverpool, mariner—W. Ti. Bryan, Poul try, printer—J. Bramwell, Leadenball-street, hatter—J. Wes terdale, Kingston-upon-Hull, grocer—J. Nath, sen. Clandon, Surrey, farmer—M. Sharp, Liverpool, master mariner—T Browning, sen. East Mailing, Kent, 'farmer PARTNERSIJTPSI)I;SOi;VE D. G. and J. Scott, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, brass founders—J. Watts and J. llrakdey, Manchester, linen drapers—T. Coglan & T. Morecroft, Liverpool, porter-dealers —A. Henderson. am, J. Bankier, Newrastle.upon-Tyne, up holsterers—J. Thomson and T. Earl, Cheltenham, livery-stable keepers-J. Chadwick and Co. Nodd, Rochdale, Lancashire, cheeps-wool-carders—J. Chase and C. Laws, Portsmouth, Southampton, timber-merchants—L.' Lawton and G. Taylor, Heyrod, Ashton-under-Line, Lancashire, dealers in woollen cloth—J. and,T. Lowndes, Wood-street, London, warehouse men—J. Simmonite and J. Yates, Massbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire, cinder-shovel-manufacturers—E. Amies and C. Thorley, Manchester, manufacturers—W. B. Flexney and T. Hunt, Bedford-row—C. P. Armand and Co. Battersea, Surrey, vitriol-manufacturers—R. Green, senior, and Co. Marylebone, GOlden-squire, haberdashers—E. Astor and Co. Cornhill, Lon don, musical-instrument-manufacturers—S. Smith and Co. Woodlands, .111adeley, Shropshire, brick-makers. A numerous and highly respectatle meeting of the Merchants of this city was held at the Court House-On *- Monday forenoon, to take into consideration "the exigting state of t' he trade,'generally, of the island." The requisition to the Mayor, and the advertisement calling the Meeting, having been read, Mr. Barnes was called to the chair. Mr. Hyslop observed, that it was fully understood by the Gentlemen pre sent what was the nature of the object for which they were con vened, but the difficulty was how to attain it. He thought the most effectual method would be for the meeting to draw up a memorial, to be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting, and transmit the same to the Colonial Office, setting forth the unprotected state of the trade of th e i s l an d, a n d soliciting additional force to the station. lie did- not think that any blame attached to the Commander-in-Chief, for the squa dron was quite inadequate to the service of the wide range of 'the station. If the fault was any where, it was with the Ad miralty, who should have attended to such outrages long . *. It was suggested by Mr. Greenfield, that Government should be requested to apply to the Spanish Government to desire the public authorities of tuba to exert themselves to Sup press the hordes of pirates infesting its coasts. This Mr. Hyslop said had already been done through a memorial of the merchants of Glasgow, but he was sure it would prove, useless, for he declared publicly and fearlessly that strong suspicions existed of their being concerzieZ in those most atrocious pirades. He then submitted . resolutions, which were read and agreed to. He also submitted to the Meeting the draught, of .a letter to Lord . Bathurst, which, was read, setting forth that the navigation -round Cape Antonio had of late been completely in.. terrupted by a lawless band of pirate's infesting that coast, who had in some instances committed the, most cruel and wanton. murders on the defenceless crews of. vessels from this island ; and in a recent case had carried off a ship with a valuable cargo bound from this island to London ; .that those freebootells had not confined their atrocities to the western extremity of Cuba, but had becoine daring in proportion to the impunity with which they found they could carry on the predatory warfare, 'in the existing insufficiency of our naval force : the scene of it had extended to our own coast, almost blockading Port Royal, and exhibiting within these few weeks the mortifying sight of a vessel, which had sailed only that morning, chased back and totally wrecked on the Palisadoes, to the severe lois of the mer chants and underwriters of this city : it presumes that detailed accounts of these atrocities have already been forwarded by the Commander-in-Chief, but conceives the present application ne cessary, as the evil is increasing with rapid strides. The letter then glances at the description of the force now on the station, as not being adequate to the protection of British interests against this . ' enemy in peace,' and suggested the propriety of substi tuting 10 schooners in room of two of the 20 gun ships. Upon this last subject some sh'ort discussion arose, it being stated that this reduction could not be acceded to, as there would not be a sufficient number of captains to form a court-martial. Mr. Greenfield said that the Admiral had already urgently request ed the Admiralty to send out six schooners to the station; and he submitted whether, therefore, it would not be better to me morialize that Board, thus backing and strengthening the Ad miral's application, than to address Lord Bathurst on the sub ject. This proposal, however, was not agreed to ; and on the suggestion of Mr. M'Lean and others, to solicit the additional protection sought for by the Admiral, the same was adopted, and the letter ordered to be transmitted by the chairman along with the resolutions.--. The House of Assembly 'meet on the Ist of October for the purpose of enabling the Legislature to equa lize the American duties under the new act. SEPT. 7.—By the Caroline, Arnold, arrived on the 4th inst. from Rio de la Hache, we learn that the independent squadron had gone into a port in the Caraccas to refit. General Morales was preparing an expedition at Porto Cabello at the time againgt Maracaibo, for which place he sailed on the 21st ult., with 19 transports, a frigate, and three other vessels of war, having on board 1,000 men. On the way down, the frigate was left to blockade the Independent squadron. Off Aruba, the expedi don fell in with a Dutch bngaritine and schooner, the latter named the Fan Fan, and another small schooner, under Dutch colours, supposed to be the Paulina, all of which were from Rioe de la Bache, bound to Curaqoa, with full cargoes of wood and hides. The brigitntine had also 14,000 dollars in .doubloons on board. These vessels were, all taken possession of by Gen. Morales, who expressed a determination of captur ing every vessel, of whatever nation, found trading to any of the independent ports. The expedition passed Curaeoa on the 25th, and when the Caroline left Rio de la Hache, the post from Ma racaibo, which had been due five dayi, had not arrived. The Governor of Rio de la Hache had despatched two:schooners to Santa Martha for a reinforcement of troops. and ammunition, being fearful of a visit. PIRACIES OFF JAMAICA. ----- KINGSTON, Au G. 10.—The Chart, Dougal, arrived on the 4th inst. from St. Thomas's, was boarded three days before in the Mona Passage, by a long armed sch;xmer, with one long gun, two carronades, and 40 or 50 men. LUCIA, (JAMAICA), AUG. 29.—The schooner Lucia, of this port, on her way from Savannah to Mar, when about a mile and a half to the westward of St.. John's oint, fell in with a long low schooner, with about 40 or 50 men , armed with cutlasses : on observing the Lucia, she bore down and hailed her, but find ng she had troops on. board, immediately tacked. KINGSTON, AUG. 31.—0 n Monday afternoon, about five o'clock, a small pilot boat schooner, with Spanish colours, hav ing a gun amid ships, and full of men, gave chase to the Spa nish schooner Neuva Pelicana, which had sailed from Port Royal that morning, for St. Jago de Cuba, and fired several shots at her, upon which the Master of the Nueva Pelicana ran her on shore at Harbour Head, which was distinctly seen from this city. The pirate pursued her till within half a mile of the beach, when she put about and stood to the southward.. The Nueva Pelicand; it is supposed, will be lost, her keel being knocked off, and she is bilged. It is feared that part of her cargo will be amaged. We understand that the above priva teer was spoken with a few days before in Cow Bay, by the pilot boat belonging to the Commercial Rooms. On Monday the Patty was chastd about fifty miles from land by a privateer schooner, which fired twice at her ; when, caning away some of her masts, she gave up the eheze. A Dutch sloop from St. Jago de Cuba, bound to Curaeoa, ha§ been taken off the Moro by ten men in an open long boat, and plundered. LUCIA, SErr. 3.—There has been a pirate schooner block ading this port for these ten days past, and has her station be tween Negril and Montego Bay. A. Spanish vessel, with goods has been detained here these five days, fearful of going out. KINGSTON, SEPT. 14.—0 n the 2d inst. the schooner Cullo den was boarded and plundered off the north side of St:Do mingo, 'by a low Spanish-built schooner armed with. one 6-pounder and eight men (six Spaniards and two English or Americans. SEPTEUBER 16.—Daring piracies occur daily at na great distancefrom our island, and some ofthe ports are even blockaded by the piratical cruisers- NAstitu, AUG. 31.-:-The schtioner Eliza, Bartlett, belong ing to this port, sailed from - hence on the 13th instant for Cuba. and on the north side was captured.by a piratical vessel, which carried her into a creek, and the owner of the cargo was obliged. to pay several thousand dollars as'Pransorn.