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

GARIIISONS.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. 17elilAn---e of the sth Royal Veteran Bat-
taLen, to be Major of Chelsea Ho:pital, vice Llentenant-Colonel
Itanitton, wile resigns.
'I he King's German Legion.
id rattalion of the Line--Lieutenant•Colonel F. de Wissell, from

the ;tli 13at t1:1 on of the Line, to he Lieutenaat-Colonel, vice
Schlutter, placed on half-pay.
l'itto—Brevet Major G. (Auden, from the Stb Battalion of
the Linr, to be Major, vice Luttermann, pbteedon half-pay. •
lith Ditto—Brevet Lteut* nant-Colonel W. Baton listaingen,fron
the 6th Battalion of the Lire, to be Lieutenant Colontl, vice
Wt itte% appointed to tho 3d Battalion of the Line.
Ith Ditto—Brevet ajor M. Baron 1..)...cken to be Major, vice
Linbeitgen, promoted in the sth Battalion.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, OC FOBEP. 1,

A Liar of Vass r cs captured, recaptured, detailed, or destroyed
by the Squasirmi under the command of the Honourable Sir
Alexander Cochrane, K.B. Vice-Admiral of the Red, anti
Commander in-Chad, &c. on the Noah American S:aticn,
991 h August, 1814, and not before gazette.::
Schooners Mary Ann, May 17 ; \ ohnitter, May 20 ; two,
names unknown, May :X; Lewis Warrington, and Julia Sum-
ust• rs, May it:: sloop Alligator, May 22 ; schooners Juliana and
Real Dandm, May ::3; Rover, May 24; sloop Polly, May 24;
schooners salty, May 24; Lisely and Experhnent, May 28;
pee, name unknown, June 1; three, names unknown, June 3;
sloop, MIMIC unknown, June 14; schooners Eagle, June 14; Bro•
"thtnt,' lune 17; sloop John, June 19; Schooners Res..lution,
Patriot, limos, and Resolution, June 25; '1 wo Brothers, July 2;
Pima, July 3 ;, stoop Robert, July to • schooners E ratline, Eliza,
]Vary, W Ilan, sloops Eclipse and MOrniag Stir, schooners Wil-
liam, William. and Pairy. July 10, 1814.
to above vessels taken or destroyed by the squadron in the
Chesapegke, order the orders of Rear-Admiral Cockburn ]
Two schooners, two geln-boos, and a sloop, captured by the Sc-

. ste►n and I.oire, Jul 2,18'4.
Atntrican set ooner Hurner, captured by the Surprise, Aug. 19.
Spanish scl.ooner E-peranza, captured by the Belvidere, April 7.
Eng Pluto, recaptured by d e Curlew, April 9,1514.
Swedish sctountr Sarah, captured by the Hope (o her vessels

in sight), April 18,
Ewtdisli brig Minerva, captured by the Hope, Maidstone,
Sylph, Peacock, acd Bower, April 31, 181::.
Brig „ reeatored by tiat•Martin9 April 30, 1814.
Spanish brig Maria Francisca, captured by the Victorious, recap-
tured by the Diomede, and taken again by the Curlew, May
• 4, 1814.• -
American schooner Experiment, captured by the Bulwark, May
1,, 1814.
Spannlibrig Dantxic captured bTthe Fantome, May 9, 1814.
American aluup Amelia, cap• ured by the Bulwark, May 15, 1114.
Swedish brig Victor; captured by the ilogue, sylph, Maiiistons,

und Nintsod. May 12,1014.
S?antitt brig Catalina. raptured by the Fuptria, May 12,4181-4.
lihip Ontario, recaptured by the Curlew, May 25,1814.
Brig two Brothers, recaptured by the Martin and Curlew,
May 2., 1814.
Brig Thomas and Sally, raptured by the Mania and Curlew,

May 88, 1114.
Ainalcan boat Pilgrim, captured by the Bream, May'o7, 1814.
Ship Mary, recaptured by the Martin, May ST, 1814.
Brig Success, recaptured by the Charybdis, May 45, 11114.
Portuguese ship Tigo, captured by the Hope, May 18,1814.
Spanish sloop Candelaira, captured by the kuperb, May 30,1814.
American sloop Fame, captured by the Endynaloo, May 31,1814.
Spaulshbrig Het culaneurn, captit red by the Nimrod, June 6, 1814.
Portuorse briglitrativr, captured by the Hogue, Lune 1/1,•1814.
Schooner 1: Orient, captured by Vac Buirtask, June 30,1814.
American rauonet Federalist, captured by the Recruit, August
10, Isl 4.
American sloop Tickler, cap tu rtqy the Saturn, August 10,1814.
American schour.er Guve nor Shelby, captured by the Narcis-
sus, August 10, 1814.
American siot:p Judith, captured Argue 81; American schooner
William, captured August n ; American 'choosier Hornet,
captured August ^_s; American sloop Pilot, captured August
; aid the A.7...erican sloop Mary Ann, captured August 46,
1814, by the Espuir. (Signed)
ALICIANDLIL CUCIIRANZ, Vice-Admiral.
ADMIRALTY ofricz, OCTOBER 1. •

Vice-Admiral-Sir Alexander Cochrane has trans-
mitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter from
Rear-Admiral Hutham, inclosillg one from Captain
Sir 'Thomas Hardy, of his Majesty's ship Ramillies,
dated off Stonington, the 1211 August, giving am
account of an attack made upon that pace by the
said ship, with the Pactulus, Dispatch brig, and Ter-,
ror bomb.
'l'he Dispatch, on the 9th August, anchored within
pistol-shot of the battery, but the Pactoius not being
able to approach the .shore near enough to support
Ler, the brig was recalled, hiving had two men killed
and 12 wounded.
On the 11th, after the Terror had thrown in some
shells and carcasses, the Ramillies and Pactolus an-
chored as near as the shitlownels of the water would
allow, and fired several lnoadsides into the town,
from which it suffered great damage. At the tom-
me. ncement of the tire the enemy'withdrew the guns
limn the battery to the outside of the town, where
they had assembled 3000 mil tia.
The town of Stoning'on had been conspicuous in
preparing and harbouring terriloes, and giving as-
ai.tance to the enemy's attempts at the desu action of
his Majesty's ships off New Lonclun.
Sir Alexander Cochrane has also transmitted a re-
port from Sir Thomas Hardy of the occupation of
the islands in Passamaquaddy Bay, the account of
which, as transmitted by Lieutenant-General Sir
John Sherbrook from Lieutenant-Colonel Pilkington,
appeared in the Gazette of the 13th of August.
The under-metimed letters have been transmitted
by Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, K.B. to
John Wilson Croker, Esq. viz.:
• From Captain Burdett, of his Majesty's ship Maid-
stone,.dated off New London, the '2lst of Miiy, sta.
ting that the boats of that ship and dye Sylph sloop,
assisted by the Liverpool packet British privateer,
chased into the Black Point River the packet be-
tween New York and New London, and burnt the
vessel, as well as a bridge over the River, against
which she had run :
From Captain Senhouse, of his Majesty's sloop
Martin, dated at sea, the 30th June, giving au account
of his having on that day captured the Snapdragon
American private armed schooner, of six guns and
ci;,hty men :
From Cal t.:ia Sir Gcor,gc Collier, of his Zslajesly'.i

ship Leander, dated the 11th July, giving an account
of his having captured, after a chase of some hours,
the American sloop of war Rattlesnake, pierced for
twenty guns, thrown overboard, and having on board
131 men:
From Captain Pym, of his Majesty's ship Niemen,
dated at sea, the 14th July, reporting his having cap-
tured, after a chase of 14 hours, the Henry Odder
American brig. privateer, of 12 guns and 50 men.
From Captain Skene, of his Majesty's ship Asia,
dated in the Chesapeake, the 2U!) of July, stating,
that her boats, under the orders of Lieutenant For-
ster, had destroyed a deep-laden schooner in Cheery_
ston Creek, under a fire from field-pieces and small
arms ; from which service they returned without sus-
taining any loss.
Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane has trans-
mitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a series of re-
ports addressed to the Vice-Admiral by Rear-Ad-
miral
Cockburn, lately commanding his Majesty's
ships and vessels stationed in the Chesapeake, of
which the following are abstracts :
JUNE I.—The Rear-Admiral inclose: a letter from
Captain Ross, of his Majesty's ship Albion, dated off
T.Logier Sound, the 129th May, giving an account of
his having, with the boats of that ship and the Dra-
gon, proceeded into the River Pungoteak, in Virgi-
nia, for the purpose of destroying any batteries, or
capturing any vessels that he might find there. There
were no vessels in the river, but a party of seamen
and marines were landed to attack a battery, which
they took possession of, after a smart firing, notwith-
standing the militia which collected on the occasion,
and re-embarked, after destroying the work, barracks,
and guard-houses, and bringing away a six-pounder
bun with its carriage.
JUNI: 22.—The Rear-Admiral transmits four let-
ters from Captain Barrie, of his Majesty's ship Dra-
eon, dated between the Ist and 19th June, reporting
his proceedings while dispatched by Rear-Admiral
Cockburn, against the flotilla fitted out at Baltimore,
under the orders of Commodore Barney.
On the Ist June, Captain Barrie, with the St. Law-
rence schooner, and the boats of the Albion and Dra-
gon, fell in with the flotilla, standing down the Chesa-
peake, and retreated before it towards the Dragon,
then at anchor off Smith's Point.
This ship having got under weigh, Captain Barrie
wore with the schooner and boats, but the flotilla
made off and escaped into the Patuxent River. The
Dragon being obliged to come again to an anchor,
and the boats not being strong enough to attack the
flotilla, Capt. Barrie endeavoured to induce theenemy
to separate his force by detaching two boats to cut off
a schooner under Cove Point : but thelAmericans suf-
fered this vessel to be burnt in the fate of the flotilla,
walinut attempting to save her.
On the 6th, the flotilla retreated higher up the
Patuxent, and Captain Barrie being joined on the
following day by the Loire and Jascur brig. he pro-
ceeded ap the river with them, the Saint Lawrence
schooner, and the boats of the Albion and Dragon.
The enemy retreated into St. Leonard's Creak, into
which they could only be pursued by the boats,
which were too inferior in force to allow of any
attack being made with them alone. Captain Barrie,
endeavoured, however, to provoke the enemy by
rockets and carronnades from the boats, to come
down within reach of the ship's guns. The .flotilla
was at one time so much galled by these attacks,
that it quitted its position- and chased the boats, but
' after a alight skirmish with the smaller vessels, it re-
turned precipitately to its original position.
With a view to force the flotilla to quit this station
detachments of seamen and marines were landed on
both sides of the river, and the enemy's militia
(though assembled to the numbers of three to five
hundred) retreating before them into the woods ; the
marines destroyed two tobacco stores, and severg
houses, which formed military posts.
On the 15th the Narcissus joined, and Captain
Barrie determined to proceed up the river with twelve
boats, having in them 180 marines, and 30 of the
black colonial corps; they proceeded to Benedict,
whence a party of regulars fled at their approach,
leaving behind several muskets, and part of their
camp equipage, with a six-pounder, which was spik-
ed ; a store of tobacco was alio found there. Captain
Barrie advanced from thence towards Marlborough,
and although only 18 miles from Washington, took
possession of the place, the militia and inhabitants
flying into the wood. A schooner was loaded with
tobacco, and the boats plentifully supplied with
stock ; after which, having burnt tobacco stores, con-
taining 2500 hogsheads, the detachment re-embarked.
The enemy collected 360 regulars, and some Mitia,
on some cliffs, which the bo,rts had to .pass ; but
some marines being landed, traversed the skirts of
the heights, and re-embarked w ithout molestation;
and the enemy did not thew himself till the boats
were out of gun.shots
Captain Barrie commends, in high terms, the con-
duct of all the °filters and men, seamen and marines,
under his orders, as well as that of the colonial corps
(composed of armed blacks) :—and Dear-Admiral
Cockburn takes the opportunity of espressiag his.
high sense of the personal exertions and able cote
displayed by Captain Barrie. I_
JUNE 25.—The Rear-Admiral transmits report
from Lieutenant Urmston, First of the Albion, of a
successfal attack made by the boats of the squadron,
under the Lieutenant's direction, on a post establish-
ed by the enemy at Chissenessick, on the main land
abreast of Watt's Island. The detachment landed,
notwithstanding a tire of grape and mueketry, drove
the enemy from the Test, and destroyed the guard-
houses, Jec. bringing away a six pounder, the *y
gun of the enemy at that place. Qrcat gallantry*vas
displayed by all employed on this occasion. •
JULY 6 -••• The Rear-Admiral i:icloses two ports
addressed to him by Captains Brown alai Nourse, of
the Loire and Severn ; the firmer dated the 27th of
June, states that the enemy having established a bat-
tery on the banks of the Patuxent, which opened on
the Loire and Narcissusi lie had judged it proper to
move 111.2 two ships lower down the river, .when the
flotilla tinier Commodore Bartley moved nut of ta.
Leonard's Creek, and ran higher tip.. the Patuxent,
with the exception of one rowanatt, which returned
to the creek, apparently damaged by the fire of the
frigates : the letter front Captain Nourse, dated the
atli July, repot ts his jc;i:ii.ig die ships in the Patux-
eet ; arid having moved ile:m up beyond St. Leo-
itard'sCreek, he sent Captain Brown with the.tnarines
af the ships up the Creek, by whom two of th et
m','3 It wue Loud tip And nue-

tied, were with several other vessels burnt, and a
large tobacco store destroyed.
JULY 19.—The Rear•Admtral states that, having
been joined by a battalion of marines, he proceeded
up
wt hne, Po
the to
capitalwmac k
ofw si I).
Mary's .ecounty, w
view to attack Leonard'sher
e the
Ti)
86th regiment was stationed.
The marines were landed under Major Lewis,
whilst the boats pulled up in front of the town, but
on discovering the British, the enemy's armed force
quitted the place, and suffered them to take quiet
possession of it. A quantity of stores belonging to
the 36th regiment, and a number of arms of different
descriptions were found there and destroyed :—a
quantity of tobacco, flour, provisions, and arti-
cles a
in t-
cies were brought away, in the boats and a schoo-
ner lying off the town. Not a musket being fired,
nor au armed enemy seen, the town was accordingly
snared.
JULY 21.—The Rear-Admiral reports, that the
enemy having collected some Virginia militia, at a
place called Nominy-Ferry, in Virginia, a consider-
able way up Nominy-River, he proceeded thither
with the boats and marines (the latter commanded
by Captain Robyns during
the illness of Major
' Lewis). The enemy's position was to a very com-
manding eminence, projecting into the water ; but
some marines having been landed on its flank, and
seen getting up the craggy side of the mountain,
while the main body landed at the ferry, the enemy
fell back, and though pursued several miles till the
approach of night, escaped with the loss of a few
prisoners. They had withdrawn their field artillery,
and hid it in the woods, fearing that if they kept it
.to use against the British, they would not be able to
retreat with it quick enough to save it from capture.
After taking on board all the tobacco, and other
stores found in the place, with a quantity of cattle,
and destroying all the storehouses and buildings, the
Rear-Admiral re-embarked ; and dropping down to
another point of the Nominy River, he observed some
movements on shore, upon which he again landed
with marines. The enemy fired a volley at them,
but on the advance of the marines, fled into the
woods. Every thing in the neighbourhood was there-
fore also destroyed or brought off, and after visiting
the country in several other directions, covering the
escape of the negroes who were anxious to join him,
he quitted the river and returned to the ships with
135 refugee negroes, two captured schooners, a large
quantity of tobacco, dry goods, and cattle, and a few
prisoners.
hay 24.—The Rear-admiral gives an account of
his having gone up St. Clement's Creek, in St. Mary's
county, with the boats and marines, to examine the
country. The militia slimed themselves occasionally,
but always retreated when pursued ; and the boats
returned to the ships without any casualty, having
captured four schooners and destroyed one.
The inhabitants having remained peaceably ir their
houses, the Rear-Admiral did not suffer any injury
to be done to them, excepting at one farm, from
which two musket-shot were fired at the Admiral's
gig, and where the property was therefore destroyed.
Jute :;I.—The Rear-Admiral reports, that having
on the 26th proceeded to the head of the Machodick
rivet,in Virginia, where he burnt six schooners, whilst
`the marines marched, without opposition, over the
country on the banks of that river ; and there not re-
maining any other place on the Virginia or St. Mary's
side of his last anchorage that he had not visited, he
on the 28th caused the ships to move above Black-
stone's Island, and on the 29th proceeded with the
boats and marines up the Wicomoco River : he landed
at Hamburgh and Chaptico, from which latter place
he shipped a considerable quantity of tobacco, and
visited several houses in different parts of the country,
the owners of which living quietly with their families,
and seeming to consider themselves and the neigh-
bourhood at his disposal, he caused no further incon-
venience to them, than obliging them to furnish sup-
plies of cattle and stock for the use of his forces.
Auousr I.—The Rear-Admiral states, that on the
2d, the squadron dropped down the Potowmac, near
to the entrance of the Yocomoco River, which he en-
tered on the following day, With the boats and marines,
and landed with the latter. The enemy had here
collected in great force, and made more resistance
than usual, but the ardour and determination of the
Rear-Admiral's gallant little band, carried all before
them ; and after forcing the enemy to give way, they
followed him ten miles up the country, captured a
field piece, and burnt several houses which had been
converted into depots for militia, arms, Sec. Learn-
ing afterwards that General Hungerford had rallied
his men at Kinsale, the Rear-Admiral proceeded thi-
ther ; and though the enemy's position was extremely
strong, he had only time to give the British an ineffec-
tu.al volley before they gained the height, when he
again retired with precipitation, and did not reap.
pear. The stores found at Kinsale were then shipped
without molestation; and having burnt the store-
houses and other places, with two old schooners, and
destroyed two batteries, the Rear-Admiral re-embark-
ed, bringing away five prize schooners, a Liege quan-
tity of tobacco, flour, &c. a field piece and a few pri-
soners. The American General Taylor was wound-
ed and unhorsed, and escaped only through the thick-
ness of the wood and bushes, into which he ran. The
British had three men killed, and as many wounded.
The conduct of the officers and men on this occii-
sion calls for the Rear Admiral's particular commen-
dation ; with five hundred men they penetrated ten
miles into the enemy's country, and skirmished back,
surrounded by woods; in the face of the whole collec-
ted militia of Virginia, under Generals Hungerford
and Taylor ; and after this long march carried the
heights cf Kinsale ia the most gallant manner.
AUGUIaT B.—The Rear Admiral states, that Coan
River, a few miles below Yocomoco, being the only
inlet on the Virginia side of the Potowmack that lie
'had not visited, he proceeded on the 7th to attack it
with the boats and marines ; after a tolerably quick
fire on:the beats, the enemy went off precipitately with
the glans : the battery was destroyed, and the river
ascended, in which three :dimmers were captuiea,
and scam tobacco brought off.
Auutn,r 13.—The Rear Admiral gives an ec-
c °tut of his having on the 12th, proceeded tip Sr.
Mary's Creek, and landed iii various parts nt the
cou ,try about that extensive inlet, hut without seeing
a si armed parson, though nt;litia Ltd formed),
been stationed at St. Mary's Factory tor its defence ;
the inhabitants of the State appearing to consider it
wiser tai submit than to attempt opposition.
AUGUST 15.—The Rear-Admiral report: his 4 havinn

again on that dal, 'multi, within St. Mary's Creek,
but found on the different parts of the country.
same quiet and subinit is-e conduct on the part of
inhabitants, as in the places vi:ited on the 12th.
Throughout the whole of these operations, Rear
Admiral Cockburn repeats the highest encomium‘
all the Officers and men of the ships and marine,
under his orders. Although from the nature of the
country, and the excessive heat of the climate, these
services must have been most harassing, they were
carried on with the greatest cheerfulness and peise-
mance. The Captains of his Majesty's ships on all
occasions volunteered to accompany the Rear-Admi.
ral. To Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm, and Major
Lewis, of the Royal Marines, he expresses his Wig..
Lions, as well as to the other Officers of that corps.
The conduct of the men was also deserving die
greatest praise • and though the re-embarkations fre-
quently to3k place in the night, yet, during the whole
of the operations, neither a sailor, nor a marine was
reported missing.
In transmitting the reports of these services, which
come down to the period of the arrival of Sir Alex.
ander Cochrane in the Chesapeake, the Vice-Admi-
ral expresses the very high sense he entertains of the
arrangement, seal, and activity, which have on all
occasions been shown by Rear-Admiral Cockburn,
during the time he has commanded in the Chesa-
peake under the Vice-Admiral's orders.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1814.

We have received Paris Papers of Thursd.iy an'
Friday. Their contents are of a motley description.
The Journal de Path contains a high-sounding article
on the subject of the fabrications which have been
charged upon it as tending to disturb tl!e repose of
Europe. Truly, if the Editor of Cie Journal speaks
the language of his Government, there is a hauteur in
tae minds of its members which must be pulled down.
France is again, it would seem, about to assume an
imposing attitude—if her claims are not recognized
at the ensuing Congress, We subjoin the article to
which we allude, with such other extracts as appear
worthy of a place