The National Register.
London, England, 1814-07-10 00:00:00

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JULY 10.

rer.aced ny IMpOltation. impiemen Pi Id husband.), and seed corn
had been (Lau touted over the country ; instead'of leaving a large
tract to d• golAtion, cultivation was to a great degrie restored.
Mr. LUMINGTON said, that he koew the papers contained most
interest ug mater and therefore mosed they should be printed.
Mr. WARRZ confirmed the statement of the Noble Lord, and
bore teat atony of the disinterested cot:duct of the persons who had
been appointed to distribute the grant, who had declined repayment
of their expellees.
Mr. WYNNE remarked, that the grant in question, and its ap-
plication, must have an admirable effect in strengthening the tie
which binds us to our most ancient and faithful Ally. Such an
un ion existed betwet n our troops and those of. Portugal, that when
the British troops separated trout them they broke their ranks to
display their. attaclunent to these their companions in the glorious
works which they had achieved.—(Hear, hear!)
The papers were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
The House having gotta into a Committee on the Bank Restrictions
Bill, a comm•ation ensued between Sir H. PA RN ELL and the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCUTQUIR, whether the blank should be filled up
with the '2sth of March or the lst of June next) it %gas decided in la-
wour of the 25th of Match, tho CIIAIacLLLoa of the ExcaLiauLu con.
ceding the pciut.

FRIDAY, JULY 8.
PRINCESS OF WALES.

Mr. 131106 DEN brought np the Report of the Committee of the
whole House on the Message of his Ruyal Highness the Prince Re-
gent, recommending a grant of 50,0001. per annum to her Royal
Highness the Pt incess
Lord CAarLIEREAGH called the attention of the House to the
Letter to the Chair from her Royal Highoess the Princess of Waley,
in which she was pleased to intimate to the Howe, that it woilld
Le mole satisfactory to tier if tile vote of the Committee of 50,0001.
thool.l be reduced-to 35,0001. a year. and he moved accordingly,
ilia the vote uf 50;0001. a year to the Pt ilicess of %Vales be reduced
to :1:i,0001.

Mr. WHITBRNAI) begged it might be understood that her Royal
Iti4liness accepted the provision, on the condition that it was not
derogatory to lieu honour; and whether the sum be 50,0001.
or 35,0001. she had not the 04:blest idea that the difference of the
awn made in that respo,et the Alightesf difievenee in her situation.
JIB *ribald have voted against the 50,0001. bcean'e he thought that
sum improper. and he would now, vote rot* the 33,6001. breausc
considered it what toe circumstances of her Royal Highoess
c cited.
Mr. TtErtNEY remarked to the same effect, when after a few
words from Mr. PUNSONBY, the roolution was agreed to, and a
Bin ordered accordingly.

Mr. PrELE moved tur leave to bring in a Bill for the better preset-
vntion of the Peace in ire-land, disclaiming at the same time the idea
tlolt there was any thing like a serious political combination against the
(;,,vernment in Ireland, but That prevention was t)etter than cure,
Mr. ABERCROMME was f,r some previous enquiry, and wished to
refir the case to a Secret Committee, but which
Lord CASTLERLACIFI et),V0110(d, woul,l be giving too much conse-
gience to a conspiracy that was wore ..vanion than formidable, end
V4liich, he hoped, the present measure. w "upetent to supireter.
Several other Members spoke in favour of the ie,toll.le4l PA.
The Spirits lotercourser hill, after an able arizument Iw:deist it, as
effecting the E'tgli>h distillers, on the port of \lr. liftsv.rmsost, Noel
whose atneodne-nt of u clan.se ein the part of ire ('IIAYCI t.i.on of the
rxeff sot 7 tn. by which 11 profit of lo per co:,!. Has to be aliowen to
the Irish distillers out of the revt.nuie ; mot the Ist of Oc-
tober next, the expo, of the 6IMAi 11:111d from one-coun-
try to the utuor, was finally eamrd by a majority of 9.

TUESDA Y'S LOX DON G AZ. F.TM

IMESDA V , JULY 5.

(The Gazette e9otaitis di,pat( ites tt wit Sir Geort,:e Prevost Rift!
Ti:e first (l‘tall- the operations in March, the
resnist of %%hien was the reit at of the, Voree from Platsburit
to Chaplant town, 'lke sccond is a irtter float Lieutenant ('oloitrl
iliiants to Sir tileor,,e, made hy the ellen') on
our posts at Burton Ville and Cole M iti ; they hail tio success,
thought their sup riocity in iiiiinbers also trusttated our PI
upon their own batteries 3
Ina letter twin Sir Gcorge Provost, flared Montreal, May IV, it
F.anr.otinceil, that the enemy, after having garribonect Platbburg,

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Burlington anti Vieennes, ltd gradually withdrawn the residue of
his forces front Lower Canada. Two new ships, coi►r.tructed
during the winter at Kingston, gave us that superiority on the Lake,
from which we very soon gained the most important practical
results. _ _

The details of the naval advantages alluded to will be best seen
from Lieut.-General Drummond's letter :
His Majesty's ship Prince Regent, off Oswego, Lake
SIR, Ontario, May 7, 1814.
I am happy to have to announce to your Excellency the complete
success of the expedition against Oswego. The troops mPot.oned
in my dispatch of the 3d inst. viz. six companies of De Watte-
vine's regiment, under Lieut.-Col. Fischer, the light company of the
Glengary light infantry, under Captain Mac Milan, and the whole
of the 21 battalion royal marines, under Lieut.-Colonel Malcolm,
len ing been embarked with a detachment of the royal artillery,
under Captain Cruttenden, with two field-pieces, n detachment of
the rocket company, tinder Lieut. Stevens, and a detachnunt of
sappers and miners, under Lieut. Oosset of the royal engineers, on
the evening of the 3d instant, I proceeded on board the Mince
Regent at day-light on the 4th, and the squadron immediately
sailed : the mini being variable we did not arrive of Oswego until
noon the following day.
The ships lay-to within long-gun shot of the battery, and the gun-
boats under Captain Collier were sent close in for the purpose of
inducing the enemy to slew his fire, and particularly the number
and position of his guns ; this service was performed in a most gal-
lant manner, the boats taking a position within point blatiL shot of
the flirt, which returned the tire from four guns, tine of them heave.
The eitemy did not appear to have any guns mounted on the town
side of the river.
Having sufficiently reconnoitred the place, arrangetnents were
made for its attack, which it was decided shoola take place at eight
o'clock that evening ; but at him-set a very heavy squall blowing
direetiy on the shore, obliged the squadron to get wider weigh, and
prevented our reture until the next morning ; when the following
disposition was made of the 1,..,..ry and squadron by Commodore Sir
James Veo and myself.. The riiitei.s.. Charlutte, wolf, and Royal
George to engage the batteries, as close as the depth of water
w wild aimit of their approaching the shore; the Sir Sidney Smith
schooner to scour the town, and keep in check a large body of militia
who inieht attempt to 'nisi over into the fort : Moira and Melville
brigs to tow the boats with the troops, and tiara, cover their tandem.
by seenriee the wood.; on the low peint towards the foot of the hill
by which it s. ;IA ieteutied to advance to the assault of the tort.
Caption O'Cohnor hail the directiotepf the boats and Rim-boats
destined to laud the tro ps, which consisted it the flank companie
of De Watterville's t•eeiment, the company of the theugary light
infantry, and the ti.d battalion of the Royal M.:o•ines, being all that
could he landed at one embarkation. The four battalion comp/noes
of the regiment cf Watteville, and the detachment of -twiner), re •
mainiag in reserve on board the Princess Charlotte And Sir Sidney •
Smith schooner.
As soon as every thing was ready, the ships opened their fire, and
the boats pushed for the point of disembarkation in the must regular
order. The landing w• is effected under at heavy fire front the till,
as well as from a considerable body of the enemy drawn up on the
brow or the hill and in the woods. The immediate command (lithe
troops was entrusted to Lieutenant-Colonel Fischer. of the regiment
De Waller lite, of whose gallant, cool, and judie lona . (induct, as well
1 as of the distinguished bi avcry, steadine•s, and dist ipline of cry...'ev
i officer and soldier composieg, this small tome'. I was a witness, hay- - •
illog. with Commodore Sir James Yew, the Deputy Adjuiant-tiene:al,
:o.d the officers of my Reiff, lauded with the tr•oips. 1 ref. r yew
Excelleory to Lieut.-Cot. Fischer's letter, ittelosem tilt an ..ceueat
of ea. operations. 'Pile place was gained it, ten nomite• from the
omment the troops advauced. The far bei,.g eve') w'itre awl°''f
open, the whole of the garrison, earsistioL: of the SI oattalum e#
artillery, shout 400 s trete! ami some hundred leilitia, effected thee-
I escape. with the exceptioil of about 60 men, halt of them sevetels
wounded .
I inelose a retnrn of out loss, amongst which I have to reeret
, that ,of Captain tioltaway, of the rev al marines. lions Excelleti, -.,-
I will lanlent to observe m the 11. t the shore ot that ea!la;o•-indfeaw:'.
• I „ ~ 1 ivy. me
and excel officer, Captain Nfeleasler• of t" "`)Y" si d
I lantleti at the head of 00e velneteers,
receive:l a sewn: and ilaneerott- ,wind then within a few yards '
'eh l tear will de.
the gnus, which he was advanette! 10 S I i"..", vet I
seamee from te: ocet.a:
~
prive the squadron of iris valoabie a
tit the ser.ice,
In noticing lite coaiperatioe of the eaval branch
t,.,
have the highest satisfaction in assnrieg your Excellency that
NiStaliCV l'lr ‘4mit-..t taw at least.
'• throughout this, as well as on every other occasion, experience,.