The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-22 00:00:00

JAMAICA-

KtsosToY, AUG. S.—Al General Court-Martial
lately
;asembled at the Barracks in this city, 'and
continued by adjournment for several days, for
the trial of Lieut. Frederick St. Albert, of"the
York Light Infantry Volunteers-, charged with
_ungentlemanly .cOnduct in combining and confe-
.derating with souse privates of that regiment, to
write a letter to the Magistrates .and Vestry of
St. Andrew's, giving information relative to an
unfortunate reucontre„Which took place at Stoney
Hill some time ago ; and with having- also denied
the letter or any knOwledge of the transaction,
when questioned. on honour by his,Commanding,
•
Officer respecting the same, together with other
matter equally reproachful -to, his character.—
These charges were supported by the evidence of
four privates of the regiment, When, at the c,:n-
elusion of the prosecution, there was but one.
sentiment as to the guilt of the supposed offender.
After a most minute investigation on the defence,
iu which the moderation acid anxiety of the Court
to investigate the true merits of the case were
very conspicuous and highly meritorious, Lieut.
S. Albert succeeded in establishing his, innocence,
and out of the mouths of the witnesses them-
selves, by proving them conspirators against him,
for the base purpose of obtaining the reward of- -
fered by the Magistrates and Vestry of St. An-
drew's, for the apprehension of -the person Who
killed the Officer in the duel alluded to. We
have therefore the pleasure of stating that he was
most honourably acquitted.

The following General Orders have been issued
by the Comthander of the Forces in Canada
•
" Quebe,c; Aug. 611512.

" His Excellency the Commander of the. Forces
announces with great satisfaction to the troops
under his command the capture of Fort Michili-
mackinac on the 17th of July last, by a detacht.
ment of the 10th Veteran Battalion, aided'by a
party of Canadian Voyageurs, led on by some
Gentlemen Of the North West Company, the
whole under the command of Captain Roberts.—
This service has been, effected in a manner highly
creditable to Capt: Roberts and the Officers and
men employed upon the occasion, and without the
loss of a man:

" The Commander of the Forces takes great
pleasure in also announcing to the troops, that
the enemy under Brigadier-General Hull have
been repulsed in three attacks, made on the 18th,
19th, and 20th of last month, upon part of the
garrison at Amherstburgh, on the river Camud,
in the neighbourhood of that place, in which at-
tacks his Majesty's 41st regiment have particu-
larly distinguished themselves. In justice to that
corps, his Excellency wishes particularly to call
the 'attention of the troops to the heroism anti
self-devotion displayed by two privates, who, be-
ing left as sentinels when the party to which they
belonged had retired, contrived to maintain their
-station against the whole of the enemy's force,
until they both fell, when one -of them, whose
aria had been broken, again raising himself, op-
'posed with his bayonet those advancing against
him, until he was overwhelmed by numbers. An
instance of such firmness and intrepidity deserves
to be thus publicly reeorded„and his Excellency
thinks it will not fail to aniwte the troops Under
his command with an ardent desire to follow so
noble an example, whenever an oppOrtunity sh ill
hereafter be offered to them."
The latest accounts from General Hull's army
are dated July 19, 'and relate Merely to a trifling
skirmish, about four miles from Fort Malden, in
which our( troops 'are said to have had some
killed, nine or ten wounded, and two taken.—
The American army, it appears, had begun to feel
the want of provisions, and the General had
written • in the most pressing terns for a supply.
Most of the Indian, tribes within t.';e American
frontier hattengaged to remain neutral.
The Americans *e building 150 'gun-boats on -
Lake Champlain, each capable of containing 100
men. They were likewise erecting barracks at
Thirlington. It has transpired-that an aftstk• was
meditated upon Montreal.
Ten gun-boats have been recently launchtil at
Washington. They each carry two long tweritty-
four-pounders, and are ordered to reinforce the
squadron at Hampton. l

Last week was committed to York Castle, James
Starkey, carpet-weaver, charged with having con-
spired, with several others, to blow up and des-
troy the cotton-mill of Mr, Wiltqlp-i Cartwright,
at Rawfolds.