The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-27 00:00:00

VICTORY IN CANADA.

It is - with the most sincere pleasure that we
announce to ouraeaders the further successes
of our Army over the Americans'. At a very
late hour last night; Captain FULTON, Aide-de-
Camp to Sir GEORGE PRE vosT,' arrived wish; dik-
patchs from that Gallant Officer, which, were
published this' morning in the following Gazette
Extraordinary :

• ' FROM THE
LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY,
FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 1812. „

COLONIAL DEI'ARTMENT.
Downing-street, N0c.27 1812.

Captain Fulton, Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant-
General* Sir G. 'Prevost, arrived late last night
, •
with a dispatch from that officer, addressed to Earl
Bathurst, one of his Majesty's Principal Sccreta=
I.es of State, of which the foliowing is a copy.

Logn,

Dead-Quarters, Montreal, Oc-
tober, ,21, Ibl2.

. i have the satisfactions of reporting. to your
Lordshill., that his Majesty's forces, aided by the
t:s.i tin and Indians stationed on the Niagarafron-
t er, have-comOlctely repelled a second attempt of
the enemy to invade Upper Canada, and that a
victory ,has been gained which has left" in our,pos-,
st!ssion nine hundred of the American artily,: and
their commander, Brigadier-General Wadsworth,
who surrenderedihimself cars the field of battle to
Majoy44ancral Sheaffe. ,His Majesty and- the,
country have to deplore 'the loss of an al,le 4nd•
most gallant officer in .Major-Gen. Brock, who fell
early in the'battle at the head of the dank com-
panies of the 49th regiMent, while nobly encou-
iagingfhem to sustain their position, in opposi-
..
Con to an infinitely superior force, -until:the
reinforcements lie bad ordered to advance to'their
junport should arrive, 'or further particulars of
this splendid affair, I beg leave to refer your Lord-
ship tOMaj.-Geri.Sheaffe's report, herewith trans-
mitted. I also transrhit a general order I ha.ve just
issued to the forces in ale British American pro-

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vinces on theoccanon or this iiiipoTtant success, .as
it contaius.a statement of the services rendered by

all whowho'hadthe good fortune tO Maintain on list
day the fame of his Majesty's ahns, and to con-

vince our deluded neighbours that their superiority
in numbers cannot intimidate his, Majesty's army,
nor shake the, fidelity of his Canadian subjects.
Not having peccived the return of the killed and
wounded on 'the 13th, nor that of the ordnance
and stores captured from the enemy, I am under
the necessity of deferring sending them to your
Lordship until the next opportunity, when I also
expect.to forward the colours taken from the.Athe-
ricans, to be laid at the feet of his Royal High-
ness the. Prince Regent.

Captain Fulton, my Aide-de-Camp, will have
the honour of delivering this dispatch to your
Lordship. He is very capable of affording such
information as your Lordship may require re-
specting the state of his Majesty's Canadian pro-
vinces.

Eight companies of the•Glengary Levy are in
motion to reinforce Upper Canada. •

I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE PREVOST,
Commander of the Forces.

SIR,

Fort George, Oct: 13,1812:

I have the honour of informing your Excel-
lency, that the enemy made an attack with a con-
siderable force this morning before -day-light, on
the position of Queenstown. On receiving intel-
ligence of it, Major-Gen. Brock immediately pro-
.ceeded to that post, and I am excessively grieved
in having to add, that-be fell whilSt gallantly cheer-
ing his troops to an exertion for maintaining it.
With him, the position was lost--; but the enemy
was not allowed to retain ,it long. Reinforce.
meats having been sent up from this post, coma-•
posed of regular troops, militia, and Indians;
,u •
'movement was made to turn his left, while
some artillery under the able direction of Cap-
tain Holcroft, supported by a body of infantry,
engaged his attention front. This operation
was aided too by' the judicious position which
Norton, and the Indians with him, had taken
on the woody brow of the high ground above
Queenstown, A communication being thus opened
with Chipawa, a junction was formed' with suc-
cours that had heerrordered from that post. 'The
enemy was then attacked, and, after a short but
spirited conflict, was completely defeated. I had
the satisfaction of receiving. the sword of their
consinander, Brigadier General Wadsworth, on the
field of battle ; and many officers,' with-upwards of
nine hundred men, were made prisoners, and more
may yet be expected. A stand of colours and one
six-pounder were also taken. The.action did not •
. terminate till nearly three o'clock in the afternoon,
and their loss in killed and wounded Must have.
been considerable, Ours I believe to have been-
comparatively small in numbers ; no officer was
killed besides Major General Brock, one of the
most gallant and zealous officers in his Majesty's
service; whose loss cannot be too much deplored.
and'Lientenant-Col McDonell,' Provinteial Aide-
de-Camp, whose gallantry and merit rendered him
worthy of his chief .
Captains Dennis and Williams, commanding the'
flank companies of the. 49th regiment, which, were'
stationed at Queenstown, were wounded, bravely
contending, at the bead of their men, against su-
perior numbers ; hut I am glad to have it in'my
power to add, that Captain Dennis fortunately was
able to keep the field, though with pain and
tufty •; and Capt. Williams's wound is not likely
do deprive me long of his services. •
1 am particularly indebted io Capt. Holeroft, of
the Royal Artillery, for his judicious and skilful
co-operation with the pans and howitzers under
his immediate superintendance, the well-directed
' fire from which contributed materially to the for-
tunate result of the ch:y.'
Captain Derenzy, of the 41st regiment, brought
up the reinforcement of that corps from Fort
George ; and Captain Bullock led that of the
same regiment from Chippawa ; and under,thcir
command those detachments acquitted themselves
in such a manner as to sustain -the reputation
which the 41st regiment had already acquired in,
the vicinity of Detroit.

. ,
Major-General Brock, soon after his .arrival at
Queenstown,, had sent clown- orders for. battering
the Atneriiari Fort Niagara Brigade-Major I:yaus,
wrist was' left' in charge of Fort George, direated
the 'operations against it with so much effect as to
silence its tire,and to force the troops-to abandon.
it, and by his prudent precautions he prevented mis-
chief of u most serious nature, which otherwise
might, have been eli•;;etc'd, the enemy having u:;c:l
beate.d shot in fiying at 'Fort George. In these ser-
vices, he was most effectually aided by Colonel
Clans (who remained in the' fort at my desire).,
and by Captain VigoreuX, -of the royal engineers.
Brigade-Major
.Evans also mentlons the conduct
of Captains Powell and Cameron, of the militia
'artillery, in terms of commendation. •
LientenantCrowther, of the 41st regiment-,-had
charge of -two three-pounder;, that bad accompa-
nied the movement of our little corps,. and they
were employed with very good effect.
Captain Glegg, of the 4slth 'regiment, Aide-de-
Camp to our. lamented friend and 'General, afford=
eel the most essential assistance ; and I found the
services of Lieutenant Fowler, of the 41st regi-
ment, Assistant Deputy Quarter7Master-General
very useful. I derived much aid too from the ac-4
tivity and intelligence of Lieutenant Kerr, of- the
Glegary feheibles, whom I employed in commu-
nications with the Indians and other flanking
parties.
I was, unfortunately deprived 'of the aid of the
experience and ability of Lietitenant4l.olonel
Myers, Deputy Quarter-Master-General, .who.had
been sent up to Fort Erie a few days before, (in
duty which detaiued him there.

tieutinia-Coloriels Bud2i. and Ciark,•of the
militia, and Captains Hatt, Durand, RciAre,
gain', James crooks, Cooper, Robertt Hamilton,
M`Bwen, and Ainean Cameron, and Litutenantt
Richardson and Thomas Butler, Commanding flank
companies of the Lincoln and York militia, led their
men into action with great spirit. INlajor
commanding. the Niagara dragoons, accompaniezl
me, and gave me much ass;stance with part of his
corps. Capt. A. Hamilton, belonging to it, was
disbabled front riding, and attached ;inns& to the
guns under Capt. Holcroft, who speaks highly of
his activity and usefalne:,;s. I beg leave to add that
Volunteers Shaw, Thomson, and Jarvis, -attached.
to the flank companies of the 49th regiment, cOh-
ducted.thernselyes with great spirit; the first was
wounded, and the last taken prisoner : 1 beg leave
to recommend these young men to your Excel-
lency's notice. Norton is wounded, but not
badly ; lie and the Indians particularly distill-,
guished themselves, and I have' very great satis
faction in assuring your Excellency that the spirit
and good conduct of his Majesty's troops, of the
militia, and of the other provincial corps,. were
eminently conspicuous on this occasion.
I have not been .able to itscertain the number
of our troops, or of those of the enemy engaged :
ours, I believe, did not exceed the number of the
priSoners we have taken ; and their advance, which
effected a landing, probably= amounted to thirteen
Or fourteen hundred.

I shall do myself the honour of transrnitiin to
your Excellency further details, when I shall have
received -the several reports of the occurrclices
which did not past under my own observation,
with the return of the oasualties,.and those_ of the
killed and wounded, and of tie ordnance taken.
I have the honour t; be, &c.
- R. 11. :.;11-IEAFFE, Maj.-Gen.
To hit Excelleicy Sir G. Prevost, Bart. 8.

Adjutant-General's Head-quarters,
Mentreal, Oct. 21, 1812.
GENERAi. ORDERS.-

His Excellency the Commander of the Forces
has receive(! An official report from Major-General
Sheaffes- of the brilliant .victory achieved on the
13th inst. by a portion of the troops under his
ecinarnand, over a division of the enemy's army,
which effected a landing
,at Queenstown, under
cover of the night. ,That post was nevertheless
defended with undaunted gallantry by the two
flank companies of the 49th regiment, animated
by the presence of their gallant and ever-to-be-
lanaented chief, Major-General Brock, • whose. va-
luable life was on this occasion devoted to his
country's service. These companies displayed ex-
emplary discipline and spirit, although the Cap-
thins of both were wounded, and succeeded in
keeping the enemy n chee:t. until the arrival of
Major-General Sheaffe with reinforcements.
The di'position of the forces and lean of attack
adopted by Major-General Sheaffe, cannot receive •
a higher or more just praise than be stating.that
nine Hundred prisoners of war, under the command
of Brigadier-Gen eral Wath: worth, surrendered their
arms to a force inferior in nu,nhers, and without
sustaining any considerable loss on our part.
A six-pounder .and a stand of colours:have been
taken from' the enemy.
Major-General Sheaife's report of the zeal and
undaunted gallantry that animated every affice
and soldier of his- army, affords the Commander of
the Forces the most heartfelt sl.:tisfaction, and will
be -a most gratifying duty zo liis Excellency to
bring before the notice of his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent.
Lieutenant-General Myers, Deputy Quarter-
Master-General, was stacioned in charge of Fort
Erie, and succeeded in completely silencing the
fire• of the enemy, drove a detachment from the
encampment near the Black Rock, destroyed a
barrack, in which was a considerable. depot ,of ,
ammunition. Its explosion must have killed many,
The Caledonia, lately captured by the encmy,was
destroyed at her moorings.
Lieutenant-Colonel Myers Speaks highly of the
discipline of the detallhanent of the 49th regimea
under Major Orr.lsby, and of the skill and spirit
with which the guns were served under Captain
Kirby and Lieutenant Bryson, of the militia.
Essential service was rendered by .Brigade-Ma-
jot Evans, left in charge of Fort George ; a well-
direeted fire from that work succeeded in silencing-
the enemy's batteries on the opposite side. Cap-.
tains Vigoureux, royal engineers, Colonel Claus,
and Captains Powell and Cameron of the militia,
were zealous and indefatigable in their exertions,
particularlYinextinguishilig fires which broke out
in the Court-House and other places, from red-hot
shot find by the enemy.
Captains .1..) -anis and Williams, .:of the flan,:
companies„ot the Mill regiment, have particularly
distinguished themselves ; the former (Aker re-
tained the command of his company of grenadiers
to 'the end of the conflict, though suffering severe-
ly from his wound.
To Captains Holcroft, of the royal artillery, the
highest praise is clue, for his successful and judi-
cious co-operation. • The well-directed tire of the
artillery, militia ;is well as regular, is the lr.st
proof, of the indefatigable zeal and talents of that
offi •

•
• Major Merritt, commanding the Niagara dra-
goons, accompanied and rendered essential assist-
ance with part of, his corps. Captain
A. Ilamil-
ton, belonging to it, was
.diiabledl from riding,
and attached- hiruself• to the guns, under Captain
Holcroft, who speaks highly of his activity. and.
usefulness. •

Lieutenant Crowther, 41st regiment, had charge
of. two field-pieces, which were employed with
good effect.
Captains Derinzy and Bullock are represented
to have.. maintained the high reputation of the 41st
regiment,• in the detachment under their respec-
tive commands,'

Major-General Sheaffe reports having received
essential service from Captain Glegg, the Aid-
de-Camp to Major-General Brock, Lieutenant
Fowler, 41st regiment, Deputy-Adj utant-Quarter-
Master-General, and -Lieutenant
.Ker, of -the
Ghtngary light infantry fencibles, employed with
the flanking party of Indians.

The eminent services . and talents of Lieute-
nant • Colonel Macdonnel, Provincial Aid-de-
Camp and. Attorney4ieneral of the Province,
are recorded by the most honourable testimony
of the gallmit General, whose steps he followed

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during Lis short but 61orious Caieer, nthr quitteA
him in death, . ,

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• .• • , •
Volunteers -Shaw,
.Thrimpson; and 'Jarvis, et
to to the flank companies of the 49th regi-:
nient, conducted themselves • with great spire:;
the- first was wounded and the last taken prisoner.
The Major-General particularly mentions the.
services of Lieutenant-Colonels Butler and Cherk;
bf the militia, and Captains Hatt, Durand, Rowe,.
Applegarth,-JaMeS Crodlts; edbper, Robert
M'Ewen, and Duncan Cameron, and
Lieutenant Richardson, 'and Thos. Butler, mu:-
mantling flank companies of the Lincoln and'
Irink Militia, who led their men into-action with
great spirit. •.
. The MajorXeneral reports the conduet of the
Indians employed on this occasion as Meriting the
highest praise for their good order and spirit, and
particularly names the Chief, • Nortbn, Who wa4 •
wounded. •
Several Gentlemen volunteered their services id
the field, and shared in .the honour of the day.----;
Mr. Clinch and Mr. 'Wilcox were of the nuliber;
and the Major-General witnessed the zealous
duct of many others not named iii this report.- '
Major-General Sheaffe had humanely consented
to a cessation of offensive hostility,-on the soilei
tat ion of Major-General Tan Ranseller, for the
purpose of allowing the •Americans to remove the
bodies of the slain and y.'ounded.
G. 0. •

Major-General Roger Hale Sheaffe is appointed
to the command of the troops in the Upper Pro-
vince, and to administer the civil government of
the same.

EDWARD BAYNES, , Adj utant-G cue rai.

A Gentleman who arrived in town yesterby
from Morlaix, states, that before he sailed, he had
seen the 26th and %di Bulletins of the Frencli
Army. He ie., unfortunately., unable to recollect
dates, or the names of places; but he says, that
according these Bulletho, the French Army was
advancing towards the Polish Frontiers, but not.
by way of Smolensko ; it had. taken a more
southerly course, and was marching in the direc-
tion of Mohilow. It appears 'that the Russians
had not suffered BtTONAPARTE to continue his march
without interruption; they had attacked the
French rear-guard : of course, they are repre-
sented as having been repulsed with considerable
loss. - .The 26th refers again to the defeat of SE-,
nxsTIANI, but says, that instead of losing lOU
.baggage waggons, as stated in the 25th Bulletin,
be only lost 36. IORTIER, who was left with a
garrison in the Kremlin when the French evacu
~a'ted Moscow, had blown up the whole of that
immense pile of buildings, and had joined the
main army. The above is the whole of the
ijitel-
ligence in these Bulletins, but though they are
deficient in news, they ag'e abundantly lavish of
panegyrics upon BUONARARTE for his humanity l!!
—The French troops, it is said; were desirous of
burning all the Russian towns through which they
passed, but they were prevented by the benevo
lent feelings of the Emperor_

WINDSOR, Nov. 26.—The QuzEzt- and Fria-
ethes ELISABETH and MARY have gone to Pro -
more during the last three days. - The Prihcesses
AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and CHARLOTTE Of WALES;
have rode on horseback.

.Last night, at half-past eight o'ick, the
PRINCE REGENT arrived in tor.vi, at 'Carlton-
House.
. We under Stand that the PRINCE REGENT 'Will
open -the. present Session of Parliament on Mon-
day next, in person.
A Cabinet. Council eras 1141 resterclay at the
Secretary of State's Office, vihiel; sat upwards Of
two hours.

On Wednesday, the PRINCE RECENT, accor.:-
panied by the Duke of CLARENCE, and Colonei
BLOOMFIELD and .APINIAHotr, arrived at Ipswich,
front Lord HARcoußT's seat, at Sudbourne.—
The whole party dined with LieutenantGenerat
Baron LINSINGEN, who commands the Cavalry
of the German Legion. After dinner the Royal
party attended a concert at Prigg's Coffee-room,
given by the General and the German Officers.
To-morrow the Earl of LIVERPOOL will give a
Parliamentary dinner, at Fife-House, to twenty-
five Peers. •

Lord CASTLEREAGH Will give three Parlia-
mentary dinners next week.

Yesterday a certain number of the Yeomen of
the Guard received orders to Attc:rat the PRINCE
REGENT to the House of Peers on Monday.

A letter from
.Palermo says, that Lord WILLum
BENrINCK shewed to a great Personage a" dispatch
which he had intercepted, addressed to BUONA.-
PARTE, containing an accurate account of the Bri-
tish force in the Island of,Sicily, and stating bow
a descent anight he made with certain success, as,
the M;riter's party would he. prepared to ioia
them. There was no possibility of denying the
letter., as it was in the liana-writing of the person
to whom it was shewn ; and upon this the final
resolution was taken of removing the person front
the Jslang.
The Amide, of 44 guns, arrived at Plymouth
on .filonday from off Quiberon Bay, where (as our
,Correspondent states) " she has landed a French
General Officer on some special -service ; but what
is not known."

Saturday, the 14th inst. the light company of
the Cupar, or Ist Regiment of Fi feshire Local
litia, yolunteered and enrolled to serve for four
other years, without a bounty.
A Court Martial. commenced its sittings on
board the Sdlvador del Mundo, in Hamoaze, on
Friday last, on four seamen of the Sparrow, for
mutiny and desertion. The Court finished its de.
liberations on Saturday; when three were ac-
quitted, and the other (J. Barnes) was sentenced
to receive 300 lashes, and to be mulct of his wages
and prize-money.