The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-29 00:00:00

10EW

As it is evident to- all the- world, and must
be so to themselves, -that. -t lie -present Adnii,-
nistration of the American Government arc wholly
incompetent to carrying on the War, or making
an honourable and speedy Peate ; and as it is
fottrid they will not resign, some measurt-s must
be adopted to save the Country. A political writer
proposes, that a partial change of the Adininis
tration be proposed; and insisted on by all parties.
The ..sacrifice will not be a great one. Two of
the Secretaries are known to be at swords-points;
and an Officer high iii military command has
publicly declared his opinion, that there were sub-
alterns in the army who would execute the duties of
SeCretary fl or beta than Armstrong ; atiOther
Secretary is execrated by the greater part of
the Officers of ,his department ; and none of
theta have any claim on the public. In the
room- of the present inclmilimts,- it is proposed
that Rufus -King. be- invited to'. take the Foreign
Office ; Mr. Cheeves, of Sotith Carolina; the
Treasury department ; George Brooks,' to be Se-
eretzity of War.; and--Mr. Lloyd, Secretary of the
Navy. In this time of peril to their country,
there is no doubt these Gentlemen would put their
shoulders to the wheel. The Administration then
would unite the whole Ain cri ea people ; and on-
the aegis of union, time war would he conducted
to a glorious issue;
,or they, would tarry int-o the
negotiation 60 hOnourable and impartial a spirit,
and love of peace; that they could not fail to-ob-
tain, not only a safe and advantageotis, but en
early one.

(From Poulson 's Philadelphia Paper of Aug.. 29.)

Mr. POULSON,—The following are facts, which'
took place at Washington, on the night of the
24th inst, and the day following, to which I was
an eve-witness After the battle, a small party of
Britishflit entered the city about nine o'clock at
night : on passing the fizat House, which had been
occupied by Mr. Gallatiu,• a volley was fired from
the windows, which killed General Ross's harse
under him, one soldier, ;.-and wounded: three
others : the hopse was immediately surrounded,
and some prisoners taken (a part of whom were
blacks), and the house set on fire. About halt-
pßsit. nine, a tremendous explosion was heard at
the Navy Yard, and it was soon enveloped 'in
flames—(This was done by our own people).-
About ten, another explosion was heard at the
Capital, and soon after a fire was seen in the
wooden part, between the two touSes, the north
part of which burnt with great fury. • _

From 'this time, little was seen or beard until
about 11 o'clock, %viten we. discovered a lotly of
about 150 troop marching •up Pensylvania Ave-
nue towards the President's house ; on their ar-
rival opposite. Mr. Mackowcn's -Hotel (where
put up),, Colonel Isaacs addressed the Command-
ing Officers, who we learned was General Ross,
who zave every assurance that private property
and persons inioniu be it:sr:erect Adtalir.d.
Cockburn, who arrived at the head of a second
detachtment, renewed this assurance ; they then
advanced, being about 150 men ; and, on their
arrival at the President's house, they entered and,
took some porter, and collected some,papers, and
soon an explosion was heard, and the house seen
on fire ; the Treasury Office was also soon 'on
fire.

The troops tlren returned, and on arriving near
the hotel, Admiral Cockburn halted a part of the
troops, and obSe'rved that he must tiestroy Mr.
Gales' Office (of the National Intelligencer), and
ordered an officer to go into it, and see what it
. contained ; on his return, he replied it was full
of types and printing materials. Admiral C. ob-
served-it must he destroyed ; but on being inform-
ed that by setting fire to that office, many other
adjoilling buildings would take fire, he consented
it should remain until he had sent.a file of men:to
destroy the typos : this was not done until the
next morning. Afterwards Admiral C. bid good
night; and renewed his assurance that all persons-
might consider theniselvs as safe as they were the
night previous ; he departed next morning about
half-past five. Admiral C. rode through the ave-
nue to the President'-s house, or near it, accom-
panied by three soldiers only ; and soon returned
alone, except a man on afire horse, who appeared
to be from the czonntry.
The Admiral again stopped near the -Dote], and'
conversed sometime with a few gentlemen in the
street. At eight o'clock, about 900 Mel) were
marched in three detachments, followed by about
30 negroes, carrying powder, rockets, &c. up to
the Secretary of tkite's.office, and that office was
soon on re; after which, during the day, the
three rope-walks of Mr. Ringgold, 'Mt, Parrot,
and Me. Heath, were burnt, tdgether ,with the
Potomac bridge. The otily building belonging to
the public that escaped, was the house occupied
for the general post and patent offices.
August :29, 1814. CIIESTER BAILEY.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER EIIpAI NEW YCRIC, DATED
POST-OFFICE, AUG, 27, 7 O'CLOCK, P. M.

The mail of this morning confirms beyond all
doubt -the Capture of the city of Washington. A
vast amount of ordnance, ammunition, and naval'
stores, must have fallen into the hands; of the
en,emy. It was, we believe, the only defik for
cannon in the United States ; and 'ye are told
that there were 1500 pieces of every calibre, in-
cluding the guns destined for all the ships of War
mow building. A contract had just been made
for transporting to'this place the guns for the In-
dependence.
The Essex,
s a very beautiful frigate,
was ready to be launched ; the mew sloop of war,
Argus, ready to sail. There were :several old
ships and a vast amount of timber, at the Navy 7.
yard,--Commodore hardy, with a part of the squt?-
dron lately in Long Island Sound, has sailed for
the'Chesapeake.'
BALTIMORE, AUG. 2G.—lntelligence bas reach-
ed,
us, that a severe and desperate conflict was
maintained. on Wednesday at Washington; be-
tween Commodore Barney and the company of
marines recently attached to his flotill.-1, and the

British itt possession Of tra.diington. Scv,m hun-
dred of our enemies are repoited to have been
slain in this engagement. Commodore Barney
was at length severely wounded, and taken pri-
soner.-4;ounnodores Rogers and Ferry have are
rived. in :this .city, pursuant to -the orders of the
GoVerantent; and are, as we understand, to be
entrusted with the defence of this harbour, should
the, enemy attempt a landing.—Notwithstanding
the clear and unclouded moon shone on the last
evening witlynnusual lustre„ the ligbx of the con-
flagration of par Navy-yard atlVashington-was:
Clearly discernible. As the moon %vent down, the
lustre became more clear and defined, tisiog and
falling on the horizon like the fitful corrttscations
of the Aurora Borealis :=Commodore Barney has
been released on his parole, and is expected at
Baltimore.

THE NEXT Onisct OF tHE ENEMY.—We have
every reason to expect the next object of the Bri.
tish fOrces now in the Chesapeake will be, after
finishing their work in that neighbourhood, td
destroy the ships Independence and Constitution;
in Boston harLour ; the ships United States, Ma=
cedotliati, and Hornet, at or near. New London ;
the seventy-four and Congress frigate 'at ,Ports-
Mouth. Which of the anove mentioned- places
will first he attacked, it is utterly impossible' to
ascertain ; that one or 'other of theta will be
visited in the course of a few weeks, we think very
'probable. Does it not, then, behove us forthwith
to be prepared to meet them at either of These
points, and convince them that we are determined
not to perinit,them to deal out general destruction
upon us without at least endeavouring to _avert
it Let us, then, immediately be up and 'doing,
always recollecting, that caution is the parent of
secutiry.