Star.
London, England, 1813-07-27 00:00:00

c4PT4IN LAWRENCE.

The late Captain LAWRENCE, of the Chesapeake
American frigate, was a native of Burlington, near
Philadelphia, adjoining a town called Bristol—a car.
cumstance which must have given rise to the report
that he was a native of Basta!, in England. He was
educated expressly for the Navy, at Princetown
lege, in America, where he was greatly beloved by
his teachers and fellow-students, and was one of the
few Commanders in the American service who had
the manners and education of a gentleman. It is
well known that Commodore Ronwtrs has risen from
the rank of a common seaman, retaining all the vices,
and perhaps mat of the virtues, of that valuable class
of men. Captain LAWRENCE was in London about
two years since, as the bearer of dispatches from his
Government. He then commanded the Hornet,
which lay off the. Isle of Wight. He was then appa-
rently about 25 years of age, elegant in his manners,
and in his person tall and athletic.—lt is but fair that
a brave enemy shout have justice.

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PIA ARMY:

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Detachments for nearly all the corps in the service
in the Peninsula, amounting to 2,800 men, have em-
!wired during the last week at Portsmouth, for that
quarter.

The 24.1 Royal Surtey Militia are ordered to Col-
chester. They hive been in Ireland nearly three
years.

Wednesday, the first division of 'the 16th regiment
of foot, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel TOLLY,
landed at Donaghadee from Portpatrick.
A few days ago, a deserter from the Ilst regiment
teas apprehended and lodged in Hamilton jail ; and
on Friday he died in prison, in eooaequence of ex-
cessive drinking.

The 2d Battalion of the 89th regiment, from Hali.
fax, and the regiment of Watteville, from Cadiz,
arrived at Quebec the beginning of June., and imme-
diately proceeded to join the army under Sir GroncE
PltEiost, in Upper Canada.

Major-General De ROTTENSURG delivered over the
command of the troops, and civil administration of
the Province of Lower Canada, to Major-General
GLASGOW, of the Royal Artillery, and arrived at
Kingston on the 20th June.
Major-General Sir Roo= TAMA &RAPP% met
Major-General ROTTINEURG at Cornwall, on the 15th
June, and afterwards proceeded to Montreal, to
assume the command of the troops in that district.
The 13th regiment, 700 strong, from the West
Indies, arrived in the River St. Lawrence, below
Quebec, the latter end of June. The transports
which conveyed them, were under convoy of the
Rifleman sloop of war, and came last from Halifax.

l'he 64th regiment, from the West Indies, arrived
at Halifax the latter end of June, and are to be sta-
tioned in that Garrison.

The Regiment of Menron was daily expected to
arrive at Quebec from Malta ,
Report says, that there will speedily be assembled
a General Court Martial, and that it is decided that
it is to sit, not at Chelsea, but in Spain, because the
taking home so jpany witnesses would hurt the ser-
vice there very much.

A few days ago we extraeted from a cotemporary
Journal, an alledged statement of the force which
landed in CatAlonia, under the command of Sir JOHN
MURRAY, (of whom we are not the advocates beyond
the pale of justice—the birth-right of an English.
man t) ; although we then certainly doubted the
amount, knowing that the strength of the respective
British regiments was considerably overrated. We
can now, however, assure the Public, that Sir Jouw
MURRAY'S whole force did not exceed 17,000 men,
(and an addition of 5000 cuts a very fine figure in
the field), who were landed in three divisions, under
Lieutenant• General CLINTON, Major-General MAC*
KENZIE, and Major-General WILLINGHAM, composed
of Britons, Spaniards, and Sicilians. We state this
in the cause of truth.

Extract of a letter, dated Alicant, Jnne 30th,
1813 We have had a trip up to Tarragona, a
very strong fortress in the possession of the French,
which we besieged asst bombarded, from the batteries
erected on shore by the troops and the shipping in
the road, for eight days ; aad we bad every reason to
expect its surrender, having effected a breach in the
walls, (Tarragona has a strong wall round it,) had
not the unfortunate false intelligence reached our
army, that a French force of nearly 30,000 strong
were within twelve hours march of the besiegers.—
This intelligence caused an immediate and confused
embarkation—destroying all provisions and stores,
and spiking the battering train in number eighteen
pieces, and what was more galling, we distinctly saw
the French garrison draw the guns into Tarragona
the next day, giving us three cheers. It is said the
French were not within three days march of us. We
proceeded to Wagner Bay. about forty miles to the
westward, and the next day again disembarked the
troops to offer them battle, but the French were not
to be caught, for after throwing 2000 men into
Tarragona, they retreated back into the country. We
then re-embarked quietly and returned from whence
we came, and are now again disembarked at Alicant.
We have above 150 sail of transports here."
By a series of private advises from the Peninsula
we draw the following conclusions, and communicate
the following facts :—The British army had a very
fatiguing march previous to the Battle of Vittoria.—
On the 3d of June they commenced their movements
from Onbadee, near Salamanca, and on the 3d of
July they came within nine leagues of Bayonne, a
distance truly astonishing in one month. Our troops
had not a single day's rest from the 3d to the 28th
ofJune, when they rested under the walls of Pampe-
luna. It was expected that this city would have been
invested by the British troops, but Lord WELLINGTON
has confided the reduction of it to the Spaniards, and
has marched his own men forward on the frontier, in
order to occupy and strengthen the principal passes of
the Pyrenees. On the 3d inst. the army was encam-
ped on some mountains and adjacent valleys, well
supplied with every necessary, and surrounded by a
friendly and numerous peasantry who were anxious to
afford every assistance within their power. King Joe,
in addition to that of his Kingdom, lost all his car-
riages, horses, baggage, &c. escaped with only the
horse on which he rode, (even this not his own !) and
with only the clothes he wore about him. The pro-
perty and plunder left behind by the French is im-
mense, who in their retreat were guilty of many enor-
mities, but on whom a just and severe retribution has
fallen. The roads through which they passed pre-
sented to our army a deplorable spectacle, exhibiting
the wreck of greatness fallen into confusion and ruin.

GENERAL ORDER.
[FROM THE QUEBEC GAZETTE.)
" Heen-Qtraerces, KINGSTON.
" Adjutant-General's Office, 9d June, Isis.
" The Commander of the Forces has received
from Brigadier-General Vincent a report, announcing
that the enemy having cannonaded from his batteries
and ships the whole of the 24th and 25th of May,
the fortress and works of St. George, and very ma-
terially destroyed and injured the defences of that
post—on the 27th, at day-break; made a general at-
tack upon that position, and uader cover of their
fleet, which kept up a tremendous and most destruc-
tive fire, effected the landing of a body of troops ten-
fold as numerous as the detachment allotted for the
defence of that portion of the Niagara frontier. Re-
gardless of the immense superiority of the enemy, his

advance was gallantly and obstinately disputed—a
judicious position was occupied. by Lieutenant-Colo.
nel Myers, and . when that zealous andrneritorious
Officer was obliged to quit the field, having received
three wounds, he was ably replaced by Lieutenant-
Colonel Harvey, and the unequal cot.test continued
with unshaken gailantty and determination.
" Bligaditr-General Vincent considering further
perseverance against an overwhelming force, a fruit-
less sacrifice of invaluable lives, having gained by
their intrepid resistance the means of dismantling the
fort, and destroying the stores, he directed the troops
to fall back on Queenston, which was done with per-
fect order.

,t Brigadier-General Vincent reports, that the
movements were ably covered by the companies of
the Glengary Light Infantry, strengthened by a de-
tachment of Royal Newfoundland Fencibles and
litia ; and these troops were gallantly sustained by a
division of the Bth or King's regiment, commanded
by Major Ogilvie.
" Brigadier. General Vincent has concentrated his
force in a strung position at the Head of the Lake.
" By his Excellency's command.
(Signed) " EDWARD BAYNES, Adj. Gen.11
Subsequently to the fall of Fort George, General
Vincent was under the necessity of abandoning also
Queenston and Fort Erie, and retreating to Burling-
ton Bay, at the head of Lake Ontario. Along the
shores of this Lake the enemy followed General
Vincent near sixty miles, and were preparing to
attack his position at Burlington Heights, when pre-
vented by the brilliant night-attack on the 6th of
June, at Stoney Creek. The document from Upper
Canada, which we subjoin, brings the account of the
operations down to 11th of June, when the Ameri-
cans were retreating in confusion to Niagara ; and if
Sir James Yeo tilt maintain the ascendancy which
most fortunately he appears to have obtained on
Lake Ontario, there is every reason to hope the ene-
my-will be compelled to abandon their conqeests en-
tirely, and to retreat across the river Niagara ;—in
which case the contending armies will, as to position,
be situated nearly as they were before the commence-
ment of the campaign.

“ QUEBEC GAZETTE, JUNE 19.
"-GOOD NEWS FROM UPPER CANADA.
” IMPORTANT CONSEQUENCES OP GENERAL VINCENT'S

VICTORY.

" Letters from Kingston, of the 15th inst. received
by this day's post, state, that the accounts from Ge-
neral Vincent's army continued to be very favourable.
The division of the American army, which after the
affair of the 6th retreated to Forty Mile Creek, pre-
cipitately retired from thence; in consequence of the
appearance of our squadron off that place; they were
in such panic and contusion that they left great part
of their tents scolding. General Vincent had di-
rected Major Evans, with the detachment of the
King's en board the squadron, to disembark there,
and the General sent t,irward to support them the
grenadier company of the 49th, and a company of
the 41st ;—some shots were exchanged between the
squadron and the enemy as they retreated.
4. The enemy began to retire on the Bth at noon ;
and oar advanced troops, about 400, were in posses-
sion of the camp, and in pursuit of the enemy, by
seven in the evening. The enemy's force amounted,
it is said, to between four and five thousand men; but
they did not, we understand, halt until they reached
Fort George. They left in our possession five him-
deed tent:, 140 barrels of flour and other provisions,
100 stand of arms, and a variety of other articles.
We took 70 prisoners. They destroyed an immense
quantity of their baggage, public and private. Sir
Janus Yeo also destroyed 17 of their boats laden with
provisions'and supplies.
" A person from Fort George states, that he never
saw ci.ny thing equal the dismay, and confusion that
prevailed amongst the enemy that they were send-
ing their baggage across the river, and were preparing
to defend themselves against an attack, which they
hourly expected. Their force, he says, was near six
thousand; but that sickness, desertion, and almost
famine prevailed. It was reported that they had eva-
cuated Fort Erie and Chippawa. General Lewis
commanded the enemy's force that retreated from
Forty Mile Creek.
" The last accounts are of the llth, at which time
our advance remained in the possession of Forty Mile
Creek, anxiously awaiting the result of an expected
action between the two squadrons; Sir James Yeo
having received infikrmation that Commodore Chaun-
cey was out, and was preparing to avail himself of the
first breeze to go in pursuit of him. Sir James was
off Niagara.
" 3ther accounts state, that the Madison and
Oneida, with five schooners, were lying off Sachet's
Harbour on the 12th, on which day their new ship
was expected to be launched ; but the loss of the rig.'
ging and stores, burnt the time of our attack, would
prevent her from being fitted for a month or six weeks.
" Generals Chandler and Winder have arrived at
Montreal."

It appears that the enemy, on obtaining possession
of Fort Erie, issued a Proclamation from thence on
the 30th of May, addressed to the inhabitants, and
which appears to have been drawn up in the style of
General Hull, if we may judge from the following
Proclamation of Sir George Prevost. This Procla-
mation is dated the 14th of June, and among other
interesting facts, informs us that Sir James Yeo was
then in undisturbed possession of the Lakes :

PROCLAMATION
ST wit tiCILLENCT LIROTINANT..GINZIAL SIR 010161 1.11
VOST, SARONR r, GOVRANOR.ORNILRAL AND COMMANDILMAN•
CM', IN AND OVIR HIS MAJZITT'S NORTH AHRIMAN FRO.
VINCRS, AND COMMANDER OT Tug roacts IN TIM SAID PRO•
TINCES, &C. Bcc. Etc.

4, H►s Excellency the Commander of the Forces
having seen a Public Declaration made by Lieute-
nant• Colonel P. Preston, of the 12th regiment of the
United States Infantry, dated at Fort Erie, the 90th
of May last, in which he professes to hold out the
protection of the United States to all those who shall
come forward and voluntarily enrol their names with
him, and threatening with rigorous
_and disastrous
consequences those who shall have the spirit and
loyalty to pursue a different course of conduct—his
Excellency deems it necessary to caution his Ma-
.
jesty's subjects in this province against listening to
this insidious offer of the enemy, or trusting to their
assurances of protection, which subsequent events
have clearly proved they are so little able to afford
to themselves.

1 ss With the bare possession of a narrow strip of
our frontier territory/ not obtained by them without

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a severe contest and corresponding loss, with alt Un-
conquered and unbroken army in their front, at an
inconsiderable distance from them, and ready to dis
pine every inch of ground over Which they Should
attempt to advance into the country, it was hardly to
be expected that the enemy's presumption would
have led them to consider themselves as in the pos-
session of this province, or have induced them, con-
trary to the established usages of civilized warfare,
to treat its peaceable inhabitants as a conquered
people.
,‘ The brilliant result of the action of the 6th inst.
—the tout and complete dispersion of a large division
of the enemy's forces on that day, attended with the
capture of their artillery and of their ablest Generals—
their subsequent retreat and flight, with the loss of
the whole of their baggage, provisions, and tent equi-
page, before the victorious army of Brigadier-General
Vincent, daily increasing in strength from the power-
ful reinforcements reaching it, and assisted by the
squadron under Sir James Yeo, new in tentruturbed /tw-
ee:lion of the Laic; all these events, which followed in
rapid succession within a very few days after Lieute-
nant. Colonel Preston's Declaration, shew more
strongly than any language can possibly describe, the
futility of the offers held out by it, and produce the
strongest incentive to his Majesty's subjects to hold
fast that allegiance from which.the enemy would so
insidiously withdraw them.
46 His Excellency therefore confidently calls upon
all the loyal and well disposed in this Province, who
are not under the immediate controul, or within the
power of the enemy, to use every possible effort in
repelling the foe, and driving him from our soil, as-
suring them that they will be powerfully aided by
the reinforcements daily arriving at this post, and
pressing on to their support. To those of his Ma-
jesty's subjects who are unfortunately situated within
that inconsiderable portion of the territory occupied
by the enemy, his Excellency recommends a quiet
and peaceable conduct, such as shall neither afford
a just cause to the enemy for treating them with the
severity and rigour they have threatened, or incom-
patible with their allegiance to the best of Sovereigns.
66 His Excellency at the same time declares, that
he shall be compelled, however reluctantly, instantly
to retaliate upon the American prisoners in his pos-
session, every violation of the persons cr property of
any of his Majesty's subjects, so peaceably demeaning
themselves, and hereby publicly protests against such
treatment as equally unsanctioned by the usages of
war, or by the example afforded by his Majesty's '
races with regard to any of the American prisoners
in their possession."

At a numerous Meeting of the Inhabitants of the
Town of Gosport, in the County of Southampton, I
holden the 10th day of July, 1815, at the Court Room,
in Gosport, pursuant to a Requisition signed by
the Reverend Richard Bingham, James Collies, the Rev. James
Collins, 'William I'age, Robert Curry, Thomas Andrews Mln
chin, John Goodeve, Joseph Goodeve, the younger, Robert
Cruickshank, and Edward l'adt'un, for the purpose of expressing
to Lieutenant• General PORTER their grateful sense of his uni-
form concliatery conduct, and of the pt rsonal pains he repeatedly
took to promote the general interest and prosperity of the I own
whilst he was a resident in it.

The Rev. RICHARD BINGHAM, in the Chair.
Resolved Unanimously—That Lieutenant-General Potter is
highly deserving of our best thanks, and that a letter be addressed
to him expressive of those sentiments.
Resolved Unanimously—That the subjoined letter having been
read by the Chairman, be fully approved and adopted, and that
he be earne.tly requestskl to wait on the General with the letter,
together with a copy of these Resolutions.
RICHARD BINGHAM, Chairman.
7 be Chairman having left the Chair, the Thanks of the Meet-
ing were unanimously voted to him, for his conduct on th's t
casion.

"Six, " Gosport, 10th July, 1815.
" Feeling a lively interest in every thing which is connected
with your happiness or advantage, we beg leave to offer you our
sincere congratulations on your promotion to the rank of a Lieu-
tenant-General in his Majesty's army ; but while we rejoice in
that event, as it is calculated to confer honour upon you, we hope
we may he permitted to express our sincere regret, that any
circumstance should have removed you from that residence
among us, by which we have, during its whole continuance
of six ytarrs, reaped very great personal satisfaction, and
which has been productive of some real .nd permanent advantage,
the compass and benefits of which will be felt by the inhabitants of
this place, hs long as it shall continue to be a populous town. The
urbanity of your conduct on all occasions, the conciliatory and
able manner in which you have united your military duties with
those of a civil Magistrate, and by which you have so happily
reconciled any trifling jealousies which at any time have appeared
likely to occur between the Military and other Inhabitants of
this place, together with the anxiety and zeal which .rta have
evinced on every occasion when in either of those capacities, or
in your third t kvated station of a Menater of Parliament, you
could render essential services to this town, have made such an
impression of regard and gratitude on the minds of its inhabi-
tan, s, as no time or distance will ever efface ;and whatever other
situation you may be hereafter called upola to fill, you will be at-
tended with our most sincere and heartfeit wishes for your health,
prosperity and happiness: we cannot, however, help entertaining
an unfeigned hope that you will shortly be again sent among us,
either in the command of this whole district, or that, from the
increasing number and importance of the garrison on thi, side of
Portsmouth Harbour, it will be thought necessary to appoint to
the command of it an Officer of that rank which you at present
have the honour to fill, and that you will be selected for that
purpose, confident, as we are, that his Majesty has not in his ser-
vice an Officer more zealously attached to his Crown and Family.
" With the highest sentiments of esteem, we have the honour
to be, Sir, your obliged and obedient servants
(Signed) " RICHARD BINGHAM, Chairman,
and by the other Inhabitants of the Town."
To Lieutenant-General Porter, M.P. &c. &c. &c. Stockbridge.
At another Meeting of the Inhabitants on the 19th instant at
the place aforesaid, convened for the purpose of receiving Lieu-
tenant-General Porter's Answer to the above,
It was resolved, That the letter and the General's Answer
thereto should be inserted in the STAR and several other News-
papers, and that the former be inserted with the signature of the
Chairman only, on behalf of the Meeting.
" GINTLCIICH, " Stockbridge, July 18, 1813.
" It Is with real difficulty, that I can find terms sufficiently
forcible, to express my feelings in answer to the very flattering
letter I had the honour to receive this morning.
" The reflection will always be most gratifying to me that,
during the long period I have had the pleasure of residing among
you, I have been enabled to blend my military with nay civil du-
tles.in such a manner, as to give satisfaction to so very respecta-
ble a portion of the community as the inhabitants of Gosport.
" The friendly and kind attentions that you have invariably
roanifesvoi towards me, must always be remembered by me with
feelings of sincere satisfaction and pleasure, and the zealous aad
cordial co-operation I have ever received from you, whether for
the furtherance of the service of the country or upoh subjects of
a more local nature, calls upon me for every return in my power.
However much I must regret that I may be no longer a resident
at Gosport, you may rest assured that I shall ever feel the same
sentiments of regard and esteem towards you, and that at all
times and in any situation in which I ntay eventually be placed,
you may freely command my most zealous, though humble ser-
vices, both individually and collectively, truly gratified as I shall
feel to contribute my utmost exertions to promote the happiness,
interest, prosperity, and unanimity of the town of Gosport.
" 1 hive the Maur to be with real regard, Gentlemen,
" Your most sincere and obliged humble servant,
" GEO. PORTER, Lieut.-Gen.
" The Rev. Richard Bingham, Chairman of a Meeting,
and to the other inhabitants of 00sport.",