The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-12 00:00:00

SALE OF THE 'TEMPLE OF CONCORD.

This Structure, the Pageant of a night, after
litt..'ing been ineffectually offcrcd for sale by pri-
•rate contract, with all its remaining magnificence,
.fell yesterday, ingloriously, under the hammer of
the auctioneer. J decorations him; originally
of oh very ditrable nature, it had 3ul Bred agouti
'deal from a few weeks exposure to the air, and
was beginning to wear the appearance. of a de-
caying beauty. It was announced for sale With
sufficient pomp of description, in " a catalogue
of the capital joiners' work and fittings up, ela-
borate machinery, beautiful figures and vases,
superlyrOlunms and decorations, splendid trophies,
and other embellishments of that much-admired
`Stricture, the Temple (!j-' Concord, recently and.
conjunct rely (with the fortress) exhibited as a
mark of National Esteem of our noble Allies, vete-
ran Chiefs, and brave Hrroes,who.amited in 'accom-
plishing the des!rable event of a glorious Peace,
anil the happy celebration of the House of BRuNs-
wicK."

The sale began at noon, and continued Several.
hours. 'Due costly Temple was divided into
_lOO
lots, which; with two lots of timber belonging to
the fencing, fetched, we .understand, the suns of
1981.'65. 6d. HI Some skeleton wood-work was
not pot up, and the emblematical transparencies
had bef!ii taken away, probably to embellish some
other scene of public festivity.
We have not room to notice many of the inte-
resting -items of the catalogue. " Europe Res-
tiled " was 5014 for 81. and "- Strife. Descending "
went at precisely the same:value. " The Triumph
of. Britannia " was knocked down for 50s. The
names of " Prederick and Blucher " brought two
guineas. The Golden Age Restored Was an
_ntspicious inscription, and somebody ventured
31. 10s, fur it. The " Sceptre of the Bourbons
Restored," was valued pretty high,• and cost
man three guineas. • " Austria and. Holland
r . went together fo2l. ." The .11egent and Wel-
lington were contended for rather stoutly, and
cost the winner 3/. For ".War Desolating the
Earth," one person went to the ex pence of three
guineas. " Russia and Prussia," and " the
Anus of Spain and Pintugal," fetched 2/. each
lot ; Alexander and Kutusotl"," 2/. 15s. Seven
beautiful Vestals, with vases of sacred oil, were
disposed of at thirty shillings to two guineas each ;
the purchasers undertaking to carry them away at
their own expellee. •

DETONATING BALLS.

-FROM THE LONbON GAZETTE, OCT. 11.

COLONIAL DEPARTMENT'.

Downing-street, October 10, 1814.

A Dispatch of which the following. is a Copy, addressed to
Earl Bathurst, •one of his Majesty's-Principal Secretaries of
State, was yesterday received from Lieutenaut-General Sir
George Pm ost,Bart.

Head-Quarters, Montreal, Aug. 27, 1814.

MY Loan,--The successful result of the gallant
enterprise against the enemy's small vessels laying
out Fort Erie, as detailed in the enclosed extract
of a dispatch front Lieutenant-General Drum-
mond, having encouraged the expectation. that, a
favottrable period. had arrived for attacking the
enemy in their entrencl;ments, the Lieutenant-
General was induced to order an assault upon
Fort Erie,
.and the works connected with it, be-
fore the break of day'on the 15th instantd.
It is with deep concern I .have.now to kicquaint
your Lordship, that notwithstanding- there was
the fairest prospect of success at the commence-
ment of the attack, our troops were afterwards
'ohliged„to retire without accomplishing their ob-
ject, and With very considerable los3.
To Lieutenant-General Drummond's official re-
port on this
,subject (a copy of which I have the
honour of ti:ansinitting), I beg leave to refer your
Lordship for the causes of our failure. It is how-
ever highly satisfactory to know, that until the
unfortunate explosion took place, and until his
Majesty's troops, by their near approach to the
abbatis in front of the entrenchments, met such,
difficulties in penetrating as were' found to he tin-.
surmountable without the aid of light, they be
hived With their usual gallantry and discipline,
and had gained, by their detCrlllined eforts, an-
yantages which accident alone appears to have.
Compelled them to forego.
By account from Lietitenant-General Drum-
mond to the 18th instant, I find he has since the
15th been joined by the 82d regiment, and that
the Gth was on its way.to, an:l would probably be
With the right division by this time, together
with other reinforcements which are proceeding
thither. I have the honour to be, &c.
Earl Bathurst, &c. &c.

GEORGE PILE VOST.

Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant-General Drummond, to
his Excellency Sir George Prevost, Bart. dated Camp be-
fore Fort Erie, August 13, 1314.

, I have great satisfaction in acquainting your Ex-
cellency, with the capture of two of the three
armed schooners wl►ich \‘ ere- anchored of Fort
Eric, and which ‘ery much annoyed our left flank.
This enterprise. was executed in a very gallant
stile by Captain Dobbs and a party of about '
seamen and marines, who embarked last night ia
six batteaux, which I had, caused to be carried
across to Lake Erie for that purpose.
I have this morning opened the of the bat-
tery on Fort Erie, and thongli the distance is
found to be great, yet I hope a sufficient effect
will be produced.

Camp before Fort Erie, Atigust 15, 1SI1:

Sta,-,-Having reason to believe that a sufficient
impression had been produced On the works of the
enemy's tort, by the fire of the battery which 1
had opened on it on the matting of the 13th, and,
by which the sto.le building was much injured,
and the general outline of the parapet and
ciu-
brazitres very much altered, I ticter•tnined on Os-
sainting the place ; and Accordiugly wade the ne-
cessary arrangements for attacking it, by a heavy
column directed to the entrenchments on this side
of Snake Hill, and by two colu►uns to • advance
from the battery and assault the fort and en-
trenchments on this side.

The troops destined to attack by Snake Hill,
(which consisted Of the King's regiment and th t
of De %Vatteville's, with the Hank compunies of
89th and 100th regiments, under Lieutenant-
Colonel Fischer's, of the regiment of De Wane-
marched at tour o'clock yesterday after-
noon, in order to gain the vicinity of the point
of attack in sufficient time,

. .
It is with the deepest regret I have to report
the failure of both attacks, which were wade two
Hours before daylight this morning. A copy of
Lieut-Colonel Fischer's report, herewith enclos-
ed, will enable your Excellency to form a,toler-
ably correct judgment of the cause of the failure
of that attack ; had the head of the Column
(which bad entered the place without difficulty or
opposition), beeu :tyported, the enemy must
.have fled from his works, (which were all taken,
.aS was contemplated in the instructions, in re-
verse), or have surrendered.

• The attack on the fort and entrenchments
ing from it to the Lake, was made at the same
moment by two columns, one under Lieut.-Co-
lonel Drummond, 104th regiment, consisting of
the flank companies 41st and 104ili regiments, and ,
a. body of seamen and marines, under Capt. Doh bs,
of the royal navy, on the fort; the other under
Cu!. Scott, Io3d, consisting of the 103 d rtgiotent,
supported by two companies of the Royals, was
destined to attack the entrenchments. These co-
lumns advanced to the attack as .soon as the tiring
upon Col. Fischer's coltpn was heard, and sue,-
ceeded, after a desperiqe resistance, in making a
lodgment in the fort throlgh the embrazures of
• the denti bastion, the guns of which they had ac-
tually turned'against the enemy, who still main-
tained the Stone .13uilding, when most unlortu- •
nately some aminimition, which had been placed
under the platform, caught fire from the tiring of
the guns to the rear, and a most tremendous ex-
plosion followed, by which almost all the troops
which had entered the, place were dreadfully man-
gled. Panic was instantly communicated to the
troops (who could not be persuaded that the ex-
plosion was accidental), and the enemy, at the
same time, pressing forward, and commencing a
heavy fire of noisgnetry, the fort was abandoned,
and our troops retreated towards. the battery. I
innnediately pushed not the lac battalion Itoyals,
to support .and cover the retreat, a service which
that valuable corps executed with great steadiness.
Our loss has been vett severe in killed awl -
wounded and ,I am sorry to add that almost all
those returned " missing," may be considered as
lvonocled or killed by the explosion, amid left itt
hands of the enemy.
The failure of these most important attacks
has been occasioned by circumstances which may

crusidered as illmost just: Tying the moment:sty
go;e whir.!: they produced, and which introduced
0-,-!vree of confusion into the columns which, IA
tire darkness of the night; the utmost exertions
of the Officers were ineffectual in removing.
The Oflicers appear invariably-to have behaved
with the Most perfect coolness and bravery ; -nor
rould any 'hint: exceed tbe steadiness and order
,tv;th which the advance of Lieutenant-Cuisine!
Fi.licier's brigade was made, u;,,til esuer;;ing from .t
thick ‘voOd, it found itself suddenly stoppen by an
abbattis:and within It heavy fire; of musquetry and
elms from behind a formidable entrenehinlAst.
With re,iiird to the centre and left columns under
(;'lone! Scott, and Lieutenant-Colonel Drnm-
tnOnd, the persevering gallantry of both officers
and men, until tko unfortunate explosion, could
riot he surpassed. - Colonel Scott, Io3d, and Lieu-
t entmt-Colonel Drummond, 10,Ith regiments,
who eoinmanded the centre' and left attacks, 'Were
unfortunately killed, and your Excellency will,
perceive that almost every Officer of those columns
et as either killed or wounded by the eneki's'fire
or by,the explosion.

My thanks are due to the undermentioned Of-
,
fi::ers, viz, to Lieutenant-Colonel Fischer, who
con:monde* the right attack ; to Major Coma',
Aidc-de-Cattip to yotir Excellency, who accom.•
panied tat column ; Major Evans, attic Kibg's,
coinmanding the advance ;. Major Villatte, IY,
catteville's, Captain Basden, colt pany
Lientenant ,)!ttrray, light company 100th ; I also.
bcg to add the name of Captain -Powell of the
Cleagarry light itifant.ry, employed on the staff
as deputy assistant in the quarter-master-gancrari
department. who conducted Lieutenant-Colonel
c(phlitl n, and first entered the enemy's
earrenanients, and by. his coolness and
part oi,,tingliished himself ; Major Villa: t;!,
of De Watteville regiment, who led the colnnin
of attack and entered the entrenchments ; did
Lie.Aenant Young, of the icing's regiment, with
abont fifty men of the light companies of the King's
and Dc Watteville's regiments ; Captain POwell
reports that Serjeant Powell, of the 19th dragoons,
Who was perfectly acquainted wit the ground,
volunteered to act as guide, and' preceded the
leading sub-division in the-most intl'epid
In:the centre and left columns, the exertions of
Major Smelt, 103 d regiment, who succeeded to
the command of the left column, on the death of
Colonel Scott ; CaptainS Leonard and Shure of
the 104th flak companies ; Captains Glew, -Bul-
lock, and O'Keefe, 41st flank companies; Capt.
Dobbs, Royal Navy, commanding a party of vo-
lunteer seamen and marines, are entitled to my
aCknOwledgments (they are all wounded). Nor
con I omit mentioning, in the strongest terms- of
approbation, the active,, zealous, awl :iseful exer-
tions of Captain Eliot of the 103 d regiment, de-
ptity-assistant-quarter--naster-general, who was
inifort un.itely wounded and taken prisoner ; and
Captain Barney of the 89th regiment, who had
VOlunteere4 his services as a temporary assistant
in the engineer department, conducted the centre
column to the attack, in which he received two
d:ing-crous ‘voquds.

To Major Puillot, commanding the royal artil-
lery, and Captain Sabine, Who edinmandcd the
battery as well as the field guns, and to the officers
and men of that valuable branch of the service,.
serving under them, I atn to express nty entire ap-
probation of their skill and exertions. Licut.
Charlton, royal artillery, entered the fort With
the centre column, fired several rounds upon the
enemy from his own guns, and was wounded by
the explosion. The ability.and.exertionsra Lieu,
tenant Philpot, royal. engineers, and the officers
and men'of that department, claim my best ad-
knowledgcnients. • • ,

. .
To Lieutenaut-Colonel Tucker,- who command-
ed the reserve, and to Lieutenant-Colonel Pearson,
Inspecting Field-Officer, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Itattersby, Glengarry light infanrry,..and Captain
Walker, incorporated niiiitia, I am gr'eatly indebted
for their active and untemitted attentimP', to the
security of the'outposts.
To the, Deputy Adjutant-General and Deputy
.Quarter-Master-General, Lieut-Colonel WarVev,
.and Lieut.-Colonel Myers, and to the Officers of
'their departments, respectively, as well as to
'Captain Foster, my ?Military Secretary, and, the
Officers• of-ruy personal Staff, I am under the
greatest obligations for the assistance they have
'affor,led nic. My acknowledgments are diie to
Captain D'Alton, of the 90th regi:nent, Brigade-
Major to the 'right division, and to Lieutenant-
'Colonel Nichol, Quarter-Master-General of
the exertions of Deputy-Commissary-Gene-
ral Turquand, and the Officers of that depart-
ment, for the supply of the troops ; .aucl the care
and attention of Staif-Surgeon and the
Medical Officers with the division, to the sick and
wounded, also claim my thanks.
I have the honour to he, &c.
GORDON DRUMMOND, Lieat.-General.
His Excellency Sir Gco. Prevost; Bart. &c.

Crtip, August 15, 1814.

Sul,-1. have the honour to report, tri•you,' for
the inforthation or Lent.-General Drummond,
that, in compliance With the in3tritetions I re-
ceived, the brigade under my command, consist-
int.: of the Bth, and Dc Watteville's 114 n-rent, thc
light companies of the 89th and 100th, with a
detachment of artillery, attacked this morning,
Ott tyro o'clock, the position of the enemy on
Snake Hill,- and to my great concern failed in its

ternpt.
The flank -companies of the who were
`formed wider the,. orders of Major Evans, of the
:King's regiment, for the'purpose of turning the
-po,ition between Snake Hill and. the Lake, met
with a check at the abbattis, which was found im-
penetroble. zuvl ‘Vas prevented by it to support
Major De Villatte, of De Wattville's, and Capt.
Powell, Of the Quarter-Master-Geiwral's Depart-
Inent, who, actually with a few plea, had .turned
.the enemy's battery:
The column of support, consisting of tie re-
- mailider of De, Watteville's mild the King's reui-
ment, forming.the- reserve, ill March in g too near
the Lake, found -themselves entangled between
the rocks and the %rarer, Luld, by the retreat of
'the flank compnnies, were theo%vn into such eon-
tw,ioti, as to i'entler it impossible to g:ve them imy
-kind of formation during* the darkness of the
night, at wirieh time they.were ex.posuci to a most
gajiai thc caemy's battvy, attd nutuia-

roio paviics ,titans ; air, p.l-fern
convinced thilt Cie grcut luisini;: Arc
men ot• ,ev.erely Woun(led, at th,at time;
wirer) it wau give thew any azhist-
aucc.

A rter (1.,1!.:•• break the truths ForinH ~nfl retirtd
to the eaiiip• I illelo,e a rePtirli (iF
(Sitoied) J. .-Cu!. De Watte: ille's Reg,

Return Ki 11-oonclel, and Nii.;,,toz, of the 1141-lit
' sion, in the ?:,rt Erie, the 1-iith Aug. 1814:
Royal Arti!lvry-71 r;;111:
Royal Marine y--1 raali and file.
Ist, or Itov3l Scots --1 Captain:
;tll, Livotenantt I serjeant, 1.5 rank and E 14.-
891 h Light (.aonpa»v—i alid
Im,l Reginicrit-1 Livatona»t-Colonel.
101 th llegilo,nt.-1 `„ivittenaTlt-ColotiCl.
IVattcvil!e'sliegiment—l' fir :miler; 33 rank and file.

I! "n,fntr?ed.

General Statl:—.l Deputy Assista,it-Quarter-Master-General.
Royal Artillery--: ra:ik and file. •
Royal Navy—i Cainain, I l
ie‘atenant, 1 Master, 1.2 sear en.
Royal Marine--10 rank and file.
Ist, or Royal scuts-1 -Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 2 serjcants,
16 rank and file. .
Mb, or iiing-',(o\vii-1 T.ieutenant, It rank and file.
41. t, Flank Conidaaies-2 Captains, rt,i,titenailt; 1 Ensign,
2 serjeants, rank and file.
139111, Livlit. Company-1. Captain, 1 rank and file.
liltlti,, Lit lit t:tinil)any-2 raiik and file..
10:4d RA 4iinent-1 Major, 2 Captains. E Lictitenm,:ts, 1
. . _ .

snrn, 10 ,erivants, 1 1 efl rank anti file.
With It ~,:intent-1 C;;Ini..:11, 1 .I.l'eutyllant, 2 serjeants, 2
-rs, 23 rani.;
AVatt ( Sir IZ 11 UM I-1 'cents. 9.0 rank. and Bk.
Gleengary Li ht Infantry-1 rank and iile.

iil.t'.S'~;Y~~.

Ceneral Staff—i Dep,,ty-A,,iN,;:itit-colarter-master•Genrai:
!loyal Artilivry-2. 1,111, and file;
It ~rtt lavy--1 ;Nliii,ldpinaa, 7 seaman.
Royal Ma -in es-3 SCI 17 rank and file.
I st, or lint ' Scois—w raid; and die.
STA,. oi• Eio:'s Own-1 sel;efint, 15 is:wk:lnd .rite. •
41st. Fladl: Comp:in.:es, 1 Lieutenant, I Ensign; M serjeants,
:;7 rank and file.
Lilts Company-3 rank and filer
Li;lit C•inpan Lieut. 2 serjeants, 5 rank and file.
1c3:1 lte,,,,,tment-1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 1 Adju7
tart, 30 gericant,a, 3 dedianier,, -217 i rank and ale.
Tile :titer rethrtied greater part supposed
hided In il:e explo,ion of a tow ine. • •
101 tit lt,S;ittiont-1 serjeant, raid, and file.
‘Vattrville's IteLfinient—l.serivant, P. 2 rank ml;4 file.
Incorporated Alil:tia-1 rank and file.