Star.
London, England, 1814-10-03 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND, SEP T. 20.

The Cantons of Schwitz and Underwald persist in
refusing to join the Diet. On the 17th the whole
Council of Schwitz, and thirty-two Deputies from
Underwald, alter high mass, swore in the church to
observe the alliance of 1315. After the oath are
Darns was celebrated.

Besides the Deputation to represent the Diet, the
Cantons send Members for themselves : thus Colonel
La Harpe gees from Pays de Vaud, Mr. Renger from
Argovia, Mr. de Mullenneu from. Berne, and Mr.
Charles Pielet from Geneva.

We have been favoured with some interesting com-
munications from the British Army which captured

Washington :
Nothing could be more truly gallant than the
conduct of all the troops on shore, including the

royal marines and seamen, but the 85th regiment, in
particular, distinguished themselves. These heroes,
mindful of their former glory, rushed on the crowded

ranks of the Americans, and though not one to five

in number, scattered them like sheep before the wolf.

The American sailors fought better, and the only
officer among the enemy who sheaved any bravery

commensurate to the occasion, was the venerable
Commodore Ilanscr, to whom after his capture our
officc.rs payed marked. attention, and whom they per-
mitted to go on his parole. Ha was wounded in five
different places. The flotilla he destroyed was a
very fine one, the gun-boats being unusually large.

It has been observed, that had he stuck fast to his
boats and defended them to the last, it w.mild have
cost us more men to reduce them, than we afterwards
lost throughout the subsequent operations. BARNES

after be was wounded, was taken by a srldier of the
85th, whom the Commodore requested to stay by
him and take care of him, expressing a wish at the
same time to remain where itis captured guns were.

The man replied that his comrades appeared to be
warmly engaged, and that he must go to assist them,
and BAIINEY, to induce him to comply with his wishes,
pulled out his watch and offered it to him, which
the soldier immediately refused, saying, that if he
could not remain with him without a reward, he
would not take a bribe, and then left him. After the
action was over our ollicera visited the Commodore,
who related the circumstance to them, and requested
that the soldier might be called out of the ranks to
confirm what he had said. The- soldier apprave4i
and BARNEY observed to him, that as he .would
not receive his watch to -induce him not to da
his duty, would he do him the favour to receive
it for having done it ? To which the soldier replied,
" No, Sir, I cannot, you are a prisoner." Various
other circumstances might be related of the magna-
nimity as well as the bravery of our men, but being
insensed at tha treacherous and unmanly conduct of
the Americans in general, they pursued them, when
in the field, to the furthest point of hostility.
When our people entered Washington, the first

house of consequence which they went into was that
hclor,g;ng to IvlarmsaN, the table of which they, found
laid out with a go::d repast, and decorated with seve-
ral decanters containing wine, &c.
It is said that one of the soldiers tied up the plates,
and knives and forks in the table-cloth and brought
them away. The house was immediately set fire to.
Before the door there was a coach into which some of
the moveables had been placed by the servants, but
which they had abalidoned. The soldiers amused
themselves by knocking this coach to pieces with the
but-ends of their muskets. If there had been any,
cavalry on the spat, MADISON might have been taken
pri►oner, for the Officers of the 85th distinctly saw
him mount his horse when the militia took to their
hecli. He was accompanied by two others
The frigate which was burnt was named the Es-
sex, and partly coppered, with her decks in ; was cf
the largest class, and destined for PORTER, and the.
late crew who were taken by the Pun and Cos-.
nes, and in which they had promised to take yen-,
geance for their defeat ! It was• Rear-Admiral Coca-
BURN who induced General Ross to push on to Wa-
shington. The Admiral knows the country and the
coast well, and the Americans consider him as the
greatest enemy they have. A short time since, they
offered 10,000 dollars for his head. We rejoice that
the Admiral has had an opportunity of teaching us
and them the value of it.

The following Bulletin of the state of the KING'S
health was yesterday exhibited at St. James's :

WINDbOR CAVILE:, OCrOBER MAJESTY
continues tranquil, but his disorder is unabated."
Yesterday dispatches were received at the Secre-
tary of State's Office, from the Charge des Affaires
at Lisbon.
Mr. BAssErr, the KING'S Messenger, brought dis-
patches Isom Paris; Mr. Lzwis, from Ghent; and
Mr. Wtl.l.lAsis, from Vienna, on Friday.
Thursday Lord and Lady MELvace, LadyWan-
assuaa, &c. embarked on board the GLasoow,
Hon. Captain DoNcatei, from Cowes, under a salute,
in which ship they sailed for Plymouth, where Lord
MELVILLE procee‘is on an official visit to she Dock-
Yard, &c. The GLASGOW will remain oa the Ply-
mouth station.