The Sun.
London, England, 1814-07-19 00:00:00

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

United ,States ship Genffal Pi lie, Saclictes.Harbonr,
May 1, 1814.
SIR,—I an happy to have it in my power to in-
form you, that the United States ship Superior
'was launched this morning without accident.—
The Superior is an uncommon- beautiful well-
built ship, something larger than the President,
and could mount 64 guns, if it was thought ad-
visable to put as many upon her. This ship has
bc,.en built in the short space of eighty days ; and
when it is taken into view; that two brigs of 500
tons each have also been built, rigged, and com-
pletely fitted for service, since the _first of Fe—
bruary, it will he acknowledged, that the mecha-
nics on this station hare done their
duty. I have the honour to be, &c.
ISAAC CHAUNCEY.
Hon. Wni. Jones, Secretary of the Navy, Washington. '
When our Ontario fleet, now preparing, is
completed, it will consist of one ship of 60-guns,
one 30,' one 28, three brigs, each 26, one ditto
18, and four schooners of 2 each.
Two hundred and thirty American' prisoner's of
war, front Montreal, have
,been landed at Cum-.'
berland
A Plat:-s! urgh Paper of May the 28th, fisscrts,
that the- President of the United States WS not
ratified the Convention for an exchange of pri-
soners agreed upon between General Winder and
Colonel Barnes, and'that the prisoners returned
are to remain on parole. •
MONTREAL,' JUNE is with extreme re-
gret We have to acquaint the Public With the urt-
fortunate,re-sult of agallant enterprise iiythe boats
of our squadron on 'Lake Ontario, under,the cotn-
mand of Captains Popham and Spilshvy, of the.
noyal Navy, against a:flotilla of the enemy's craft
laden with-naval stores, which .had gut into Sandy
Creek, on its way from Oswego to Sackett's
Harbour.

I On the morning of the 20th ult. a large boat
with two. 24-pounders and a 1' inch inch cable' for
the enemy's new ship, was captured by our squa
dron, having sailed from Oswego the evenimr, before
with 15 others. Capts. Popham and Spilsbury, %with
two gun-b Oats and some smaner craft, having on
board about 200 seamen awl marines, enierell.the
Creek on the mop;ing, of the 21st, where- the
enemy's flotilla being shortly afterwards discover-
ed, parties were landed on 'each side of tl:e Creek-,
and proceeded, together with thejmats, witliout
opposition to within about a quarter of a -mqe of
the enemy, 'when -suddenly a considerable fdrce,
consisting of 150 riheinen, nearly 200 Indians,,
and a numerous body of militia and cavalry, at-
tacked and soon hverpowered our small party,
whose- gallant resistance to'suchnumbers proving
unavailing, a surrender became indispensable, to
save our brave men from certain death. Our loss
on' the occasion was 19 killed, and 50 wounded.--
Mr. I-loan, Master's Mate of the Montreal, is
among the killed, and Lieutenants Cox and Wag!'
of the Marines, are severely wounded. The boats
also fell into the hands of the enemy.
_ -Tye Americans, in their late predatory expedi-
tion to Long Point, committed every crime at-
'Welted to robbery and conflagration : nothing
escaped which came within their merciless fangs:
The Dover mills and hotise, .owned by Robert
Nicoll, Esq. were'consnined to the ground : that
Gentleman's loss is estimated at twenty thousand -
chairs. Many private buildings, besides his,
were also burnt by the enemy.
" Whatever may be the tone which the British
Government assumes in the' negociation at Got-
tenbuigh, or the part which the Baltic Powers
take in the. 'questions depending there, it is in-

cttir►l►ent on the United' Stales gtipport witl► a
manly firmness the rights for ‘Vhicli we contend.
Cimfident in our resources, in the virtue, the pa-
iotism, and energies of our fellow citizens, -we
have, nothing to fear from the hostility of Fing7
land, should' her Government, by vainly attempt-
ing- to dictate unjust and d6honourahle cofvlitions;
infipose on tts the necessity of proseetiting the
war."--(National telligencer.)