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London, England, 1814-10-26 00:00:00

PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, OCT. 25.

COLONIAL DEPARTMENT.

Downing-street, 'October 94, 1814.

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A.Dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, addressed to
Earl B.vrtmasr, by Lieutenaro-leneral Sir .1. C. SUER.-
LIt.OOIKE, K. B. was yesterday rect,i%:ed at,this Office.

Halifax, Septe►nber 2S, 1 S 1 4

MY Lonn— Having now received Lieutenant-
Colonel Pilkington's -Official Report of the cap-
ture of- Machias, 1 do myself.the Ifonour of for-
m:ging it for your Lordship's,inlormmion.
:—beg leave to Call the attention of your Lord-
ship to .the zeal and activity displayed by Lien-
tenant-Colonel l'ilkington on this occasion, as
Ivell as the discipline and good conduct evinced by
the Officers 'and troops under his command, in
the execution of this service.

In have the honour to be, &c.
J. C. SHERBROOKE

Machias, Sept. 13, 1814.

have the honour 'to acquaint your Ex-
cellency, that I sailed from Penobscot Bay, with
t.he I,rigade you was pleased to place under my
uid, consisting of a detaChinent of Royal
Artillery, with a howitzer, thebatfalion-conr,A-
-1!les i f the 29i1l regiment, and a party of the it h
kittalipn of the GOth foot, on the morning. of the
(jth instant ; and arrived at Buck's Harbour,
ahout ten miles from this place, on the following
evening.

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As the enemy fired several darn guns on our
approaching the shore, it was e‘ident he was ap-
prehensive of an attack : l therefore deemed it
expedient to disembark the troops with us little
delay as possible ; and Captain Hyde. Parker,
comManding the naval force, appoiuted Captain_
Statifell to superintend this duty, and it was exe-
cuted by. that Officer with the utmost promptitude
and dec:siarr.
. Upon reaching the shore; I ascertained that
there was only a pathway through the woods by
which we could adiance and take Fort O' llrien,
aed tire ,battery in reverse ; -and as the guns of
these .works commanded the passage of the river;
upon which the town is situated,- 1 decided upon
assessing ourselves of them, if practicable, during
. the night.
We moved forward at ten o'clock P. M. and,
'after a Most tedious and harassing march, only ar-
Je‘ed to tire tort at .break of day, although
the distance does riot exceed five miles.
The advanced guard, which consisted of two
companies of the 29th regiment, and a detach-
ment of riflemen of the 60th regiment, under Ma-
jor. Toil, of the fOrnier corps, immediately drove
in the enemy's pietattetS, and upon pursuing him
closely-found the fort had been evacuated, leaving
their colours, about five minutes before we entered
it. Within it, and the battery, there are two
t %yew y-foar pounders, 'three eightece-pounders,
.several dismounted guns, and a blockhouse. The
party ‘vh;ch escaped amounted to about seventy
men af the 40th regiment of American infantry and
thirte of tire enibodied militia ; the retreat was so
rapid that I was not ene!,.lel to take any prisoners.
I understand there were a few wounded, but they
teereted themselves in the woods. ,
Having secured the fort,-we lost no time in ad-
Tancing upon Machias, which was taken, without
any resistance ; and also two field-pieces.
The boats of the squadrOn, under the command
of Lieutenant Bouchier of the Royal Navy; and'
the Ray-al Alai-tiles, under Lieut. Welchman; were
detatclied to the eastern Side. of the river, and
were of essential service in taking two field-pieces
•iir that quarter.
Notwithstanding that the militia were not as-
• sembled to any. extent in the vicinity of the-town,
I was making the .necessary arrangements to ad-,
vance into the interior of the country; when I re-
- ceiren a letter from Brigadier-General. Brewer,
colinmanding the district, wherein he engageS that
'the militia forces within the county of. Washing-,
ton shall.not hear arms or in any way serve against
his Britannic Majesty during the present %ear. A
similar offer having been made by the Civil Of-
ficers and princi pal Citizens of the county, a cessa-
tion of arms was agreed upon,. and- the county of
Washington has passed underthe dominion of his
Britannic Majesty.,
I beg leave to congratdlitte you upon the im-
portance of this accession of territory which has
been v., ested from the enemy ; it embraces about
100 miles of sew-coast, and includes .that interme-
diate tract of -country which separates the pro-
vince of New Brunswick from Lower Camlda,
We hßve taken twenty-six pieces of ordnance,
(-serviceable and unserviceable), with a propor-
tion of Tanis-and' ammunition, returns of which
are enclosed ; and I have the pleasing satisfaction
to add, that this service has been effected tvithout
the less ofia man on our part.
. I cannot refrain from expressing-, in-the strong-
est manner, the admirable steadiness and good
entiduet of the 21.1 th regiment, under Major Hodge.
The advance; under Major Tod, arc also entitled
to tny wannest thanks.
• A detachment of 3(1 seamen frota his Majesty's
" ship BaeChante,under Mr. Bruce, master'e mar.e,
were attached to the Royal Artiliery, under ;he
command of Lieutenant Daniell, of that, corps,
fm• the purpose of dragging the howitzer, as no
other IlleatlS could be procured to bring it for-
ward; and to their miwcaried exertions, and the
judicious arrangement of Lieut. Daniell, I a)n in-
dehted for having a sive and half-inch howitzer
conveyed through a couutry the most difficult of
access 1 'f!...kr witni stied.
l'O'Calitxin Parker, of -his Maiestv\'s ship Te-
nedOs, who commanckd the sqoacirun, I feel every
obligation e aetl-1 can assure you the most cordial
tioderstaedipg. has 'subsisted between the two
branches of the service..
- , I have the honour to be,.
ON, Lieut.-Cot. Dep. Adj.-Gen.
To Lit uto-',:en. Sir J, C. Sirethrooky, B. &c.

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r ord Atutminltuthr Fce. taken at
P,Tachins by tbel'ioor.s under the command of Lieut...Co-
loa2l Pilliiogton, 1 Ira 5ept...1814. •

otioNANce.;
-Fort O'Brien-4 eighteen-pounders, momited on garrisrn
enrriages, complete; .1 eighteen-pounder carrOnadesmountyl,
•on: gairison,; carriages," complete : 1 serviccUble dismount-
ed tvienl,-foui-pounder; -I dismounted serviceable'eighteen- •
pounder eaironade.
Point Battery-2 twenty-four pc: er, monuted oa garri-.
sya carriages, couvlete.