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London, England, 1815-03-10 00:00:00

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ebeituerl-.._ :pone tibis debate a few days longer,
as some of hit taxes were &jeerer! itti and deputations
against them Slrertiestpeeted train the kotintryrind
on Monday it *mild be impdslible to hiiii_them in a
state of preparation to he preiented to the Rinse.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
trusted that on SlondaY the Hon* would be in pos-
session of alt the objections that could be btought
against this scheme of finance.
Mr. PROTHEO.OE said, that as some of his con.
stituents meant to petition against the Tax on Menu.facturers' Windows, he wished to know if the Right
Hon. Gentlest:lan Meant to propose any modification
of that Tax ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that there were ii great number of windows in
manufacturing warehatises, which were more neces.
sary for air than light; and on these the tax was not
meant to interfere with the interests of trade or ma-
nufactures. But at the same time it was difficult to
suit the tax to every class of manufacturing houses.
There were two distinct sorts of buildings, one with
small windows, and anothef with few windows, but of
a.largd size. instead, therefore, of taking Ss. 6d. it
was intended to levy Is. 6d. on manufactory windows,
and even then, if they exceeded 100 in the -Wilding,
they wete to be taken at measurement, as in the case
of hot.honse whitlows. Where the windows were long
and Small, and only divided by slight partitions, they
were to be counted only as due. With regard to
warehouses, it was not tieoposed to adopt a progres-
sive scale on the rent dt them, but to take gs in the
pound at the lowest rate of rent. The schedule would
only cohtain the duties, and not the rates of rents;
and therefore the duties would not apply to any but
those (in small houses) who were not already liable
to be thus taxed.
Mr. PHILLIPS again pressed for some farther
delay; hi order to give time for Petitions agaiast
these Uses.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, there would be many more opportunities for
receiving Petitions against this measure than on Mon-
• y next..
HUTlERVioierii Wished to know if any
distinction was to be made between boys and men
employed as servants by men in trade ?
Mr. VANSITTART said, he apprehended it
would be difficult to drag any line of distinction as to
such :invents.
Mr. W. SMITH Considered thil measure as im-
posing in undue taxation on siiadders used for light
in Manufacturing houses.
Mt. VAPISI'MART said, this was not con&
tiered as a tax on any particular trade, but as a duty'
On the country at large.
The Report of the CoMmittee of Ways and Meant
on the New Tates was then ordered to be received
on Monday next.
The Committee on the Malt Trade Bill was post.
pond till to-morrow (this day).—Adjourned.

SUPPLEMENT TO TM LONDON O,IZITT2
OP TOOIiOAT 1111 Mt OP MARCIL

THUttSDAY, MARCH 9.

COLONIAL DEFARTMINT:
DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 11, Nit
Dispatches, of which the following are copies, beet
seen this day received by Earl Bathurst, one of hit
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, from Major-
General Sir Lim Lambert. K.C.B. commanding oa
the coast of Louisiana.
Camp, In Front of the Enemy's Lines, below
New Orleans, January lb, 1815.
Mt Lotto—lt becomes my duty to lay before your
Lordship, the proceedings of the force lately em..
ployed on the coast of Louisiana, under the command
of Major-General the Hon. Sir E. Al. Pakenhain,
K.B. and acting in concert with Vice•Adtniral the
Hon. Sir A. Cocbranb, K.B.

The report which I enclose froth Major-General
Keane, will put your Lordship in possession of the
occurrences which took place until the arrival
Major-General the Hon. Sir E. Pakenhant to assume
the command; from that petiod l send an etrract ef
the journal of Major Forrest, -A, Quarter.
Master-General, up to the time iht• one
troops which sailed ou the 241i1 of Octoner last itilLier
my command), and which wit on the 6th Ji.w.try
and fmns mat petiod, 1 511111 detaii, as as I mu
able, the subsequent eltati.
I found the Army in podtiori, in a fist ccu-crr,
with the Mississippi oft its left, an,l <t thielrestecsive
wood on its tight, and ,pea to its froth, trout winsh
the enemy's line w is qii; e distinguishable.
It seems Sit E. Palteoliani had waited r:,r the %Ir.
rival of the lusileers and 43J regittor;f; ;n older tel
make a general attack upon the enemy's line; and,
on the Bth, the army was torn] .d lot that object.
In order to give your Lordship as clear a view as
I can, I shall state the position cf the enemy. On
the left bank of the river it was simply a straight
line of about a front of one thousand yards with a
parapet, the right resting on the river, and the
left on a wood which had been made impract:.
cable for any body of troops to pass. This line was
strengthened by flank works, and had a canal of
about tour feet deep generally, but riot altogether
of an equal width ; it was supposed to narrow to.
wards their lefts about eight heavy aims were iii
position on this hoe. The Mississippi as here about
eight hundred yards across, and they had on the
right bank a heavy battery of twelve guns, which
enfiladed the whole front of the position on the left
bank.

-preparations were made on our side. by very eon.
siderable labour, to clear ottt and widen a canal that
communicated with a stream by which the boats had
passed up to the place of disembarkation; to open it
into the Mississippi, by which means troops could
be got over to the right bank, and the cooperation
of armed boats could be setuted.

The disposition 1;r the attack was as follows:.
A corps, co: sitting of the Uth light intsotrre

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amen, and 400 marines, the sth West Wilk ri gia.
went, and four Feces of artillery, under the corm-
mend of Colonel Mormon, of the 85th, was to pass
over during the night, and move along the right
bank towards. New Orleans, clearing its front until it
reached the Il4nking battery of the enemy on that
side, which it had orders to carry.
The assailing of the enemy's line in front of us,
was to be made by the brigade composed of the 4th,
:Um, and 41ah regiments, with three companies of
the 95th, under Major-General Gibbs ; and by the
3d brigade, euns.e.ing of the 93d, two companies of
the 95th, and two companies of the fusileers, and
43d, under M ijor-General Keane; some bla.:1; troops
were destined to skirmish in the wood on the right.—
The rein:lite' attack was to be made by Major-Ge-
neral Gibbs. The Ist brigade, consisting of the In-
sikers and 431, formed the reserve. The attacking
columns were to be provided with fascines, scaling
ladders, and rafts—the whole to be at their cadet's
before day-light. An advanced battery in our fient
of six eighteen-pounders, was thrown up during the
night, about eight hundred yards from the enemy's
line. The attack was to be made at the earliest houi. ,
Unlooked for dill:ultics, increased by the failing
of the river, occasioned considerable delay in the en.;
tr ince of the armed boats, and those destined to land!
Colonel Thornton's corps, by which four or five
hours were lost, and it was not until past five in ti e!
triornieg, that the Ist division, consisting of five
hundred men, were.over. The sosembl.: of the gene-
ral movement was lost, an 3 iu a point which was of
the list impottance to the attack on the left bank of
the river,. although Colonel Thornton, as your Lord.o
ship will see in his report, which I enclose, ably exit.
cuted in every particular his instructions, and fully i
justified the confidence the Commander of the Forces
placed in his abilities. The delay attending that
corps occasioned some on the left bank, and the at-
tack 'did not take place until the columns were dis-
cernible from the enemy's line at more than 200 yards
distance ; as they advanced, a continued and most
galling fire was opened from every part of their line,
and from the battery on the right bank.
The brave Commander of the Forces, who never
in his life could refrain from being at the post of
honour, and sharing the danger to which the troops
were exposed, as soott as from his station be had
made the signal for the troops to advance, galloped
on to the front to animate them by his presence, and
he was seen, with his hat off, encouraging them
on the crest of the glacis ; it was there, (almost
at the same time) he received two wounds, one in
his knee, and another, which was almost instantly
fatal, in his body ; he fell in the arms of Major
M.Daugall, Aide-de-Camp. The effect of this in
the sight of the troops, together with Major-Gene-
ral Gibbs and Major-General Keane being both
b irne off wounded at the same time, with maily other
commanding dicers, and further, the preparations
to aid in crossing the ditch not being so forward as
they ought to have been, from, perhaps, the men
being wounds.d who were carrying them, caused a
wavering in the colutnn, which in such a situation
became :neva:able; and as I advanced with the re-
serve, at about two Mildred and fifty yards froin
the line, I had the mortification to observe the
whole fading back upon me in the great:st contusion.
In this situation, finding that no impression had
been made, that thuugh many men had reached the
ditch, and were either drowned or obliged to surren-
d r, and that it was impossible to restore order in the
regiments where they ware, I placed the reserve in
poAtion, en:il I could obtain such information as to
determine me haw to act to the best of my judg-
mont, and whether or nut I should resume the at-
tack, and if so, I felt it could be done only by the
reserve. The confidence I have in the corps cum-
posing it, would have encouraged me greatly, though
not without loss, which might have made the at-
tempt of serious consequence, as I know it was the
opinion of the late distinguished Commander of the
Forcet, that the carrying cf the first line would not
be the least arduous Service. After making the best
reflections I was capable of, I kept the ground Cit.
troops then held, and went to meet Vice Admiral
Sir Alexander Cochrane, and to tell him, that under
all the circumstances, I did not think it prudent to
renew the attack that day. At about ten o'clock 1
learnt of the success of Colonel Thornton's corps on
the right bank. I sent the commanding officer of
the artillery, Colonel Dickson, to examine the situa-
tion of the battery, and to report if it was tenable;
but informing me that he did not think it could be
held with security by a smaller corps than two thoti-
sand men, I consequently ordered Lieutenant-Colo-
nel Gubbins, on whom the command had devolved
(Colonel Thornton being wounded) to retire.
The army remained in position until night, in
order to gain time to destroy the eighteen-pounder
battery we had constructed the preceding night in
advance. I then gave orders for the troops re-
suming the ground they occupied previous to the
attack.

• Ou. loss has been very severe, but I trust it will
not be considered, notwithstAnding the failure, that
this army has suffered the military character to be
tarnished. I am satisfied, had I thought it right
to renew the attack; that the troops would have ad-
vanced with eneerfulitess. The services of both army
and navy, since th, it landi .g on this co Ist, have
been arduous beyond any thing I have ever witnessed,
and difficulties have been gr,t over with an assiduity
and perseverance beyond all sample by all ranks,
and toe most hearty co-cperation has existed between
the two services.

It is not tit cessary for me to expatiate to you upon
the lugs the army has sustained in blejor-General the
IlonourAble Sir E. Pikenham, Commander-in-
Chief of this force, nor could I in adequate terms.
His services and mer:ts are so well Itisown, that I
have may, in common with the whole army, to
express my sincere regret, and which may be sup.
posed at this moment to cvme peculiarly home to me.
Major-General Gitotts,' who died of hi, wounds the
followibg day, and Kijor-G.:neral Keane, who were
both cariied off the field within twenty yards of the
at the head of their brigiilis, sufficiently
*peak at such a moment how they were conducting
themselves. I am happy to say blajor.Geoeral
Keine is doing well.
Captain Wylly, Of the Fusileers, Military Secre-
tary to the lice Commander of the Forces, will have
the honour of delivering to your Lordship these dis-
patches, Xuowin, bow much he eninTe4 his esteem,
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