The National Register.
London, England, 1814-10-23 00:00:00

THE NATIOVAT, REGISTER.

C.iptain Edward C. ..., —.flung the brtga le of seame±, alp•
painted to the small army, for the animated and eriliwiastie exam-
ple V I Melt he held forth to hia men, deserves my approbation—as do
also t Nourse, Money, Sullivan, and Ramsay, royal navy, for
the steadiness and good order which they maintained in their seve-
ral directions.
I feel every obligation to Rear-Admiral Cockburn, for the couwel
and assistance which be afforded me, and from which I derived the
Dino benefit.
To Colonel Paterson, for the steady manner in which he brought
big column into action, I give my best thanks.
The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Mullins, deserved every approba-
tion for the excellent order in which he led that part of the right
brigade under his immediate command, while charging the enemy in
fine.
Major Jones, commanding the light brigade, merits my best ac-
knowledgements, for the active anti dispositions by which he
eovi•red all the movements of the army.
The distinguished gallantry of Captain De Bathe. 95th light infan-
try. has hcen particularly reported to me, and I beg to record niy
own knowledge of simil conduct on former occasions.
l'o Major Fantle', 4th regiment, for the manner in which he
gained and turned time enemy's left, as well as for the excellent dis-
cipline maintained in that regiment, every particular praise is due.
The exertions of Major Gubbins, commanding the with light in-
fantry ; and of Major Kenny, commanding the light companies, were
Willy commendable.
Captain Mitchell, commanding the royal artillery; Captain
Carmich al, a meritorimis officev of that corps ; and Lieutenant
J,etwrence. of tsar marine artillery, are entitled to my best thanks; as
1 Captaii, Blanchard, commanding royal engitiellit, for the abilities
b.• rlisplaed in his particular branch of toe service.
To Lit ntenant Evans, 3d dragoons, Acting Deputy-Quarter-Mas-
ter-General to this army, for the unremitting zeal, activity, and pet.
feet intelligence which its evinced in the discharge of the various
and difficult dirties of his department; I feel warmly indebted ; and
I be to solicit, through your Lordship, a promotion suitable to
the high professional merits of this officer.
Captain M'Doirgall, Aid-de-Camp to the late General Ross (and
who has acted as Assistant Arijutatit-General, in the absence of
Major Debbeig through indisposition), is the bearer of these dis-
patches, and having been in the confidence of General Ross as well
as in mine, will he found, perfectly capable of giving your Lordship
any further information relative to the operation of this army which
you may require ; he i$ an officer of great merit and promise, acrd
I beg to recommend him to your Lordship's protection.
1 have the honour to he, &r.
ARTHUR BROOK, Cul. commanding.

Toted killed mid wounded-1 general staff, 1 subaltern, 2 serjeants,
SS rank and file, killed; 7 captains, 4 subalterns, 11 serjeants, 429
tank and file, wounded.
Names of Officers killed snd wounded.
Ififled—Generul Staff—Major General Robert Ross.
2144 Fitsileers—Lient. Gracie
Weintifed—ust Fusileers—.Brevet Major fenny, slightly;
Leavorq, severely.
44th egt. - Ste vet Major Cruier, sliahtiv, Capt. H. Greenshields,
dangeron,ly (siure dead); Capt. G. Hill, Lieut. R. entice, Ensign
J. White, severely.
85th Light Infantry—Captains W. P. de Bathe and J. D. Hicks,
Lieutenant G. %Vellings, slightly.
Royal Marines—Captain John Robyns, severely.

[Here follows the dispatches, of Sir Alexander Cochrane, K. B. en-
closing a letter from hear-Admiral Cockburn. The letter of the
Vice-Admiral details the co-operation. of the navy in the attack on
Baltimore, the result of which demonstration, he says, has •• been
the defeat of the army of the enemy, the destruction, by themselves,
of a quantity of shipping. the burning of an extensive ropewalk, and
other public erections, the causing of them to remove their pro-
perty from the city, and above all. the collecting and harrassing of
his armed inhabitants from the surrounding country; producing a
total stagnatlen of their et.mmerce, and heaping upon them consi-
derable expenses, at the same time effectually drawing ofl their atten-
tion and Atopport from other important quarters."
On the death of Major.fieneral Ross, Sir Alexander thus feel-
inzly expresses Nina elf:--" It is a tribute due to the memory of this
gallant and respected Officer. to pause in my relation, while I la-
ment the loss that his Majesty's service and the army, of which he
etk• ms new of the brightest ornaments, have sustained by his death.
vhe the zeal, which he manifested on every occasion,
%stk.( had gig honour of servinz with Watt gave life aed ease to the

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in(r.t arduous ondes tahne:s. Too heenless of his uersonal steurity
.hen in the field. his dev,tion to the care and honour of his inlay,
has caused the terasivation of his .valmsble lira.. The Major-Gen, rat
has left a wife and family, for whom I am confident his gtatt tut coml.
try will provide."
Rear-Admiral Cockburn's letter relates the movements of that
part ot the naval service which was immediately connected with the
army. Rear-Admiral Malcolm regulated the collection, debark a.
tion, and re.amhaticat ot the troops, and the iltipplies they req ired,
The brigade of seamen, with small arms, commanded by ('dt,tain
Crofton, behaved with ,a gallantry and steadines4 which excite d the
admiration of the army. The marines behaved with their tome' gal.
lantry.
Rear-Admird Cockburn gives testimony of the good conduct of
eyery officer and man under his command. The Reas.Adtitiral, who
was in Company with General Ross, at the moment of receivina his
death-wound, gives the follow descriptioo of that- lamented event ;
We had advanced -about five miles (without moo- occurrence
than taking prisoners a few light horseme:l), whets the General and
myself, being with the advanced guard, observed a divi-ion of the
enemy posted at a turnieg of the road, extending to a wood on our
tuft ; a sharp fire was immediately opened upon t• from it, and as
quickly returned with cousiderable erect by our advanced. guaid,
which pressing steadily forward, soon obliged the enemy to run off
with the utmost precipitation, keying behind him several men killed
and wounded ; but it is with the mot heartfelt sorrow 1 have to
add, that is this :d'art and desnitory skirmish, my gAllant and highly.
valued friend the Major-General received a musket ball through his
arm into his breast; which proved fatal to him on his way to the
waterside for re-embarkation. Our country, Sir, has lost in hint
one of its best and bravest soldiers, and those who knew him. as I
did. a friend most honoured and beloved ; and I trust, Sir, I may
be forgiven for considering it a sacred duty, I owe to him, to men.
tion here, that whilst his wounds were binding up, and we were
placing him on a bearer, which was to carry him on the field, he
assured me the wounds he had received in the pertOrmanee of his
duty to his country, caused not a pang ; but he felt alone anxiety
for a wife and family dearer to him than his life, whom in the event
of the fatal termination he foresaw, he recommended to the pratec.
tion and notice of hilMajesty's Government, and the country.")

A Return of Killed and Wounded beonging to the Nary disem-
barked with the Army under "or-General Ross, September it,
1814.
\ Total killed— I petty officer, 3 seamen, 3 marines.—Total
wounded-1. officer. 6 petty officers, 22 seamen, 13 nutrines.
Name of Petty Officer KiIIed—MELPOSIENE) Mr. William (or Ar.
thnr) Bilmonsor, Clerk.
Acmes of Offieers Wounded—Ton NAsr, Captain Rohyro,, Royal
Marines, severely.-171ADEM, Lieatenaut Sampson nirshall,
severely.
Names of Petty Officers frounded—ToNNANT, Mr. Charles Ogle,
Midshipman, severely.—ALOWN. John Billet, Quarter-Master, se-
verely.—RAMlLl ES, Robert Walton (or Watton), Boatswain's
Mate, severely ; Henry Bakewell, yeomen of the powder-room,
badly ; John lirickett, ship's coporal, slightly.

A letter from Sir A. Cochrane, dated on board the Torment, in
the Chesapeake, 12th September, encloses the following :
Seahorse, Chesapeake, Sept. 9, 1814.
SIR--In obedience to your orders, I proceeded into the River
Potomac, with the ships named in the margin*, on the 17th of last
month, but from being without pilots to assist us through that dif-
ficult part of the river called the Kettle Bottoms, and from contratY
winds we were unable to reach Fort Washington,. until the evening
of the 27th. Nor was this effected but by the severest labour. I .
believe each of the ships was not less than twenty different times a.
ground, and each time we were obliged to haul off by main strength;
and we were employed warping for five whole successive days, vt
ith
the exception of a few hours, a distance of more than fifty miles.
The bomb ships were placed on the evening of the 27th, and Mune.
diately began the bombardment of the Fort, it being my intention
to attack it with the frigates at day light the following morning,
On the bursting of the first shell, the garrison were observHl to re-
treat; but. supposing some concealed design, I directed the tire to
be continued. At eight o'clock, however, my doubts were removed
by the explosimpof the powder magazine, which destro)ed the inner
buildings, and at daylight on the 28th we took possession.
the principal fort, which contained two fitly two pounders, two

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