The Sun.
London, England, 1813-10-22 00:00:00

They titanerttyreti itif the whithrafti tnrday,
wheti Commodore Channkey obtAiried the weather
Kitg.; keeping the British fleet hetvitini him and,
he Lake shore. About two, PAL lie brought
.the,
enemy to an engagement, which lasted
when; in consequence of the British .squaaron pcc
sing better sailers, they shot a-head, sous, oi be
out of reach of our gnus. Our fleet pursued itiff
about. half an hom before suu-set. The Pike came
up with the enemy, and passed bet\reen the OW
and another vessel, with the intention of separat-
ing them from the fleet these vessels commenced
a fire upon the Pike, which was returned, and the
remainder of the erienty's ships held back until the
whole of our beet Caine' up, when an action of on
hour's \continuance again ensued, after which the
enemy sailed off, and the last that was seen of them
they separated from our fleet, which was still in
pursuit. From the Lakes being extremelyloggy,
our informant saw no more of them after dark'.

FORT MEIGS, AUG. 28.—Gen..Al'Arthur arri3•-
ed here yesterday, and has superceded_Gym
He immediately on taking the command issued
,a
order for raising volunteer seamen, our 'fleet be-
ing deficient in men. Those who have made a
tender of their services will start this evening.

FURThER rNitTICLIT.ARS OF TUE CAPTURE OF.TIIE
lialTISU*SaleOF WAR BOXER.

BOSTON, SEPT. 11.—On Monday the 6th inst.
at five p.m. anchored in this harbour the United
States brig Enterprise (late Lieut. Wm. Burrows,
commander), with his Britannic Majesty's brig
Boer
,(late Capt. Myth), her prize, of egnal
force, captured on the sth inst. after an action of
4'5 minutes. The following particulars of'the en-
gagement are obtained from the officers on board
she Enterprke:-

`‘ September sth, at fire. P.M. light winds from the N.N.W.
_Penaniquid bearing north, eight miles distant, saw a brig at
anchor in shore, and made sail on a wind, with the larboard
tacks on board. 'At half-past seven the brig weighed and
fired three shot at a fishing
.boat,. for the purpose of ascer-
taining what we were (as we have since learnt). At half-past
eight the brig fired a shot as a challenge, and hoisted three
English ensigns, and immediately bore up for us. At nine
-we melted, kept away South, and prepared for action. Al
half-past nine it fell calm, the enealy bearing N.-NAV:distant
four miles. •At half-past eleven a breeze sprung tip from the
S.W. which gave us the iveather-gagc---we manic erred to the
windward until two r.st. to try our ,ailing with the euvrot,y,
and ascertain his -force. At a quarter past two
shortened sail, hoisted three ensigns, and tired a shut-at the
enemy.

,! At three P. :SI. tacked and bore up for the.ene.my, taking
him to be-one of his Majesty's brio of the largest size. At a
porter past three, the enemy being within half-pistol shut,
gave three cheers, and commenced the action, by firing her
starboard brit:l(l44les We feturned them five cheers, with
nor larboard broadside. when the action became general.
-At twenty minntes past three P. M. our brave Commander
fell, and white lying on deck, refusing to be carried below,
raised Insilco(); and requested that the flag alight never be.
struck.' At half-past three,. we ranged u-head of the enemy,
fired our stern chaser, I-Minded to on the sta.board tack, nod
.rolied him, with our starboard broadside.—At thitty-tine mi-
nutes past three, the enemy's-maintop-mast and topsail-ford
•eame down. We then set the fiiresail, and took a pOsttion
on his starboard bow, and continued- to rake. -him until 45
thimiteS past three, when he ceased tiring and called fur por-
ters; saving their colours were nailed, they could -not haul
theta down. We took possession.of the prize, which provri
to be his Britannic Majesty's brig Boxer. sxty-four prisoner,:
were. taken, including sevcnteeu wounded. Thu number of
the enotny's)(illed cannot be exactlyoscertained,as many were
hove overboard before we took pos..iession, Capt.Blyth bring
One of the slaiq, who. fell in the early part. of the action.—
When the sword-of the vanquished etierov was presented. to
the dying conperor, he claspiOl his hands, and saidr--" iii
satisfied, I die contented." And then con,>ented, nor till
then would he consent, to be.corried below.
" Seine of the ticker's crew inform, that when the last left
her pert she had 115'piekedi-men, for the purpose of taking
the Enterprize, and that three were put on board Ida prize,
fit‘e, int.:lotting the Doctor, were on shore at the Island of
Manitiggin, leaving on-..boardovhen the actiito commenced.,
1044 which account torroboratea by the muster-book found
on board of the Boxer. The Enterprize had two taco killed,
and 12 wounded; arming. the latter of •whont were the Cap-
tain, who expired at 19 o'clock on the night following the 4C.
tio'n; and MidshiOtuun Kerrin Waters, also mortally, ytt
languishing."

GOTTENBURGII

(TOTTENBUttGIit OCT': 11."4 :NICSSeIIgCr bas

just arrived from head-quarters, Toplitz, which
place he left on the Cti inst. At that tine the

whole Allied Army had moved, and bad posses

•
sion of Gera, Egra, Freyhurg, and Chemnitz.
BUONAPAIZTI: left Dresden cm the 28th Septern

ber, with the Kin, of SAXONY and Suite, under
an escort of 20,000_ men ; General PLATovF with

Lis Cosideks got I)efor.e hirn, and obliged him 6

return IQ Dresden, with the Joss of front G to

8000 prisoners and 26 pieces of cannon. Genera:

PLATrOFF in his letter to the raniseror ALEXANDER,

says, '1 I have not time to give you the particu

Jars of flits anir, as 1 am just gtling in pursuit o

the enemy."

On the sth instant the CROWN 'tRINCE lemar

efl his, head-quartera to DeSSall, which place was

re-taken boo) the Enemy. He has now under

his command the whole of litucnEa's corps.
Wittenberg is comp}etely in ashes---the castle and

two 'steeples only remain.

A Danish packvt, with a mail from Norway to
Dentultr)i, was taken on the Oth instant by the
Woodlark sloop of War.' The Mill was thrown
overboard, but taken tip by the crew of the
iiPoodlark, and is now at the. British Consul's
Office.

PETETSBURfaIt, SEPT. 24.-;-The Commander..in.
Chief of the Attnies,, on tho, 31st August, issued
the following - • • '