The National Register.
London, England, 1813-03-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER..

" The Constitution was considerably cut in tier spurs, rigging, and
sails: but not sa much iajure,l but that slit would have commenced
another action immediately alter the capture of the Java, which late,
vessel was made a perfectly immanagcat le wreck.
" All the Officers and seamen taken in the Java, were paroled b..:
Commodore Batataarnita, and landed on the 3d of January, at Si.
Salvador, Brazils.
The following is a List of his rititannic Majesty's Military and Nava:
Officers paroled at Sr. .4. ti ._1
va_nr. by Conin-dole 13A EN ft U t DOE :
I Lieutenant-General, I Major, l Capt,:iti. Military Officirs —1 Post
Captain, 1 Master and Coninr:oirkr, 5 livid( ...ants, 5 Licotenat ts
31ariues, 1 Surgeon, .1 As,istant Surgews, 1 Purser, 15 :Midshipmen- 1
Gunn.n., 1 Boatswain, 1 Ala-ter, 1 Carpenter, 2 Capiain's Clerks.—
To! at 38 Officers, 5..3 petty ' r 5, seamen, marines, and bocs., ex-
clusive of 9 Portngue-e se;,:aeli, I:berated and given up to the Governor
of-St. Salvador, and 5 passer,;.:ers, private characters, whom the Com-
modore did not consider poisoners of and permitted them to land.
The events of this war, s.cetn, however, too equally ba-
lanced to admit of despondency on one part, or of exulta-
tion on the other. Every time we have lost a fii:ate, the
Americans have almost invariably contrived to lose an army.
..Another invasiou of Canada has met with the same fate as
.the first, and ICfr. MADISON, like NAPOLEON, may truly
boast of the " glorious retreat" his soldiers have perfortned,
leaving one-third of their number on the field, and another
in the hands of their enemy. The account of this fresh
British triumph is also derived from America, from
whence Papers to the- it4th ult. have • been received.
It appears, as our .readeis • will see by our extracts,
that the advanced guard of General IlaßtirsoN's army, com-
trzanded by .General WINCHESTER, had a severe action with
the British and 'Alan force, at the river Raisin. The Atne-
rican Papers say, " Our troops were overpowered, and seven
hundred of our brave-fellows were taken prisoners. Len.
Ilan arsoN reports Gen. WINCHESTER, COl. I.4r.wif, and a
Brigadier-General are among the prisoners." They add that
the British loss vias•6o nien killed and wounded.
The folloWing are ex tracts from the American Papers :
" Nay YORK, FEB. 2).--Gen. WINCHESTER, contrary to orders,
raarchA anti attacked the intienched camp of the British and Indians,
and drove them front their redoubts, with 20 killed, the enemy 40 t
&tat he pursued them slowly ; and on the 22• iiilt3d ult. tne enemy,
ltatho had reinforced hititset 'from Malden, with six pieces of artill.iy
and a mortar, a:t3c:.ed WINCHESTER'S army, which was scattered
along .the river for one mile and a half, about an hour betroeday.
The Antcricans were confuied ; when, after fighting three or tour
hours with varied success, the General surrender-Li. Is is stated that
.a small part of the army retreated.
" llpr-FAa.o, Fr.a. 9,—" From deserters who have cr••ssed from
Canada, since our last, we Lain that, the battle was fought between a
detachment of WINCHESTER'S army, •and 301) tish regulars and
or 1-00 .Indians. The Br fish had 150 killed,-and many wounded.
Colonel .PROCIER and Lieuta Col. ST. GEORGE, of the regulars, ale
avoainoad. The latter is said to have died. They state that we lost
killedand a considerable nitintm vountled."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER.
CHILLICOTTF, FEB, 5.
" An erpress has this moment artived flora the head-quarters ot
the north-west army, on the Carryieg ::iver, 18 miles on slits side the
Rapids of the Mime. General 1-1-ot •on slates, that the British and
and Indian force, in the eisaArous alLir-of the 22d ult. were -2100.
lie etees not discrio:inate how many of each— hat the ground wizs
waroile contested—that our tioops made them give ground, and
drove thelli in every chaiv: our troops tought desperately, and
would have been masters ut the ground, but a detachment of Indians
that wc to stationed tO cut oil the ret teat, and engaged in6ooiake klling
stragsleas, returned. Our troops were overpowed, and n
priacnera. Gen. Harrson say a, Gen. Wlnchester, Colonel Lewis,
and Major Garret, ate antetig the prisoners.
't Geo. Fourisoit says, he will eceopy the Rapid, on the Ist inst.
and will be joined by tile v.vo Ohio brigades on the Ch.
•4 ew. IC, k F 3. It is whispered that Mr. BAKER,
,ho has gone t, the C ernbArk on board the packet. is
- beater of a propesitiou Irs,tri our Govera meta to Admiral W
t tor an al mistice.
NEW YORK, Sy.mptoms of insurrection have strewn
:mac lye) anwilgst negroes in Virginia,"
Corunna Papers to the 2d inst. have been received. They
,rig a report, that 17,000 French troogs bad Rasstd thteugh
un, ou their return to lfratNe.

MARCH 21.

Letters were received in town yesterday, from several
Officers at the military stations on the Kentish coast, an-
nottucing, that great commotions had been observed on the
opposite French shore, and that white flags were exhibited'
on the most conspicuous places. No explanatory advices.
had been received; but it was expected that the cause or
these extraordinary appearances would soon be explained by
an arrival from France. A rising against BUONkPARTE,
and in favour of the Botrnotas, was considered to have ta-
ken place.— ( Pilot of last night. )
We learn, that a person of some note arrived in town on
Friday from Holland, who, it is said, has come for the ex-
press purpose of inviting the Prince of ORANGE over to that
country. He represents the Dutch to be in a forward state
to receive him, and to second the efforts of their German
neighbours, for the liberation of the Continent. In cause-
queace of this, we ate told, Government has lost no time in
forwarding the wishes of the Dutch to his Serene Highness,
who is now serving in Portugal.
Pat is Papers arrived on Friday to the Ith instant. Tit 'y
observe a profound silence relative to the state of Dautzie,
Hamburgh, Dresden, and Berlin ; and merely state that con-
siderable forces are collecting at Erfurt, whither the contin-
gents of several Princes are repairing.
A letter dated on Thursday from Liverpool, mentions the
arrival of the Adventure from Gibraltar, with the account
of the capture of the Essex American frigate,which had.
!wen carried into Gibraltar. The Poictiers is mentioned as.
having taken her. We unfortunately find that the Liver-
pool Paper of Thursday, does not mention the arrival of any
such vessel as the Adventure. A vessel from Gibraltar is
arrived at Falmouth in 22 days, and she has not brought any
such intelligence.
Advices, we understand, have been received by the flot-
terel, from Sir J. B.WARREN, giving an account of the
blockade of the Chesapeake, Delaware, and New York, of the
capture of the United States brig f war Viper, of many pri-
vateers, and of numerous merchant vessels. The dispatches,
we understand, come down to the middle 01 February.
Aii order was on Friday received at the Custom House,
authorizing the clearance of vessels for the Prussian ports,
and the free admission of Prussian ships into lititish ports
the
Admiral HOPE leaves town on Monday, to assume
command in the Baltic. He is to proceed in the Daphne frigate,
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the navigation of that sea, arc to be sent from
without delay.
A Gottenburgh.Mail arrived on Monday. So late as the 27th
ult. Dantzic still held out; but its speedy surrender was con-
sidered inevitable, as the out-works commanding the place
had been taken. The spit it of insurrection against the
French continues to spread, and 20,000 peasants are said to
have taken up arms in Hanover against their oppressors. As
the Continental System is conside.;ed at an end, large quan-
tities of colonial produce were shipping at Gottenburgh.
Much blood is reported to have been spilt at Hamburgh,
ston,
in
contests between the inhabitants and the French; Lauri
Commander of the French At my of Observation on the Elbe,
whose bead-quarters arc at Magdeburgb, had in consequence
issued a Proclamation, threatening whole ttoownswerve fts and coom
m-
munes with vengeance, should y attempt
their obedience.
Baron Geramb, so well known by his eccentricities
er of
in
England,' is said to have been shot ill France, by ord
Duouaparte.

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