The National Register.
London, England, 1814-10-16 00:00:00

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lii ie 11 libt that the enemy Inst at least 400 killed and wounded, and
of these it vet y unusual r It-tint) killed.
Our loss cannot, I think, he estimated at more than from 30 to 40
killed, and So or 60 wounded.
They took altogether about 120 prisoners.
You will readily mulerstand that it is impossible for me to speak
minutely of the merit or demerit of particular troops Fn halt klIOWil
to Inc from their recent and hasty assemblage. My ssequent
movement's for the porpose of preserving as much of my force as
possible, gaining reinforcements, and protecting this place, you al-
ready know.
I am, with great respect. Sir, your obedient servant.
WILLIAM. H. WINDER, Brig.-Gen
10th Mil. I).

Hon John Armstrong, Secretary of War,
N. H. -IVe have to lament, that Capt. Sterrett, of the sth Bahl-
luo•re reLiment, lias• also been wounded, but is doing well. Other
officers, no doubt; deserve uotice, but I am as yet unable to pal

inV .YORK, Ave. ;t.--The steam-boat of this ntorning brings
no news from our army at Erie, nor from the fleet on Lake Ontario.
Tiw AVashiligton City Mail w as received again this morning.
The iiennsytvania Banks, it seems, have discontinued sending out
then specie. It is better to stop the drain of cash. by ehoire, while
Huy remains in their vaults, than to let it all go, and then do it from
necossi t y.
homers,.—ln consequence of the Banks in the city having found
it necess.ay to 511SIWIld WIN/Went!: in specie, we have been desired,
by a number of re,peetAble citizens, to request the 'Merchants and
Traders of Net'. Yolk to attend a.ineetiog at the Tontine Coffee-
house, to-morrow aflurnonn at two o'clock.
[horn thi PhiYadelphia Democratic Press of Monday evening.)
Tht passengurs in this day's southern mail report that the British
ficet, which was in the Potomac, has descended that river, and were
out of ,ight. Ships ride upon the wings of the winds. Watch, for
ye kliow not how SVOli the fleet which has left the Potomac may he
in the Delaware, or at the head of Elk, debarking troops to Phila-
dt
Iphia.
It is further said that the President of the United Statee, who
was one Of the last Members of the Government who retired from
W.eshington, is one of the first to return. He had arrived at Wash-
ingtun.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE

OF SATURDAY, OCT. S.

COLONIAL DEPARTMENT.

Dominic %fleet, Oct. 9, 1:114.

DTaic►r Addison arrived :yesterday with a dispatch from Dent.-
nen. Sir 3. C. Slirrbrooke, K.H. addressed to Earl ration -4, one of
his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, of which the Following
is a copy :
Camille, at thy entrance of the Penobscot, Sept. 18, 1814.

My toren—l have now the honour to inform your Lordship. that
after elo3ing nsY dispatA on the Vtith ultimo, in which I mentioned
Inv iiiteolion of proceeding to the Penobscot, Rear _Admiral Grit-
fi; h and myself lost no time in sailing from Halifax, with such a
navai force deeme nece,sary, and the troops as per margin.*
to neeomnlish the ot.je et we had in view.
Vey v early in the moroing of the 30th, we fell in with tie Rifle-
man sloop of war, when C:iptain Pearce internicei us, that the
untie States frigate Ilse Adams had :;ot into the Penobscot;
from the apprehension of •eirg attacked by our ernizer%, if •he
Tirli;:eci at the entrance of the raver, she had run up au high .1.4 Fli.v.p•
de s, here she 11.. d landed her t:.tis and mounted them on i•lont for
r p-otection.
On ;caving Halifax, it was, lily original intention to have take's
Marenias, on our "gay ; hut on receiviog tens in•
telp.fence, the Admiral and my-elf %veie of opinion that r') 1i:11(-
1410 nm be 10.4 in proceeding to our dt stination, amid ire at ieved
Crv% ea• ly on the• morning of the. Ist instant.
'lle rout or Castioe. which is situated upon a peninsula of the
ePst. : n sole of the Peimbscot, near the entrance of that river, Wa.
stun. oned a little antes son-rise, hot the American their icfi,sed to
and iuemediately opened a fire fri,itt few .we -'v

• Fir. onlpao royal artille.y, tar tint. le3 of the 7th
bitttahou tiOth reginseut. 9tl), 62d, ;ma 98th tepuebitF.

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poundt re upon a smell schounei that had beer, scut mai:. facet. lot.
Nicholls (commanding Royal Engineering) to reconnoitre the work.
Arrangements were immediately made for disembarking the
troops ; but before a landing could be effected, the enemy blew ep
lus mag„zine, and escaped up the Majetaqaadons River, carrying
off in the boats with them two field pieces.
As weliad no means of ascertaining what force the Americans
had on this peninsula, I larded a detachment of Royal artillery,
with two rifle companies o' the 60th and 98th regiments, under Col.
Douglas, in the rear of it with orders to secure t' e istlimas, and to
take possession of the heights which commend the town ; hut I soon
learned that there were no revilers at Castine, except the party
which had blown up the magazine, and escaped, and that the militia
which were assembled there bad dispersed immediately on our
lauding.
Rear- tdmiral Griffith and myself next turned our attention to
obtaining possession of the Adams, or, if that could not be done, to
iI destroy her The arrangement for this service having been made,
the Rear-Admiral entrusted the execution of it to Captain Barrie,
Royal N. • • I tl •operation of a land force was necessary,
Navy, and as the c(“$
1 I directed Lieut.-Col. JAI), with a detachment of artillery, the
flank companies of the 2901, 6e.d. rind 98th regiments, and one rifle
company of the 60th, to acco•npany and co-operate with Captain
Barrie on this occasion ; but as Hamden is 27 miles above Castine,
it appeared to the a necessary measure of precaution first to occupy
a post on the western bank, which might niford support if nece-rise y
to the force going up the liver, and at the same time prevent the
armed population, which is very minicrous to the southward and
westward, from annoying the British in their operations against the
Idams.
Upon inquiry I found that Belfast, which is upon the high ton+
leading from Hamden to Boston, and which perfectly commantle
the bridee, was likely to answer both these purposes, and I conse-
quently directed Major-General Gosselin to occupy that place with
the .99th regiment, and to maintain it till further marers
As soon as this was accompli,hed and the tide served, Rear-Ad-
miral Griffith directed Captain Barrie to proceed to his destination,
and the remainder of the troops were I coded that evening at Castine.
Understanding that a streng party of militia from a neiehbouring
townseip hail assembled at about four miles from Castine on the
road leading to Bine Hill, I sent out a •trong parole on the morn-
ing of the second. before day breek. On al riving at the place, I
was interned that the militia of the county had assembled there on
the alarm guns being fired at the fort at Castle*: upon our fiist ap-
pearance, but that the main body had since dispersed and returned
to their respective homes. Some stragglers were, however, left,
who fired upon our advanced guard, amid then took to the woods ; a
few of whom were made prisoners. No intelligence having reached
1 !IS from Captain Barrie on Saturday night, I marched with about
seven hundred men and two light field piece% upon Buckston at
three o'clock on Sunday meriting the 4th instant, for the purpose of
learning what progress he made, and of affording iiiin assistance if
required. This place is about eighteen miles higher np the Pe-
, lieliscot than Castine, and on the eastern bank of-the river. Bear-
-1 'Admiral Griffith accompanied me on this eecasion, and as we had
1 reason to believe that the lieht guns which had been taken from
Castine were sect, led in the eeighbourhood of linekstoo, we threet-
erred to destroy the town unless they were delivered up, and the,
two brass 3-pounders on travelling carriages were iu consequenue
brought to us in the course of the day, and are now in oar possession.
At Buckston we received vrey satisfactory accounts of the sacce•s
which had attended the force employed up the river. We teamed,
that Capain Barrio had proceeded from flaaaleu up to Preotter;
and tho Admiral sent an officer in a boat from Backston to cool-
, amnicate with him, when finding there was Ho necessity for the
i I.:0ov, remaining 'tmer at Buckston, they marched back to Castine
1 lie next day.
Having ascertained that the object of' the expedition Hp the Pe-
iuoh•ent nad been attained, it was Ito longer neeessary tOr we to tic-
paper Belfast ; I, theist fore. mi the evening of the 6th, directed Ma-
jet-General tiosselin to embat k the troops and to join me here.
Alacrhias heieg the only place nowlremainieg where the enemy
:at! a post betweee the Pennbscot an:! Paesamaquaddy Bay, I or-
,teted haent.•Col. Plikingten to proceed with a detachmtait of royal
art I; kr • and the :20th reeimeet to neenpy It ; and as naval assistaece
cas requered, Bear Admival Griffith directed Ginnie' Parker, of
•c Tvoolost to cooperate with Lieutenant-Colonel l'ilkington on
Iris occasion.
On the morning of the 4th. Capt. Barrie, with Lient.-Col. Jools
and the troops whirl' had been employed with him up the Penobs-
cot, returned to Castiue. It seems the enemy blew ilk tic Adams,