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London, England, 1814-11-27 00:00:00

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vancina to the attack, because the most complete success would have
been unavailing, and the possession of the enemy's works offered no ad-
vantage to compensate fur the loss we 'must have sustained in acquiring I
po4ies.ion of them."
Hat follows a letter from Commodore Sir •J. L. Yeo, dated on
hoard the St. liaysterice, at Kingston, Sept. 24. inclosing a letter
from Capt. Pring dated on board the American ship Saratoga, Sept.
12. Sir James says, "It appears to me, and I have good reason to
believe, that Capt. Doweie was urged, and his ship hurried into
ae-
lion before she was in a fit state to 'fleet the enemy. I am also of
opinion, that there was not the least nece.sity for our squadron giv-
ing the enemy such decided advantages, by going into their bay to
engage thetas ; even had they been successltd, it would not in the
least have assisted the troops in storming the batteries ; whereas had
our troops taken their batteries first, it would have obliged the ene-
shv's squadreo to quit the nay and given oar's a fair chance."
• Capt. Pring, who succeeded Ls the command in consequence of
the toss of Capt. Downie, who R;11 early in the action, states that
“. in coosequenee of the earnest solicitation of Sir George Prevost
for the co-operation of the naval force on Lake Champlain to attack
that of the enemy, who were placed for the support et' their works
at l'lattsburg, which it was proposed should be stormed by the
troops, at the same moment the naval action should commence in the
bay, every pos••ible exertion was wed to accelerate the armament of
the new ship." Capt. P. then relates. the occurrences during the
action, in which he gives ample testimony of the good conduct of
all engaged.
Ile spesks of the equipment of the Confitnce in the following
vvn is The Confiance was sixteen days before on the stocks, with an
on iriTanized crew, composed of several droughts of men who had re-
eentl7. arrived from different sh.ps at Quebec, many of whom only
joined the day before, and were totally unknown either to the 4fieers
or to each other, with the want of gun locks, us well as other necessary
appointments not to be :4r ~cured in this country. I trii,t you will feel
sausfied of the decide d advantage the enemy possessed, exclusive of
their great sotwritrity in point of force.
I have much satisfaction, (says C.mptaitt P.) in making von ac-
(painted with the !mistime treatment the wounded have received
from Commodore MiDonough ; they were immediately removes; to
his own hospital on Crab Island, and were furnished with every
requisite. His generous and polite attention also, to myself,
the officers, and men, will ever hereafter be gratefully
rctnrw-
bered."

NAMES OF THE OFFICERS Eli.! ED AND WOUNDED,

Eir.r.un.—Coilfiance, G. Downie, Capta;n ; A. Anderson, Captain
of the Royal Marines; W. Gann, midshipman. Linnet, W. Paul,
actinglienteuatit ; C. Jackson, boatt wain.
WOUND D —OO01/1/CC,
Sinclair, midshipman i—Chub, J. AP(lhee, lieutenant.

BINE RU PTS.
3. F. Grant, of Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-bquare, merchant,
B. Child, late of Weeden Beck, Northampton, ianholder.
C. Long, of lloy laud, Yori:, t:r gem'.
E. Stanney, of Gorton, litre aster.joiner.
.1 Blackburn, ot mite, York, grocer.
R. Drake, of Teignmouth, Devon, i longer.
J. Lane, of Eflw ;rd-street, Cavenclisi.outuare, coach•m:dicr.
AV. 13entlev,• of ;Mile End-rodd, victualler.
P. Iyun ..nd F. O'Heyne, of Pancras-lane, merchants.
AV. Whitebrook. of Little Aluortields, and of Angel court, Throg-
morton-srreet, wine-merchant.
J. 'Bird. of Saint Martio's-lane, cheesemotv,er.
Ii; Cooke, late of !ping, end of Millard, Tvotten, Sussex, stationer.
T. Edge, of York-street, Westroioster, engineer.

The American Merchants in the City have a strong per
snation that Peace will be made Ghent ; and although, pub-
lickly, an apparent negative matt• have been given to our
proposals respecting a Canadian frontier, nothing is more
probable than that private instructions may have been giver,
to accommodate the poin, which obviously is capable of ac.
commodation without much sacrifice. Certainly, the .Ameri-
cans in London have a strong presentimeni in favour of Pace
since the arrival of the Fingal, and hence the English Funds
have experienced a considerable advance ; an advance which
has occured since the nature of the Fingal's dispatches could
have been known in London through Ghent.

THE lIEBDOMADARI".

NOV EMBER. -D ECEMBER.

NOV. rr.

Fed is the blasted verdure of the fields;
And shrunk into their beds; the flowery race
Their sunny robes resign.

Timms f.

t 7. Advent Sunday —Blaming Lessons are from i. and
John six : Evening are from Isaiah ii. and Hebrews iii.— Full mo.:n at
40 minutes past 11 in the forenoon, and moonlight from hall put five
till seven in the moraing.
18. Monday.—Michalmas Term ends.
29. Tuesday.—Balial College Election.
30. Wednesday.—St. Andrew, having been called by Jesus, found hie
brother Peter, and brought him also to Christ. Andrew was c lied to
the apostleship just after the miraculous dratight of fi•he.. He preached
the gospel Scythil, and, having planed in severzil places, Mkt! to
Patix, in Achaid ; where, endeavowing to cony, iEgeav, the Pro.
consul, and to preserve his new converts from apostatisi, r, the Go.
vernor, enraged at his proceedings, commended i
_Loa to he ,4courgeo ud
crucified, being fastened to the cross with cords! St. Andrew in ed two
days in this state, exhorting and encouraging the people to believe in
the Saviour of wen.