Star.
London, England, 1814-09-12 00:00:00

GRAVEFEND, SEPTEMBER 1 I.

Arrived the Johanna liaemilie,Hendt irk, Vrnw Maims, Claus,
sod 'Twee Sisters, AttaceriLs, from Emblen ; Vrow Catharina,
Johnsones, Vrow Dina, Yende, Vrow Hundricka, Jacobs, and
lisernum, Blotigh, front Groninzi n; Flora, 'act rnan, from Got-
t( r,bilegh ; Hope, 01(Irnan, f rum ()gelid; Hero, Kt.•li, from Pe-
ter-burgh ; Vier Cu front M, mei; Atina-Ul-
rLa, Mauberry, fioin Gotienburg!, ; Mary Ann, Cony. -Ind
Neptune, Vissey, from Jama;ca. Sailed the iiydneti l'acke.,llll
leinson, for the Cat e; Broke, Cowan, fur New:",tintliaid; Glen-
molar, ()laird, for Gibral'ar ; Harrii, fur o,iorio ; Tra-
falgar, Hill, for Bourdeaux ; Twre Ge Broeders, Mignie, for
Antwerp ; Aurora, Cormaa, for Dieppe; Jon,;e, Pieter
for Rouen ; lingliers, Crayre, and VlbW Veana, Minda, for
Hamhurgh ; Famiiie, HAWke, for Koia ; Clirigina. oetff.,
Uric Vrieuden, Pricers, and Vruw licitdricka, Luelksen, fur
Amsterdam ; London Packet, Small, for Antwerp.
UNITE, NISZ:MAID, and SwALLow, were to sail
from CAr.l;a on tharigth tilt, with flurteen sail of trans-
ports kr S,t,ithead. ELIZALiaIIo of 71 gun.;, Cap-
tain GUIONT, was, on the 16th. ult. cruizing oft' Cape
St. Vincent.

The VALIANT, 74, Captain MIDGE, witieb had been
nominated to take out Lord Hu.t. to America, and
was fitted up with CoNGuEva's new guns, is altered in
her destination. Si►e is now going to the Brazils, with
the DUNCAN, 74, to convey the Royal Family of Por-
tugal from Rio Janeiro to Lisb-on. She has taken on
board a considerable sum of money on account of the
merchants. Captain CHAMBERS has been appointed
to the Duscas, as Flag Captain of Sir JAIN LEIIICS•
FORD. Sir Joliet, we understand, is expected to hoist
his flag in about a fortnight. both ships are expected i
to bring a considerable freight of valuables to Europe,
besides the, royal jewels;, iftc.
The BytwicE, 74, Captain BRACE, and FAME, 74,
Captain BATHURST, have arrived at Portsmouth from
the Mediterranean ; the former was released from
quarantine on Thursday, the latter on Saturday morn-
ing. The BERWICK sailed from Genoa on the Ist ult.
in company with the Ammo*, 74. Sir JostAs Row.
LEY ; GENOA (prize), 74, (late Brilliant), Captain
STOW, and the 'TERMAGANT, Captain SuAw, from
which ships she parted on the sth instant, and
Went to Mallon. Adieiral ItAud.owsm. sailed from

Mahon,•.4 4
11 tote MALTA, en the alrth, Tor aen7ll
at the latter port; the ItivoLf, 80, (..`.iptain DuAt-on,
and ErmNutmoir, 74, Captain Mantatv, werii
Thai city Was still garrisoned by British and Sicilian
troops, and it would remain in their occtipi,ley until
'after the congress, to he held at Vienna, slysold decl(le
upon its future government. The CAST,. a, C rain
MIK US, was at Minorca, assisting in the means taking
to clear the Island of English property, that it may
be delivered up to the Spaniards. Sir Jaitu:b. Dues.-
Tor, the Commissioner of the Navy Yard, would
thereupon return to England. The Atiiumn, 74,
Captain N. THOM.PiON, 11.4 gore from Mahon to Sr-
racuse and Palermo; the TstENENncus, 73, C.tptaia
CAMPIIELL, to Malta. Ail the ships .intendcd to re-
turn home for the present, had left the Me,literranean.
The BEttwict passed the ANIZRICA and r convoy

of CA:)e Fiaistere. The ARMADA is arrived At Ff.
RIDUL:I,to be paid oir ; the A stEaticA will al,o be I, 4.ti
oil there I the BAILLIANT will go to the river.

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.
A Court Martial was held at Portsmouth, en Irr!.
day, nn board his Majesty's ship Gt4,br.tron, for the
trial of Captain R. H. 13Auct.Ay and his r.:.l.l,inink
officer's and men, for the loss of the iq:iittlron 71 fl
tish gun boats on Lake Erie, on the 10:11 S.epteiti-
ber, 1813, in an action with the Am..rican fl .tilia,

Listly superior force. It appeared, from the public
letters road to the Court, that Captain B ‘ca.a.a 'a
situation was as sirgular, as his gall intry and 'pod
conduct were consp:cuous. He was appninted to
command the squadron nu Like Erie, immediately on
the arrival of Commodore Sir JAMIE* Yzo on L .ke

Ontario. It bad been cffered to, and refused by,
Capt. MULCASTER, on account of the etzeedmgly bad
equipment of the vessels. Captain BARCLAY j hied
his command, with a Lieutenant, a Surgedn, and 19
rejected seamen of the Like Ontario squadron, its
June, 1813 ; and immcdiattly disoatched to Sir
JAMES 'Zito an account of the deplorable state of the
vessels, and that they were then all blockaded in
Amlterstburg, by the American fl nilla, where ge-
neral PROCTOR'S army WJS stationed. Subsequently,
about fifty seamen of the Dover troop ship joined
him ;—but then he bad not more than one bun-
dyed and fifty British seamen distributed in his sopa.
dron, the remainder being Canadians and soldiers.
—l-he American force was double the amount of his
in the number of ships and guns, and were was no
comparison in respect to the quality of the seamen..
However, on the 9th of September he was compelled
to sail from Amherstburg, to entleavour to open a
communication with Long Point, for the purp..se Of
obtaining a supply of provisions and necessaries, both
for his squadron and General Pitocroia's army i the
winter was rapidly approaching,—the Navy had b en
for some time on short allowance,—and the supplit a
by land were by no means equal to the consumption,
particularly as there were 14,,40 Indians with the
army, who would not book any abridgment of their
rations or indulgencies ; indeed, the very iitlitthitants of
the neighbontieg settlements were feedin:: f..om t!:e
Government stores. Under these pr. ssing
with the advice of General Pitocratt, Capt. Baechar
sailed; he hoped either to pass the Americ.in on,
or so dis tble them as to effect his p tssage to I. ng
Point. On the fallowing morning he tell in w,th the
enemy, and having the weather gage, bare d,.wn to
commence the action ; but, unfortunately, at the in-
stant the wind veered directly round, and hp .ii ht (Air
squadron to leeward. The commencement, howev,r,
was propitious; the American Comm dote was iks. •
liged to leave his ship, which soon aftei ward surren-
dered, and hoist his flag on board another of his Apia-
drop, which had not been engaged, and was m eking
away; when, unfortunately, the Queer ConaLter
and DETROIT, our two best ships, having had ail their
officers killed and wounded, fell xi board of each ,other,
and were unable to clear; at the same time the g:eatter
number of their guns were dismounted, and the ',suit
PREVOST had &hen to leeward, having lost her ru t.ter.
The Americans, seeing this sitnationdat our ships, re-
newed the action, with the assistance of his i;
boats, b 7 which the whole bur•scptadron wag
ged to surrender.—General PROCTOR not being able
to obtain the supplies, was under the necessity of
making a retrograde movement, a circumstance which
strongly evidenced the necessity there was t•ir the at-
tempt that was made. Commodore Sir .14114hS Van,
in his letter to Admiral Sir J. B. WARREN
town
the event, states, that, in his opinion, C ton Baas
CLAY was wrong to sail from Arnhersosieg ; and
was in consequence thereof the Court M audit took
place. The Coort pronounced the following sentence:
" Den the capture of his Majesty% la e squadron was caused
by the very defecive means Captain BA R cLAT possessed t • equip
them on I.arce Eli, ; the want tat a syfficiew isambi., s>F abir sea.
men whom he hat: repeatedly' aid car estly• requested or zit.
Ja.stas Yco to be sent to hint; the very great superiority .it Gt
face of the enemy to the britiah squadron ; and the un•nrulare
early fall of the superior Officers in the action: that it Appeared
that the grercst exertions had been made by Captain bAACLAT
in equipping And getting into order the vessels under his c
that he was fully jusilfied, under the ett•titts carctall-
- , in b•tN,ing the enemy to action ; :hat the jatlipti.lit
gallantry of Cap•aM BARCLAY in taking M. eqiiadro, in.. a. iiin;
and during the canter., weir highly cuii-p.cueue, a eu
bins to the highest praise; and that thr whole of the o
cers and men of his M•jesry:s late squailroa condueisid .hem-
selves w flit most gallant waver; and did edju,4- •lw .tad Cap-
tain ltolattT hieator ISAAC. AT his MU VIVII% .liL
to be most fully and MO NOURAILY ACQUIT I AU. Rear-AtIUSICaI
FOOTC,
It was not possible to see this brave Officer before
the Court, and nut be agitated with mingled feelings
of regret and admiration, with one arm a olion:ted,
the other so dangerously wounded as to be suspen
in bandages in a most particular position ; a p sit of
his thigh cut away by a cannon-shot ; and. wits, ve
other wounds, he presented, while the sentence %vas
pas.ing, an honourable inst trace of sutd rog heroism
and mental sensibility ; for he was Athkied at the
testimony borne by the Court to his conduct, almost
to the shedding of tears.