The National Register.
London, England, 1812-01-26 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Mt. WISITBREAD observed, that by what he Sart in the papers to-.
day, the crisis between this country and America was approaching. Ile
was one of those who thought that the calamity of x rupture with that
'country might still be averted. lie, therefore, now asked the Right
Honourable Gentleman opposite, if Ise was willing to lay before the
House the Correspopdence between Mr. Monroe and Mr. fc,ster, as
far as it had gone ?
The CIIANCyLLOR of the ExclEQuan said, till the negotiation was
brought to a conclusion, he should feel it to be his duty, as tar as in him
lay, to oppose the production of any part of that correspondence. •
I\lr. Vl,rllll BREAD then gave notice, that he should take an early op-
porunity of moving for the production of the correspondence on this
subject.
On the question that the Order of the Day for the second reading of
the Household Bill be read, the Bill was read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed on Monday.
In a Committee of Stipply, a number of stuns for miscellaneous ser-
vices were voted; among others, 4,6001. for repairs to King Henry the
Seventh's Chapel, and 10,0001. for erecting a bri,lge over the river tden.

ORDERS IN COUNCIL, AND 'MAD::: BY LICENSES.
BKOUGIIAM rose to give notice • that he should, on an early day
after the Restrictions on his loyal iiii:lliness the Prince Regent had
ceased, move, th:tt an humble Address be presented to his Royal High-
ness, praying, that he would be graciously pleaved to withdraw or re-
scind the Orders in Council ; and also, that the House do take into its
consideration the Lick nse Trade of this country.—Adjourned.

SATURDAY, JAN.9I.
Lord JOHN THYNNE preseaed at the bar a return of the expences of
the Minor Offices under the Lord High Chamberlain, pursuant to an
Address of the House,which were read and ordered to lid'Un the table.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excur.QU ea moved, in athition to.the Ad-
dress to. the .Prince Regent of the last Sessiows, a further Address, pray-
lug that his Royal Highness may ba pleased to direct that there be laid
before- the House a return of the number of Places of Divine Worship
.according to the rights and ceremonies of the Church of England, in
England aid Wales; also a return of the number of Places of Divine
Worship not according to the Church of England, in all parishes where
the number of parishioners exceed ICoo.—Ordereel.
Mr. WuAlt-roN brought up the Report on the Malt Duty Bill, which
was read and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on
Monday.
The 10,000,0001. and the 1,500,0001. Exchequer Bills' Bills, were seve-
rally read a second qme, and ordered to be committed on Monday next.
Adjourned to Monday. .

LONDON GAZETTE EXTIIORDIN.IRY.

TULSDAY, JAN. 21) 1512.

DOW'NING STREET. JAN. 90.
Captain Harris, commanding his Majesty's ship Sir Francis Draka,
arrived last night at Lord Liverpool's Office with dibpazehes from Uo-
vernor Farquhar, dated Port Lonii, Isle cf 21.!:: October, 1811,
and from Lord Minto, dated Batavia,'Septuuber 29, Rill, enclosing
the following

On board, Muje.ity's Ship Modeste,l
of Surnarct►►~, Sept.i:l, 1811.
My Lotto—l have the honour to submit to your Lot d,hip, a con-
tinuation of the report which it is my dif:y to lay before you, of the
proceedings of the army under my command.
Immediately on receiving the intelligence of General Linsees retreat
from Bugtenzorg, by an eastern route, and the occupation of that post
by our troops, I placed a force, consisting of the fld battalion of Bengal
volunteers,_ and a detachment of artillery with two guns, tinder the
order of Colonel Wood, and directed his embarkation. hi communi-
cation with Rear- Admiral Stopford, who order ed three frigates on this
service, for the purpose of occupying the fort of Cherioon. Trans-
ports were at the same time put in a state of preparation for a force,
Consisting of the detachment of the Royal, and a company of Pets„ al
artillery, a troop of his Majesty's 22d dragoons, his Maj.'s; y's 14th and
78th regiments of foot, the 4th battali.:n of Bengal volunteer Sepoys,
the Madras pioneers, and a small ordnance equipment, with v, loch it
Was my intention to embark, and accompanying IL.ar-Admiral Stop-
ford with the squadron, for the attack of Sourabaya and lot t Louis,
towards which place it was supposed the enemy had retired.
1- A large parr of his Majesty's 14th regiment, the Royal Artillery,
and six field-pieces, were, by the kindness of Rear-Admiral otopford,
received on boAd his Majesty's ships of war, and they, with the
trtinsport3, sailed as they could be got ready for sea, with orders to
rendezvous off the poiat of Sidayo, near the western entrance of the
harbour of Sourabaya. I embarked on the 4th of September, and
early in the morning on the sth, sailed to join the troops in his Ma-
jesty's ship odeste, which the Admiral, in attention to nly conve-
nience, had allotted fur my accommodation.
On the Gth of September, whin on the point of Indermayn, I learned
from an express boat, which had been boarded by Commodoro
Broughton, that clavr:bonwao in poiacbsiun of the: frigatedctatlitcl

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that sec vice, having separated from the transport on hoard of winen
all their mews hut the Commodore had emb trkert. Captain Beaver,
the senior Ocer of the sepia& n, had larded the seamen and marines,
and occupied the fort, which surrendered to his summons In time to
make a prisouer of Bfigadier Jamelle, while passing on his route from
Bugtenzorgs with many other officers and troop... Letters intercepted
on this occa,ion from General Jansens, announced his intention to col-
lect his remaitiing force near Semarang, and to retire on :into. This in-
telligence determined me to sail for Cheribon, where 1 arrived on the
evening of the 7th of September, and finding that no et ooes lad yet ar-
rived, that a detachment of seamen and marines had marchta7inland on
the Bugtenzorg-road, and teen successful in securing great numbers of
the fugitives front thence, anti pining possession, on terms of capitu-
lation, of the post of Carong San:bong en that route; 1 tent it :isolate
orders 1.1- aw march of reinforcements from the district of Batavia.
The cavalry, halt' of the horse artillery, and the detachment of his
Majesty's 89th regiment from Buatenz,ag, were desired to join me at
Samarang, by the route of Cheribon, and the fight infantry volunteer
battali n was ordered to embark at Batavia for the saint place.
I tsbtained from Captain Beaver; of his Majesty's ship Inisus, the
dispatch of vessels in• every direction, to meet the straggling transports
on their route to Sourabaya, and direct them all to reodezvous at Same-
rang, addressing a letter to the Ilon..Adwiral Stopford,to Commodore
Broughton, and all the Captainsof his Mejesty's ships, reottesting them
to give similar orders. I sailed the same evening in the laladesee and,
after meeting the Windham transport, and ordering her cc id) the Cid '
volunteer battalion to Chtnihon, disected toy course to enensrsne. I
arrived there on the 9th, and was shortly eteerwarels joieed by laser-
Aomiral Stopford, the Commod ,re, and a few tran-ports, having on
a part of his Majesty's 14:h regiment, bait the 7.tnh, t..e :a-
boardtillery d,etaelunents, six held piece, and the detachment of pioneers.
To asceitain the'fact ot General Jansens' ores:, ce, and feel how far
the capture of General Jamelle and the troops from Eueteezorg, mieht
have changed his plan. I rereated to him on the 10th, in concert math
the Admiral, an invitation to surrender the Wand on terms of , apitu-
lation, and Captain Elliott and Colonel Agnew were charged with :he
-communication. '1 hey saw the General, received his reply, escer-
tinned that he had still with him at Vint a numerous staff, and that 114
professed a determination to ye:severe in the contest. Tile sinsaU force
with me did eot -admit of my attempting to assault the place, while it
wes supposed to be thus occupied ; but en attack was nude tf:at ,night
by the boats of the squadron, on several gun-vessels of the enemy
moored across the entracte of the rivers leading to the town eat : the
precipitation with which they were atatudoned gave a character of rio-
bability to accounts, which reached us front fishermen and others,
that the Ceentral was occopied in withdrawing; his troops to the interior,
snd had funniest a position at a short dist:awe on the road towatds
' Solo or Suercareste the r, sidence of the Emeeror of Java.
Sir Samuel then says Same rang was evacuated, as et Batavia, ood
that the enemy had retired to a strong position siz miles elf, where
they were ereciing batteries and tonencliments. 'Die whole of our
troops had ta.t arlivt d, hut in order net to give the enemy con:lslet:cc
by a longee.dslay, .sir ;Samuel determined to, detach Colonel thishs to
attack tr.e enemy—the Lines!' farce did not exceed 1100 infantry, and
the necessary arul!ery to man four six. pounders, with some pioneers.
Colonel Gileln marched at two o'clock on the morniug et the ltith
front Semarang, and after ascsadieg s ,me steep hills, at the distauce
of near six miles, the fires of the eoemy appeared a little before the
:lawn of day t xtendieg along the summit of a hill, which ciossed cur
fruit at Jat cc Antes, and over part of which the road was cut ; the
doubtful light, and es: eat height of the lain they occupied, made the
position apvear at first most formidable. It was resolved to attack it
i itninediately, and as the leading division to* advance ot the detachments
moved hiewarti to tbrn the enemy's I. ft, a lire was opened on them
Irmo many tnins placed Ott the summit in ;he Lill, and variotss positions
on its lace, which completely conneueded the road; these were an-
swered by our field pieces as they Caine up, with the effect, though find
front a considerable distance, and with great elevatian, of coetushig
the enemy's lathier y in directing theis lire, from which a very n:irg
loss wan .3uFtaintql. 1 hetr think was turned with little thilienite, nut
what arose from the extreme atcepoess of the ascent, and atter a short
but ineffectuai attempt to stop, by the lire of some guns adventegs-
ously posted, across a deep ravine, the aarance of the bedy . t Our ee-
tachmeut, the enemy abandoned the greatest part of tloor artillery,
and were seen in great numbers and in great cot:fade:l ia Can ret teat.
It was evident that their army was completely disunited, 'several Of-
ficers, some oc them of rank, were taken ; their native' ::des, panic-
struck, had aletodoned their Officers, and only a few pieces of horst-
artillery remained of their field ordnance. With these they attempted
to cover their retreat, pursued by Colonel Gibbs, who, with the de-
tachment, passed several incomplete and alenaloned batteries ; and at
no at, after twelve miles hard march over a rugged country, approauhed
the village of Oonaraag, in which, and in the small fort beyond it, the
enemy upprared to have halted, and collected in irregular masses. Sniall
cannon from the fort and village opened on the line as it advanced . OCT
field-pieces were brought up to a commanding station, and by their tire
• covered the formation of the troops, who, led by Colonel Gibbs, were
advancing to a'-::nit the fort, when ii was evacuated by the enemy ;
alarmed by our In'e, they were seen to abandon it and its vicinity in
the Utmost cantuaion, having some light. guns with much ammunition
1 and provisions in the village, whale they 0.4 broken the bi idea to 1110.

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