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

laved - anA did every thjqz tbat
brave aiid expericuced officer could do iii a. vessel
armed with 12.-pound carronades, agalost vessels
earrying,long guns, 'I regret* to state.; that ho
was severely. wounded. Lick. Bignall, of the
.Dover, cinunianding the liitnter, dis'played the
greatest .intrepidity; but his guns -heirs; small
(t wo, four, and six-pounders), he could be of
much less service than he wished. '

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Every Officer in the Detroit behaved in the most
exemplary manner. Lieta. Inglis chewed such
calm intrepidity, that twas fully couviuced that,
on leaving the deck, I left the ship in excellent
hands ; and fur an account of the battle after that,
1 refer you tO.his letter which he wrote me for
your information: .

Mr. HoII-Meister, purser of the Detroit, nobly
volunteered his services on deck, and behaved =in
a-manner that reflects the highest honour on him.
I regret Jo add, that he is very severely wounded
in the knee.

Provincial Lieutenant Purvis, and the military
officers, Lieutenants Garden, of the Royal New-
foundland Rangers, and O'Keefe, of the 41st re-
giment, behaved in a manner which excited my
warmest admiration ; the few British seamen I
had, behaved with their usual intrepidity-, and as
long as I was on deck the troops behaved with a
calmness and courage worthy of a more fortunate
issue to their exertions.

The weather gage gave the enemy a prodigious
advantage, as it enabled them not only to choose
their position, but their distance also, which they
did in such a manner as to prevent the carronudes
of the Queen Charlotte .and Lady Prevost :from
having mueli effect ; while their long guns did
great execution, particularly against the Queen
Charlotte.

Captaiu Perry has behaved in a most humane
and- attentive manner, not only to inyeff and
officers, but to oil the wounded.

trust, that although unsuccessful, you will ap-
prove of the motives that induced we to sail under
so many disadvantages, and that it • may be here-
after proved, that under such circumstances the
honour of his Majesty's flag has not been tarnish-
ed.. I enclose ti:e list of killed- and •woutaled.
(Signed) K. H. BARCLAY;Cminnander,
and Lae Senior Officer.

Fris Majesty's Jatc Ship Detroit, Sept. 10, 1613.
have the honour to transmit to you an
account of the termination of the late unfortunate
battle with the enemy's squadron.
On coining on the quarter deck, after your being
wounded, the enemy's second brig, at that time
an our weather beam, shortlyY afterwards took a
position on our weather bow, to rake us, to pre-
vent which, in attempting to wear, to get our star-
board broadside to bear upon her, a number of the
guns of the larboard broadside being at this time
disabled, tell on board the Queen Charlotte, at
this time running up .to leeward of us ; in this si-
tuation the two ships remained for•soine tune. As
soon as we got clear of her, 1 ozdered the Queen
Charlotte to shoot ahead of us, if nossible, and at-
tempted to hack ourforetop-san, to get astern,
but the ship laying eintipletely unmanageable,
every brace out away, the mizen-top-mast and
gaff 'gown, aI l the other masts badly wounded, not
a stay let forward, hull shattered very much, a
numlier ot the guns disabled, and the enemy's
squadron raking, both ships ahead and astern, none
of our own in a situation to support us, 1 Was t.tn
der the painful necessity of answerhy.., the enemy,
to say.we had struck, time Queen Charlotte having
previously done so.

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(Signed), GEORGE INGLIS.
To Captain Barclay, &c.

A Statement of the Force of his Majesty's Squadron on Lake
_Erie, and that of the United States.
British Sgladrun.
Detroit-2 Tong V.-pounders, I long IS-pounder, 6 long 12-
pounders, '8 long nine-pounders, •1 24-poundes carronade,
1 Is-nounder earrooade.
autten 'Charlotte-3 lung 12-pounders, 14 24-pounder carro-
nades. •
Lady rrerrwt —3 long 9-pounders, 19 12-pOunder carronades.
Hunter-2 long 6-punatts, 4 long 4-pounders, 2 lung 2-
ponilderS, 1.,:-pounder carronades.
Little Belt—l long 9-pounder, 2 long 6-ponders.
Chippeway-1 long 9-pounder.
United States SqltlfdrNn.
Lawrenee—.-‘2 long 12-pounders, 15:32-pm:oder carronades.
Niagara-2 long 12-p,unders, 1B 32-panckr carronades.
Caledonia-2 long tz.venly-four-pounder, i thirty-pounder
carronade ; on pivots.
Afiel-4 long tsvelve-pounders ; all on pivots.
Summers-1 long.twe!ity-four-pounder, 1 thirty-two-pounder
carronade on pivots.
Porcupine—l long thirty-two pounder, on a pivot.
Tigress-1 long thirty-two pounder, on a pivot.
Scorpion—l lung i.hirty-two pounder, 1 twenty-four-pounder;
all on pivots.
Trip-1 long twenty-four-pounder, on a pivot.
CA. true copy.)
(Signets') It. 11. BARCLAY, Commander.

A List of KILLER and WouNnED in his Majesty's Ships and
Vessel,. in fin Action with the American Squadron on Lake
Erie, the 1,01.11 September, Isle.
Three officers, 38 men, Lilted; 9 officers, 85 men, wounded.
Total-4: kitten; 94 wounded.
• 'Names of Officers Killed and Wounded.
Lieut. James Garden, Royal Newfoundland regiuient, killed.
.1)elroitl
Killed—First Lieut. John Garland.
Wouuded—Capt. It. li. Barclay, dangerously; J. It. Hoffc
eneister, purser, dan!‘eroaslv.
Qvcctie'harlotte.
Killed—Capt. Itqbert
Wounded—First Lieut. James Stokoe, severely; James Fos-
ter, midshipman, slightly.
Let!y Prevost.
Wounded—Lient. Edw. Buzliau. coannanding, dangerously;
First Lieut. F. itolette, severely.
Hunter.
Wounded—Lieut. George Dignall, commanding, severely ;
Henry Gateshill, master's mate, slightly.
CMppcway.
Wounded—:caster's-mateJ. Campbell,commanding,
(Signed) It. H. BARCLAY,
Commander, and late Senior Officer.

CITY 31u .---Y estciday the LORD MAYOR
presided at a Court of Common Council. The,
Court proceeded to the election of thu Irish So-.
ciety, and LIENRY CONDE, Esq. Alderman, was
appointed Governor of the same. A memorial
Was presented on behalf of the suffering inhabi-
tants of the Continent, which was read and re-
ferred to the Committee. • The 'Committee ap-
pointed to consider, the cause of the present high
price of bread, presented a report relative there-
to, suggesting sundry regulations, not only with
respect to the -corn and flour trades, but also re-
spectiig the existing Acts of Parliament by which
they are governed, and also on the present mode
of setting-the assize, &C. which was read, and the
conSicie-ritrion adjourned, and the report ordered
.to be printed, and a copy sent- to each Member of

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- MADRID PAPERS---(Do the 22.4

, .
JAN. 16.--a-llon ..h;se Rebolledo y Pa-
lafox, former Captain General of Arragon, ai
who:conducted the defence.of Saragossa, has ar-
rived at vi6b, em ro France; in a coach and four,
escorted by 56 French carallineers... As soon -as
he arrived be. disput.chefl a Courier PAtraordinary
to the Regency of the kingdiJM. It is believed'
that. the object of his coming is the same with
that of •the Duke of .San Carlos. The Corsican.
finds himself in great straits, and will leave no
stone unturned to accomplish Ids sinister ends.—.
We are -assured that Tortosa being in great,want
of prOviSions has demanded a capititlation.,:--This
day the Regency: went in great pomp to congra-
tulate the•COrtes on the opening of.their Sittings
in -the capital of the Monarchy. •
MADUID, JAN. M.—The first Session of the Or-
dinary Cortes in Madrid took place yesterday.—
After the Deputies.had "assembled, the President
opened the Session in the following terms :
The Public Session is opened•in the capital
"•eif the kingdom this 15th of January, 1814.7
The act of the 29th of November:, 1813, par-
ing been reatl, the President pronounced a dis-
course, in which he sketched the principal events
of our holy insurrection, the 'first spark of which,
he observed, caught fire in this beroieTopulation,
whence it• spread to the other provinces. He
apostrophised the inhabitants of this capital, ex-
horting them tc continue the display of their civic
virtues as they had hitheito done; and congratu-
lated the Cot,gress on having at list been able to
fix their residence in the capital of the monarchy,
after having stiripmliited the itnmeme obstacles
which the tyrant Bitonaparte had opposed to the
public felicity.
A messago was soon a,fter received from the
Regency, ti es t g. the COrtes to appoint the
day and hour when time Secretary of State might
communicate to them an affair of importance.
The President fixed one o'clock of the same day
for that purpose.
After some ordinary business had been trans-
acted, the hour arrived, the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs was announced, and the
tortes remained in secret sitting.

Don Thomas Moreno has been appointed Se-
cretary for the War Department, and Senor
Odonoju has retired with the rank of Lieut.-
General.

MADRID, JAN. 18.-111 the sitting of the Cortes'
of yesterday, Gen. Villacampa, the Military Go-,
vernor of this. city, Was introduced, accompanied,
by a numerous suite of Officers. of his Stair, mid
addressed the President as follows

SENOR,-Entrustcd by the Regency of Spain
with the government of this capital, na duty,
mdre grateful to my heart can present itself
than that of offvring, this day, my homage to
the Fathers of the country, assembled in anguit.
Congress. Born in a province whose ancestors al-
ways joined love and fidelity to their monarchs with
the most vigilant zeal for the-conservation of civil
liberty ; and ha4.ing had the bottom. of maintain-
. • .
tng, nt the mountains of Arragon, during the ca-
lamitous period of Our memorable revolution, the
sacred fire of patriOtism, My Soul-only breathes
for the-perpetuatiott of the libertyand independence
of Spain ; and my sword shall only be employed in.
combating for the precioui rights of the peor
whiCh are inseparable 'from the interests
of that • throne on which .ve anxiously hope
to see our monarch, Ferdniand the Seventh,
again seated. Wretches, if there be any Isuch,
who wish to exalt themselves on the ruins
of Spanish honour, Might dare to attempt the
dissolution of the national • representation ; but
let them be.assured, that they could only attain.
their object over the dead bodies of Gendal
Villa-
canipa, and the brave tnen`who have SO often ac-
companied him in the field of battle, shedding
their blood that the country .may never again be
prey of tyrants, or the frightful theatre of degra-
dation and despotism."
The PRESIDENT replied in substance as fol-
lows noble .sentiments manifested by
General Villacampa, the Gov:rnor of this city, are
worthy of a Spaniard who has known how to con-
goer by his valour and constancy, the efforts of
the eriemies of • his country ; and the Cortes,, who,
have heard such noble sentiments withl3eculiar
pleasure, trust that he will continue to defend the
national honour, and contribute to raise the cha-
racter of this heroic nation to that\ degree•of splen-
dour to which it is entitled." The General then
withdrew.

In the sitting of the 19th the Regency acquaint-
ed the Cortes, that they had received, by • the
hands of Mr. Cenotte, the Envoy from Austria,
a note from the Emperor of Austria, in which he
communicates his lively wishes for the re-esta-
blishment of the ancient relations between the two
nations, with which view he had sent the said
Envoy, whom the Regency had received with the
usual formalities.

(Front the Co#ciso of the 20th of .Tnnuary, now tran3ferred
Prow Cadiz to Madrid.)

OBSERVATIONS ON THE TREATY BETWEEN KING

FERDINAND AND THE CORSICAN.

Very eurions*things are gradually coming to
light. There is now no doubt that-King Ferdi-
nand and the execrable Corsican have made a
Treaty. It consists of 15 articles, 7 among which
are the acknowledgment of the King of Spain, in
the person of Ferdinand, by Buonaparte ; the eva-
cuation of the Spanish territory by the French
troopswrithin a definite period, to'he fixed by ano-
ther Convention: the acknowledgment of the in-
dependence and'integrity of the. Spanish dominions
by Iluonaparte (does he think he here confers a
favour?) King Ferdinand will make the English
depart from Spain ; -(here the Corsicandiscovers the
cloven foot ; new diabolical proiects to excite dis-
trust among sAllies occupy his t h oughts) ; the mu-
tual restitution of prisoners; King Ferdinand binds
himself to demand of. England to restore .to this
infernal Corsican the prisoners taken in Spain ;
an obligation to observe the treaty of Utrecht, as
far as respects maritime rights ; the renewal of
the old treaties of alliance between Spain and
France ; the restitution of their property, reve-
nues, dignities, employments, pensions, &C. to ail
the Spaniards who declared awainst their country