The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-09 00:00:00

by the lateness -of the season and scaverity of the
weather, I have ;lie honour to he,,

(Signed)

GEORGE AiREVOST.

ITincl-qizarters, Montreal, No 25, ISI3.
MY nri,--I have the lionobr *CO fransmit to
Yrwv Lordship the cOpy of a letter from Comma-,
d,(}re Sit James Yeo, together with Captlkin Bar-
ordcial account of the action on Lake Erie,
!.eftarcy :o in my dispatch to Your Lordship of 22d
vpt. 'and St!) October last. lam happy to.be
141:1(' to that Captain Barclay is recovering of
ana.that there is a
,prospect of his va-
iife and services being preserved for the be-
caruntry. •
I have the honour to be, &c.
' GEORGE PREVOST.
ue Right 'le.'. Earl Rethurst, &c.

His Majesty's ship Ncuifv, at Kingston, Nor. 15, 1818.
vcsterday received Captain Barclay's
statement of the ill-fated action in Lake
and as,yair 17',Seellencv must wish to-be in-
irlne4 of every particular, I have the honour to
'tilieloge a copy of the same; it appears to me that
R'ogh his Majesty's squadron were very deficient
3ellmen, weight of metal, and particularly long
.guns
e,, yet the greatest Misfortune' was the lose of
lif officer, particularly Captain,Finnis, whcse
had it been spared, would, in my opinion,
Ce" Saved the squadron.—l have the honour to
,

1:;." JA:.IES LUCAS YEO, Commodore.
Yeellency Sir George Provost, Bart.
Ctivernor and General mu Chief.

His MajeStv's late ship, Detroit, 13,
Lake Erie, Sept. 12, ISI3.
S 4.----The last letter I had the honour of writing
Ynu, dated the fith instant, l'informed you, that
,4114's certain intimation was received of more
-,°-arnet) beint, tkir way to Ainherstburgii
11nlil he oltiigcd to sail with the squadron, t
marnied as- It was, to fight the enemy
c-
‘.l%)s) hluckaded the ;tort). to enable us to get
(provisions and stores of every descrip-
)
"; so perfectly uestitutt.
V)lt, that there was not a day's flour in store,.
11
-the crews of the squadron under my cornin.and
on half allowace 'ofany- things, and hell:.
t:4l was done theren was norm,ore. Such were t
il()tives Which induced Major-General Pioctor
by your instruclions I was directed to eon-.
4t` • and whose wishes I was enjoined to execute,
eoilar related to the good.
being
of .thecountrryisu)k,tit.:
leqt• the necessity of a battle Iti)(1
ler the many disadvabtages which I laboured,
44,(L.‘ it now rci;iains for me the most melancholy
ti:•A to yclate to you the unfortunate issue of that
title, as well as the many untowardcire nristane
that led to that event.
sailo to
of seamen having arrived,
on•the 9th inst. fully expectinrg to meet
"(Inv nest morning, as they had been seen
"'lino, • .
hfte zs the islands.: nor was I mistaken ; • soon
1); day-light they were seen in motion in Put- .
11("''), the Witte! then.being at south-west, and
'ght,
ti,e giving us the we:.itficr-gage. I bore up tor
the ill lopes of bringing them to action among
liqatnis hut that imentiou was soon fnistrat-
"' the • suddenly shifting to the south-
oast wou
Which brought the enemy directly to wind-
-41,d •
t line was fornsed according to a given plan,
Stt tat eath shin might be supported against the
110" r force of the two brigs opposed to them.
liil'teu the enemy had cleared the islands, 'and
tthi•Zit4ately bore up, tinder easy sail; in a line
51151113t' each brig being als6 supported by the
)fletiv,vl"sels. At a quarter before twelve I
coin_
tlt a ,
Qbo tile action, by firing a few long guns;
also st, Tiarter past- the American Commodore,
1011 ,t)alted by two schooners, one c'arr'ying four
tiro" "eke-pounders, the other a long thirty:
tion a"
twenty-tour pounder, came to close ti,e
my, With the Detroit ; the, other Irrig of the cne.-
Cli,,4PParently destined to engage •the, Queen
Chary
tithoo e, supported in like manner by two
tlie,oners, kept's() tai•itorender
'windward as to s
tiseie-4een Charlotte's twenty-pounder carronade
aels' While she was
_with the Lady Prevost, ex-
the' heavy and destinctive fire of the-Ca-
Oil' and four other schooners, armed with
6cribed heavy guns, •like those I have already
of
,9„ !anti, alas trigs I deprived of the services
100,1—
wi "Ale' and intrepid Captain Pinnis, who
aria after the commencement of the action fell,
tie
11t th him fell my greatest support ; sops alter
11.11.,
1,")(ws, of the Queen Charlotte, was struck
of ss , 'a '
lip splinter, which deprived the country
Asyservices at this very critical period.
tend Perceived the Detroit had enough to eon-
without the prospect of a fresh brig,
-,PlcialLieutenent Irvine, who then had charge
cot, "le Queen Charlotte, ',behaved with great
to stage, but his experience was much too limited
PiontiPPlY the place of stich 'an officer as Captain
I XPeCthtdence she • sd of far less assistance than
-017 L.
half- action continued with great fury- until
tiro last two, when I perceived my, opponent
Nia,astern, and a boat passing front him to the
frese, l'a, (which vessel was it this time perfectly
vet the American Commodore 'seeing that as
ti
turt,e" ",.)' (I,ty was against him, (his vessel having
tler' s
1„31‘;oon after left her), and also ,the very
11celess state of the Detroit, which ship WAS
Fr af Perfect wreck, princip,slly fjom the ra,king
th,°,l the, gun-boats, and also that the Queen
ceiy'tte was in such a situation, that I could re-
-1';•7 very little assistance from her, and the Lady
1).3.1 °st being at this time too far to leeward, from
t 'Lacier being injured, made a noble, and, alas!
(Cueessful an effort to regain it, for he bore up,it .
„• s"Pported by his small vessels, passed with-
bolvv)stol-shot, and
,took a raking position on our
nsitqor could I prevent it, as the unfortunate
fro: ]lion of the Queen Charlotte prevented us
ltei•;
*caring ; ,in attenwting it we fell on board
I.IY .gallant First Lieutenant Garland was
mortally wounded
I.‘vas Obli , and o 'myself s severely,
th,tha ged to quit the deck. Manned as
3: squadron was) with-no wore than 50
1,1.1 en, the rest a mixed 'crew" of Canadians and
„t; re.1.8‘., 'and Who were totally unacquainted with
ser,siblservice', 'rendered the loss of officers more
Incfelt,, and never in any action was the loss
‘4!,t-c
sevete ; every officer commanding vessels,
,4" their seconils, was' either killed, c: wounded
diet
'L as to be unable to keep Ge
utenant Buchan.' in flip 1). ...... I- -