The National Register.
London, England, 1813-10-10 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.

616

THE VAR IN NORTH AMERICA.

'IDE BRITISH SUPERIOR ON LAKE, ONTARIO.

TEXT RACTS PROM AMERMAN PAPOIS.]

Alien .4,1v,` too. 17.—A friend has oldigingly favoured the Editor ,
of with the following intelligence, which comes from a
sonrce eutelqd to the lidlust credit.
Extract to a Letter from a Gentleman at Socket's Harbour, dated
Art!. 1:3.--" 'De fleet arrived here this onnning from Niigata, hying
oblieed to put for provisions, and leaves the harbour to-night. On
Soot Jae the British fleet hove in sieht • within view of N inputs, and
bore down upon the American spordron ; 'when finding it pretty well
prepared for action, they sheered off—evidertty having for their ob-
ct to detach some part of our squadron. Commodore Channcry
iimtle !ail at the 1,e;,(1 of Lis squadron ; and Sir James Yet), thinking
• Le c. old decoy the Pike, mantenvred frr this purptoe, but foiled
ur
succeeding to detach her from the fleet. They were within sight et
each other constantly for three (lays--the American synadron endea-
voured to bring the enemy to action, who as assOltrourdy avoided it,
and could 'choose their own time for fighting, as they were to wind-
ward.
In this action they at length succeeded in cutting off two of our
sehoto.ers, which were too slnw to ltecp up with the fleet ; tie con,-
wilder of one, Mr. Lem, a gallant fellow, finding himself co oil
from The squadron, laud his small hark atungside the IL itish Commo-
dore's ship and the 11• N al George; whe,e he tired thirty rounds
of 18 and S'elbs. shot, until they litelailv blew him from the water--
tor I:e declared he never would strike, and went &min in that shim
ti 'lle other •clicriner was captured. Two other schooneri of ihr
Coition' itost t iu tie vale on Sunday eight, and out of nieety people.
ou board only sotteen were picked ti o, after bring un b ur and teen
toimees in the lA'att• r. Liort.e:.ains Wittier and Osgood were h.tf
drowned. The Vet goes out to-nOit. prepaied fi,r a five week's
cruise, aid (it 'ermined, if pessilde, to brO g the British fleet to action.
!PAP enemy have a sni.ei hurt, ,dtt.ady, nod are still deteummod not to
risk an aeti• n until tio.ir pierce is increased by the vessel now buddinv
at Klogston.
" Toe Br fish Commodore's ship is slid to lia•Ye been so much in-
jure() by tLe fire of our r•cf!aol:cr as to be oble:led to enter port to refit.
Co.oriojore Cliamicey told me t, day, he could liAt as well without
the schooners, which low: hven !“,t, as with them, for by their dni
they prevent_ d his manueov:ing to advantage. The loss of our
va usoi!e Odicets and ens nis mucii to he regretted. The army on
the iii'-Kara are about to commence offensive operatic na."
ONTARIO, Arc,. 17.—0 n Tuesd iv oizlit, the 104 instant, at about
. eleven o'clock. the two ti;:ets crime contact when a runnin.: engage-
tricot ens. NI, Iwo la:urs and a Irdli iiirtinuance—the
minting away. and the gallant Chauncey in lull pursuit. The loss of
the BritiAl is not Irmo% ii. It was ryported sit Niagara on Wednesday,
that we lord lost INO $111:111 vessels in the engagement, but it was gene-
rally diAserieved.
Acct. AL—Fhc. Lies yie!d us nothin..., fresh. The American Onta-
rio squadron having amiss returned to port without a expecta-
tiim is at end Irchr that (rater Our hopes now rest on Erie, n which
C.nuroodure Perry was cruising,

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

At the Court at (:,n•lton House, the t.'oth of Septtniber, 181'3, pre.
sent, his Ecyar Highness the Prince Regent in Connell.

It is this day ordered by his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
in the ewe and on Ge behalf of his, Maje‘ty, and by and with the
advice of his Majest:%*, Privy Count ii, that hip Grace the Lord
Arelibishop of Canterbury du s!repare the Form of Prayer and
Th..s•ksgiviug to t 1 mighty God, for the abundant Harvest ; to be
ter, ;•innediately ;Ott r the General Thanksgiving, on Sunday the
1(no of October apt ‘t, and to be continued until Sunday the 17th
dov of the 5,11114' month incit•ive; and it is hereby ordered, that his
Majt,%ty's Pt iotcr do forthwith print a competent number of the
said Form of Prayer and Thanksgivitir; that the. same may be
for hwiih .00t round and read as above • iiireeted, in the sevefal
Cloy ehe. and Chapels tnrinighout these 1)3113 of the United King-
dom called England and Ireland. (Signed) C HET WYN D.

o,:zette contains an Order for the Court's going into mourn.
Swolay tbr the late Queen I)or.l4:er of Swedcn ; the
mou lung rn he changed on Sunday; the 17th and to be di3zon-
iitittei on Thursday, the .421st. .•