Star.
London, England, 1814-09-21 00:00:00

enemy under General Riall was approaching him

battle was immediately given the enemy, near Mrs.
Wilson's. at half-put four, p. N. Their cannon were
planted about 200 rods from this position, on an emi-
nence. The enemy's numerical force was much str•
perior to General Scott's : his hoe was far extended

and lie shewed, a disposition to flask. in order to,
counte7 tst these views of General Rig!, he was fought

in detachments—he was charged in column; General
Scott being at the head of his troops in almost every

charge.
" Captain Towson, with his company of artillery,
attached to Scott's brigade, kept up his fire with

great vigour and effect. The action was continued,
and the ground maintained by General Scott, for
more than an hour, before the reserve under General
Ripley, and the volunteers under General Porter,.
were successfully brought into action.
46 The ground Was obstinately contested until past
nine o'clock in the evening, when General Brown,
perceiving th4t the enemy's artillery was most de.
:tractive, decided to storm the battery. C.A. Miller,
the hero of Magagna, was ordered on this enterprise:

he approached the enemy's cannon with a quick
step, and delivered his fire within a few paces of the
enemy's line; who, after receiving two or three
rounds, and a vigorous charge, retired to thy bottom
of the hill, and abandoned his cannon. Only one
piece was brought off the field for want of horses.—
The enemy now gave way and retreated ; they were
followed some distance. Our army was now em-
ployed in securing the prisoners, and bringing off the
wounded.
66 The cessation, however, was short. Lieut. Gen.
Drainmond is supposed to have arrived at this inter-
val with a reinforcement. The enemy renewed the
action, while os.P troupe were busily employed in
clearing the ground of wounded ; but the gallant
Americans formed with alacrity, and after a close ea.
gagement of 20 minutes, the enemy were repulsed.
This army now effected the removal of nearly if
not all, of the wounded, and retired from the ground,.
it being pearly twelve o'clock at night; they return.
ed ta"their encampment in good order. On the morn.:
' ing of the 26th, our forces under*Generals Ripley and
Porter, reconnoitred the enemy near the battle
ground, returned and burnt the Bridgewater Mills,
and all the enemy's barracks and the bridge at Chip-
pawa, and passed up the river to. Fort Erie, where ther
made * stand.;
4, The enemy's force engaged must have been near
5000—ours short of that number. Major General
Riall was wounded, and taken in the fear of bitarmy
by Capt. Ketuhum, together with one of his Aids, the
other being killed 4
11 It would .be impossible to put the action of the
25th on paper. Considering the numbers engaged,
the history of modern wars will scarcely` produce a
parallel. The admiration of this nation will foliow
those. who fought, those who bled, and those who
fell, to their graves; the names .will justly be added
to that brilliant catalogue of worthies, the heroes of
the Revolution; and the battle of Bridgewater will
be remembered by posterity with the same sensations
es those of Dunker's Hill and Saratoga. Major-Ge-
neral Brown was severely wounded in the thigh, be-
sides a contusion on his body, in the hottest of the'
action, but continued to command until the enemy
retreated. Brigadier-General Scott was also severely
wounded by a grape in the shoulder, besides ti severe
bruise occasioned by a shell or cannon-shot, having
lost two horses killed.
11 Colonel Brady, 22d Infantry ; Majors Jessup,
25th ; Leavenworth, 9th ; Mffel, I Ith ; Brigade.
Major Smith, Lieutenants Campbell; Smouck, Artil-
lery; Lieut. Worth, Aide-dc-Camp to General
Scott; Lieut. Gamp, 11th, together with many
others whose names we hive not learnt, were wounded,
some b:ldly.

Ta9Y, AUGUST
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Una, Ontario County
to Ms Friend In this •illage, daunt July 2S :

“ We have had news from General Brown's army:l
after giving tap the idea of taking either Fort George
or Fort Niagara, and finding that in consequence of
our fleet not coming up, and the assistance derived
by the enemy from their fleet, that he had nothing to
do but make the best of his way back, he began his
retreat from Queenston on Monday of this week,
believe in the afternoon.

14 At or near Chippewa, however, he met a force,

which it appears had been sent round and stationed
there td prevent his return; and an obstinate conflict

coinmenced About seven o'clock ft. as. (Monday) ;
some of the particulars and the general result of which
I have just learnt by conversing with a young man
who left Buffslo last evening, and Fort Erie in the
afternoon, after the remains of General Brown's army
reached there ( Fort Erie). He states, that the battle
has been very obstinate and sanguinary—that Gene-
ral Brown kept the battle ground ; and has made pri-
soners Majcir.General Riall, and the two Aids-de-
Camp of General Drummond, with 15 other Officers
and 200 men; and has taken two pieces of artillery—
but on the other hand that both General Brown and
General Scott are wounded; the former through the
thigh, and the latter through the shoulder —that the
brigade of General Scott is almost destroyed, only
500 remaining out of three regiments—that General
Ripley's brigade is also much cut up, as well as the
volunteers. Capt. Harris's company took two pieces
of artillery, with the loss of the whole company ex-
cept sixteen men. .

" He states that Major Spencer,Gen. Brown's Aid,
Was badly, supposed to be mortally, wounded, and
left on the ground—and that there remain of the
army, about 3000. That there has been a very .an-
_
Iweary battle, and that it was fought to favour a
passage for our retreating army, there can be no doubt.
" I have just conversed with Judge Tupper from
Buffalo ; he left thete on Tuesday morning, and en-
quired particularly as to the means of crossing the
Niagara river from Fort Erie to Buffalo, which Ge-
neral Brown's army possess, and am apprehensive that
they are very scanty,
eas the fleet has gone up Lake
Erie; there is reason to fear that the British may
come up before the army can cross, and in that case
the resul; will be still more disastrous.
a The inhabitants are again removing from Buf-
falo, and I apprehend that the alarm may extend a
Ilerr considerable distance this way ; in short, I think
we must calculate on a continuance of bad news—

but I will not anticipate. In the account given there
may be many errors, like all first accounts, but I
think it More likely to turn out worse than better.—.

A party of British cavalry have been on Monday out
bn the Ridge Road 14 miles, and burnt every thing:
they are in possession of Lewiston and Schlasser."

HALIFAX, AUGUST 26.
Mr. Madison has issued a Proclamation for an extra

meeting of his Congress on the 19:11 of September.
The expeditioj) which sailed this morning, consists
of the 29th, 62J, and 98th regiments, two Rile Com-
panies of the 60th legit:rent, and a detachment of
Royal Artilery, ander the immediate auspices of his
Excellency Lizatcamit Gezer...l Sir J. C. Sherbrooke,
the whole divided in two Brigades, commanded by
114Isjor General Goselin, and Colonel Douglas. If
the winds prove *favourable, we may soon eject to
hear of their successful operaticns. •

TDB FOLLOWING LETTER, ?ROM A MILITARY FRICID,
CO.CO.rAINS TILE MOST RECENT INTELLIGENCE ON THE
POSITIONS OCCUPIED El OUR ARMY IN CANADA.
" Mot;meal, August E.
" The 70th and 97th Regiments arrived at Mon-
treal the latter end of July—the former proceed im-
mediately to the camp at Chain*, and the latter t(
Upper Canada. The 16th Regiment marched from
'Montreal for 41pper Canada on the 28th July. The
.13th Regiment are at present gnat tered st St. John's,
in the River Richlieu ; and the 49th, with a battalion,
of Marine* and Royal Artillery, are in garrison at
Isle Aux Noix, in the same River. The-90th Regi-
ment are *metered at Kingston, Upper Canada. The
68th Regiment, and 3d (or Buffs), arrived at Que-
bec from Bourdeanx, under General POWER, the latter
end of July ; the formei immediately proceeded to
Montreal. The 4th battalion of the Ist (or,Royals),
and 10th Royal Veteran Battalion, are in garrison
at Quebec t the Royalli had been for some time af-
flicted with the Opthalmia, but are now all recovered
.nearly. The battalion of the Bth (or King's Re-
giment),
are encamped at Chambly, on the south side
of the River St. Lawrence, about 18 miles from Mon-

treal ; as also a numerous Artillery, deveral troops of
the 19th Light Drago'Ons, and some battalions of
Militia. The regiment De Matron, are in advance
near the village of Burton,/ ille, udder Major-General
de WarraviLLE, within a few miles of the boundary
.between America and Canada.
,lA4 The Ist Battalion of the Bth, or King's Regi-
inmst,lhe Regiment de Watteville, and the 103 d, are
in the neighbourhood of the Niagara frontier, limier-
clouds, under Lieutenant General DRUMMOND and
Major General RIALL. The Head-quarters of the
British Army is Canada are at present at Montreal,
where the Commander of the Forces resides. Major
General Da Rorranstfao commands the troops on
the South side of the river St. Lawrence, and has his
Head-quarters at Chetahly.
46 Major General GLASGOW, of the Royal Artil-
lery, commands the garrison at Quebec.
66 Lieutenant Colonel M4Dowm.t. commands the
British garrison at Michilimachinac.
66 The lit Battalion of the Royal Scots and the
100th Regiment are, at present, in the neighbourhood
of Fort George and Niagara, in Upper Canada.
66 Captain Fissiut, of the Royal Navy, commands
the British squadron at Isle Aux Noix, at present.
66 A detachment of the 19th Light Dragoons (or
Assays Regiment) are stationed in Upper Canada ;
the remainder of that corps are quartered at Chem-
, bly, and is the neighbourhood of l'Acadie and the

Hatfwaptotise, on the South tile of the St. Law,
tenee river, and about 20 males tlistant ft orn Mon;teal.
Majoi General Mom, at rte... nt, ontmands
the American army, which is now t....!:111 an aLtempt
to invaJe Upper Canada ; and s• hoe the enemy
commit every wanton and malicious deptedation,
where they have it their power-l-b.iroing aiad d.
stroying the crops and property of the inhabitants:
a, The 6to and 821 Regiment, which lately iiri:ted
from aairdeaut, are on their way toliin the AT my in
Upper Canada. The 89th Regiment are at Kingston,
and expect to pr.ceeJ shortly for the same qtt mar
as also the flank comrniet of the 104. h Regiment.
" His Majesty's ship Ajax, of 74 guns, arrived at
the Brandy Pots, in the Rivet St. Lawrence, on the
27th July, with General Pow*a Ind tro .pr on boar,!,
from Bourd,aux ; the Warspite, of 71 nuns is also in
the River, from the sarhe place, will tro,ps. The
sth Regiment have arrived at Quebec, horn Boor
deaux:
The following Regiments are Mrpectcd either at
Quebec, or to proceed off the coast of the Uait-d
States, they having left B .urdeaux About the Ist at
June last, via. •

1.1, 6th, Stith (Ist Batt.) 58th.
4th (Ist Batt.) 44th, 65. h, 9 11 ( lst Batt.) •
87th, or S7th, 6Jth (sth Batt.) 81st (4,at. BA L.)
The whole under the Carries Poirot:, It.iss. and
KESirr, and having three BrtgaJes of Royal Acil-
lery attached to them.
" The weathet, at present (the 2d of August)
in general, very rainy in Lower Canada, and it is
feared that much injury will be done to the crops of
grain in consequence.
46 The American Beet is still in Sackett's Harbour,
and the enemy are da'ly making additions to char
navy is that place, and building ships with all cal:e-
dition." '

NAVAL iivrtLLl6ENcs.
war INDIA bHIVIING.
Accounts have been received at the India' House
of the arrival at Plymouth, on am 19th instant, of
the extra ships Lord Forbes and Minerva, which left
St. galena the 31st July. The March:ones; in Ely,
loutwardabound, arrived at St. Helena the 29th July.
The Lcrd For Les and Minerva spoke the country
ship Isabella iu the Channel. The Isabella, from ,
Batavia, sailed towards the end of April, and passed
the Cape on the 21 July; at which time the Union,
Marchioness of Exeter, and Lady Lushington
India-
men, and the DANENAKK 74., STAO frigate. and Ban-
nacoura, were lying in Simon's Bay. The Union _
had been obliges to throw part of her cargo and guns
overboard.

FALmottru, SEPTEMBER le.
Arrived the Princess Mary packet. with a mail
from Halifax, in 21 days. Whets the packet left
Halifax, a report had reached of a great battle hay-
ing been fought in Canada, but the result was trot
known, Also arrived the Snake packet, from Jamaica,
with a mail, in 41 days ; seven days bekre she sailed
a fleet left that port for England.
PLYMOU TH, SEPTEMBER so.
Sailed yesterday, his Majesty's ships BRDPORD,
NORGE, DOVER, ALCZST Bp BELLE POULE, HVDRA,
Fox,' GORGON, ULYSSES, Bucsmatais, Mose; and
PQRTIA, with the 24,4f01k transports : —the above
ships constitute the Expedition to America, and most
of them are full of trcops r—arnotv; the regiments
embarked are the 4th, 44th, 931, and 9.5 th Loots a
Brigade of Artillery,. and a it,)cket Brigade. Ceant•
in his Majesty's ships Asa' and Weebrire, hoot
America, and bring important dispatches, Also at-
rived his Majesty's ship ScoaPioN, born the **tar-
ranean, and sailed Again to the eastv.ard. Care in
his Majesty's ships Gor.orrscli and Orossust; Irani
cruise. Sailed the Sritastaoto bomb, for Portsmouth.
—Arrived the Miner VA and laird Forbes, Eait !nine-
men. from Bombay ; and the Cpmpany's packet
Isabella, from Batavia, which place she le:t the 27th
April, and the Cape of God Hope '2d July. On her
arrival at the Cape, the found there the Scaleby
Castle from England, the Marchioness of Exeter and
Luthington irons Bengal—those thrice shi,-,s had suf-
fered much from bad weather; the Union threw
part of her guns and cargo overboarsl,, and c:#ptain
RANKINE of that ship died the day liciorr her arrtvia
at Simon's Bay—they came maltr sonve4 of bit
Majesty's ship BARRACONTA• The DinarAir.4 of ffa
guns, in Simon's Bay, had been joined by dee SrAa
frigate the day before the above ships left it. • TUBS-
ports with tops were daily expected at the Cape
.from the Isleof France. The convoy was ordered
for the Ist of August, and it was expected to sail
about the 15th.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 20.
Arrived his Maje.stes ships LA iikKiLS and °a-
rum from Halifax, having with them the Chess'
peake, American frigate, lately captured by the SHAN-
NON frigate; also arrived his Majesty's ship PRESIDENT
from Lisbon, last from Cork; ARCHER from a crnize,
and DICZTROUS from the Downs. Sailed his M ij-sry's
ships LIVIMPOOL and Pnoseento with their convoy for
Quebec, &c. &c. The Mediterranean convoy, under
convoy of the AQUILLONI are now not expected to
sail until Thursday.

We have the satisfaction to announce the final
sailing of the Expedition from Ply mouth for tine
shores of America.

A Jamaica Mail arrived to-day, with letters ar.d
papers from that islandlo the 9.11 of August. Their
el:intents, however, are unimportant.
Mr. BIRNIE, from the Police Office, Union Hall,
is appointed to the Public Office at tiow.stvcet, in
the room of Mr. GRAHAM, who has iesigna on at -
count of ill health.
DRURY•LANE THEATRIL—The alterations meek in
the interior of this Theatre being at kngth con p,e
'it was opened last nig!it for the seds.,n. The ie.no-
val of the pillars and candelabras It is essentially im-
proved the Th..atie. At the drawing ty of the cur-
tain the performers sung " Goo save tilt. KiiV' with
great applause ; after which Mrs. Elmo; advanced
and delivered an Address, written by Mr. Anwous,
The Comedy selected for the even in was Via Rival:.
of Mr. Srutninarr, and the Farce of The ,r-fierre. •
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, SEPt. 111.
We have Lad a lap wNplp ut %, 216 :.1.•
width bat caused a great hvavinei., but mew has arrived Wales
ways: no vasia. :son has take,. ps•Cr u.price.. •.ut.lll‘ •a.-e . ,i 1
Vitt MU al. .:ear as WI. 111 Of artive• alterriGr
recap (oda Os bee weal Is ea very indifferent risalltr.

al D BAILE r.

. .
Yesterday Join ?drier was.indieted for stealing a
fiv, chairs, aild other arizles, tho p'4erty of
J. H. P. Schneider, r.stii

- .
The prosecutor in this'enite; it appeared, resides at
Seue,gate, and the articles fn qte•stinri were stolen
front a billiard 'tenni situated ebont 200 yards from
his dwelling-house. The butler of Mr. Schneider
proved that, on the Bth of August last, the prisoner
came to him andatated. that he Sid' found one of the
chairs, a M'erliri ehair,swhith had beete-strhen,: in a
• word. He said that, arise-vats returning hornesoon the
evening in question, he' saw:a autn•welking in a wood
before him he went on till soleetl*g caught his toe
sea hi fell. At thai initakt the mariiied a pistol at
bins'; when. he got up literettli thechiCietiator e tree,
and took it home with MM. ' IFdsf isekiidleitbese what
he should do, and he (*items) adiiiedbitn'tottanstik
his master (Mr. Walker)itbettt ir., • The'peittoner was
bailiff to Mr. Walicer,•whdlie bendejoin tholetof Mr.
Schneider. The prisoner then went eway. and re-
turned in the evening with the cliaieio dtart.
Fdwsrd Baldwin deposed, that he lodged with:the
'dinner in Mr. Walker's lodge:' The prisoner tne
night brought home the Merlin's chait betseren nine
and ten o'clock ; he said a Man had &red at hint in
o the woad, and on his going up to th.san be found
the Chair. •
Baron GnAltAll was of opinion, that the absolute
Vogt coulernot.be brought home -to the prisoner, he
was therefore acquitted, but ordered to be detained for
indictment, as having received the property knowing
it to have beefs stolen. •
Bea& William was indicted for stealing two
watches, value £4, in the dwelling.bouse of J. Braid.
The prosectitrix missedber property from henhouse,
and ;he prisoner was strneised endeavenring-to pledge
the watches at a pawnbroker's. He was found-;eGuil-
ty of stealing to the amount of 395. •
;Nihau White alias Jones, Thome: Had,
and Thsenae Powell, were '-indicted fi.rr 'bteAking. and
entering hedwelliug-house•of Wm. Stock, aed steal-
Ineri-large quantity of wine and spirits,•hii'property.
It appeared that, on thee:tinning of the 9dl of AU-
gene, aeJobte•Hoti, an olfiter of Hatton-Gardee, Was
passing near Begn•gee Wells, he saw -a young e man
driving a cart; he went to the back of the vehicle,
any found that the tailloard was doWn,• and that it
was•empty. This excited-some suspicion in his mind.
and, on wining round, he observed a tall m to come.
from a place called Nell Gtvyn's door, who jumped
into the cart and drove r-ff.: Hutt was about to tol-•
low the cart when he saw the two prisoneis, Powell
and Wood, come out 0: Nell Gwyn's door. lie
ed them, and asked. them Witat gaute they were at ?'
after which he took them to liatton.garden Office,'
and then returned to Bagnigge Wells, u here he toundi
that the door had been broken open, and upon looking'
inside the door be sa.v three hampers, some stone hot-
6•s, and an iron. erow, which crrespond: d with some'
marks in Nell Gwyn's and the cellar door':: The
cellar was much deranged, and the gin was running
out nt a cask about the floor.

William Burgess, an accomplice of the prisoners,
was with them on the nigto of the robbery ; from 7
till O. He detailed all the circumstances' which pre-
ceded the robbery, and fully proved that all die pi-
sone:s were c4bocerned.
Mr. Wm. Stock, the landlord of Bagnigge Wells,
stated, that he was :.woke about three o'clock- on the

morning of the robbeiy. The cellar was perfectly
secure when he went to bed, and contained the arti--;
des specified in the indictment. They were removed
when he went to examine the cellar, which had been
broken up.

The prisoners were all found—Guilty, Death.
Moonah, a Lascar, was capitally indicted for com-
mitting an unnatural assault on the person of George
Towry, an infant, not nine years of age, on the 16th
of the present month.
The child, who is very small forits age, it appeared
was playing opposite its parent's house, near the
East India Docks on the day in question, when the'
prisoner accosted it, and by prutnises induced it tone-
company him into some fields in the neighbourhood;
where the assault imputed to him was. committed.—
The prisoner was secured almost immediately after
he had accomplished his diabolical purpose, and was
seen leay:ng the child by two women who had fol-
lowed him at a distance.
- The charge having been fully established, the pri-
soner was fuund Guiky—Death.
The following were convicted of felony, viz. :--
Eliiabeth Walker, far staling five pair of stockings ;
*J. Clarke, for stealing 2 shirts ; M. Green, for stealing
; Mary Wilson, for stealing a
.pair nt
shoes ; W. Bushnell, for stealing -various articles of
wearing apparel; N. Oens,.for stealing a watch ; W.
Wilton, for bigamy g. J. F. Woodford, for stealing
two sheets ; Mary Tho Mas for stealing a tea-kettle.

Tuesday se'anight, the Circuit CourrofJusticiair
met at Glasgow. Lords HERMAND and GIidLIES,
Judges. The first prisoners brought to the bar Wekii
Wilhelm Higgins and now Harold, for istaiill'aind,
robbery.—After a trialwhich lasted'a considers bed.
tithe, the Jury were inclosed, and returned their vet,
dict—Guilty—to be hanged on the 19th October.. "
John Tlsomisson, weaver, convicted of robbing Mr.
Kilpafrick, was likewise Sentenced to be executed at
Glasgow on Wednesday, the 19th of October.
Edward lifiGown, alias Smith, from Greenock, was
next brought to the bar, accused of culpable homicide,
bin'oling to the want of a Material witness, and he
WAS recommitted on a new warrant.
The Court then proceeded to the trial of •Chnrist
Spat, shoemaker. Mama &was, mason, 'and /tan/
Archibald, accused of aisitilt ilia robbery; wheg Ar-
chibald, failing to appear, tad sentence of 60410-
i)rptioiniced against hire.
The Own haviig met nest tifoiniel.:Chaii:Sprott
and Duncan Cowan Were bitnight to.the.bai an 4
the Jury having foUnd them guilty, Were sentenced
to 14 *ears' transportation.
John Corr sheriff's outer, and .fitit~r last, its.
Haundfon, wire then tried fbr.the inurg•of
Robert Galbraith, cotteOpintier, 13Iinty're Cotton
mill, on the Bth Of Anent 'kneeking hint
doors, ail,: striking and Fraiiiini hi in a bbiliarOus
mariner. The pritcmeri-pletchnl. not grilty j bat .the
jury found khatn guilty of culpable homicide,. sad
the Court sentenced them to 14 years' transportastises
'Their Lordships then gave judgment in ionip:
"Ala i sad. on Fritra*-, wrecemdml to &Min.. •