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distinguished themselves. The troops of the Allies
have universally fought with the most distinguished
gallantry ; they merit the gratitude and admiration
of the world.
I have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) BURGITERSH,
Liewenant-Colonel 62d Regiment.

EXTRACT OF A DISPATCH FROM LORD III7RGIIERSH, DA- I
TED EAR SUIt SEINE, FEBRUARY 6.
I have the satisfaction of being able to report to'
your Lordship, that the advanced guard of eneral I 1
D'Yorck made yesterday a successful attack upon I
the rear of Marshal Macdonald's army near la Chaus-
see, between Vitry and Chalons. Three cannon and
several hundred prisoners were taken by the Allies;
the enemy was pursued on the road to Chalons.
• lam sorry to have to report to your Lordship,
that General Colloredo was yesterday wounded' while
reconnoitring•the enemy's position upon the Barce.
Although the wound is not considered dangerous,
yet the whole army will lament the necessary ab-
sence of that gallant and distinguished officer from
his duties in the field in this important moment.
COLONIAL DEPARTMENT.
DOWNING-STREET, FEBRUARY 9.
A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has
been received by Earl Bathurst, one of his Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of State, from Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Sir George Prevost, Bart. commanding his
Majesty's Forces in North America
Head-quarters, Quebec, December 22, 1815.
MY LORD—I have the honour to transmit to your
Lordship Colonel Murray's report to Major-General
Vincent of his having taken possessio:i of Fort George
at Niagara, on the 12th instant, without opposition.
In consequence of my having'clirected a forward
movement to be made by the advance of the right
division of the army serving in the Canadas, for the
purpose of checking a system of plunder organised
by the enemy against, the loyal inhabitants of the Nia-
gara district ; Colonel Murray was ordered to march
with two 6.pounders, a small detachment of light
dragoons, and 350 rank and file 'of the 100th regi-
ment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton,
together with seventy of the western warriors, under
Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, of the Indian department,
and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather,
this force arriVed in the neighbourhood of Fort George
in time to frustrate the enemy's predatory designs,,
and to compel him to effect a precipitate retreat across
the 'Niagara River, having previously sent hie ord-
naqce and stores to his own side, and stained the
character of the American nation by the wanton
conflagration of the town of Newark, reduced at this
most inclement segsoni to a heap of ashes, in direct
violation of thereiterated protestations of the Ame-
rican Commanding Generals to respect and protect
private property.
I have much* satisfaction in adding to my Report,
that the promptitude with which Colonel Murray, ex-
ecuted this service,' has been the means of rescuing a
fertile and extensive district from premeditated plun-
der, and its loyal inuabitants from further outrage
and captivity. I have, &c. • Signed)
GEORGE PREVOST.
To Earl Bathurst, &c, &c. &c.

Fort George, December 12.
Silt—Having obtained information that the enemy
had determined on driving the country between Fort
George and the advance, and was carrying off the
loyal part of the inhabitants, notwithstanding the in-
clemency of the season, I deemed it my duty to make
a rapid and forced march towards him with the light
troops under my command, which not only frustra-
ted his designs, but compelled him to evacuate Fort
George; by precipitately crossing the rivet and aban-
doning the whole of the Niagara frontier.
On learning our approach he laid the town of
Newark in ashes, passed over his cannon and stores,
but failed in an attempt to destroy the fortifications,
which are evidently so much strengthened whilst in
his possession, as might have enabled Gen. M'Clure
(the Commanding Officer) to have maintained a re-
gular siege; but such was the apparent panic, that
he left the whole of his tents standing.
I trust the indefatigable exertions of this. handl al
of men have rendered an essential service to the
country, by rescuing from a merciless enemy, the in•
habitants of an extensive and highly cultivated track
of land, ;bored with cattle, grain, anJ provisions, of
every description ; and it must be an exultation to
them to find themselves delivered from the 'oppres-
sion of a lawless banditti, composed of, the disiffected
of the country, organised under the direct influence
of the American Government, who carried term'
and dismay into every family.
•
I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed)
J. MURRAY, Colonel.
To Major-General Vincent, &c.

SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE GAZETTE.

WAR DEPARTMENT..
DOWNINGTSTREBT, FEBRUARY 13.

A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, was
last night received at Earl Bathurst's Office, ad.
dressed to his Lordship by General Sir Thomas
Graham, dated Merzem, Feb. 6, 1814.
Head Quarters, Mermen; Feb. 6,1814.
MY Lonn--I should have been happy to have
had to announce to your Lordship, that the move-
ment on Antwerp, fixed by General Bulow for
the 2d instant, had produced a greater effect ; but
the want of time, and of greater means, will account
to your Lordship for the disappointment of our hopes
of a more satisfactory result.; for General' Bulow re-
ceived (after we had got the better of all the great
obstacles in the way Of taking a position near the
town,) orders fo .proceed to the southward to act in
concert With the grand army ; and the state of the
weather, for some time back, not only prevented my
receiving the supplies of ordnance and ordnance
stores from England, but made it impossible to land
much of what was or} board the transports near Wil-
liamstailt, the icceutting off all coromumattion with
them.
• I hare, however, sincere pleasure in assuring your
Lorsishipy that every part of the service was conduct-
ed ivy the officers at the Lead of the different depart-
ments, with all tilt zeal and intelligence possible.
To make up for the want of our own artillery, all
the serVioealsle Dutch mortars, with 41 the anununi.
WO that coul4 be collected, were p—rOaced at Wil-
liamstadt, and on 'be coming of the 14, the troops
Of the 4rsand occalui.diViB49llsf that 0144 be spared

from other services, were collected at Braeschat, and
next morning this village (fortified with much labour
ever since our former attack) was carried, in the most
gallant style, in a much shorter time, and with much
less loss, th!in I could have believed possible.
Major General Gibbs, cornmanding the 2d divi-
sion (in the absence of Major Gen. M'Kenzie, con-
fined by a dangerous fall from his horse), ably Se-
mnded by Major Genera Taylor, and by Lieutenant
Colonel Herries, commanding Major General Gibb's
brigade, conducted this attack, in which all the
troops engaged behaved with the usual spirit and in-
trepidity of British soldiers.
I feel particularly indebted to the officers already
named. and also to Lieutenant Colonel Cameron,
commanding the detachments of the three battalions
of the 95th ; to Lieutenant Colonel Hompesch 'vith
the 25th regiment; toMajor A. Kellywith the 5-leth;
to Lieutenant Colonel Brown with the 56th : and
Major Kelly with the 73d ; for the distinguished,
manner in which those corps attacked the left and
centre of the village, forcing the enemy from every
strong hold, and storming the mill-battery on Ferdi-
nand's Dyke; while Major General Taylor with the
52d, under Lieutenant Colonel Gibbs, the 35th, un-
der Major Macalister, and the 78th, under Lietue-
,nant Colonel Lindsay, marching to the right, and di-
rectly on the mill of Ferdinand's Dyke, threatened
the enemy's communication from Merxem towards
Antwerp.
Two pieces of cannon and a considerable number
of.prisoners fell into our hands.
No time was lost in marking out the batteries,
which by the very great exertions of the artillery un-
der Lieutenant Colonel Sir G. Wood, ,sad, the engi-
neers under Lieutenant Carmichael Smyth, and the
good-will of the working parties, were completed by
half-past three, P. M. of the 3d.
The batteries, as per margin*, opened at that hour.
During the short trial o? the fire that evening, the
defective state of the Williamstadt mortars and am-
munition was too visible. Our means were thus di-
minished, and much time was lost, as it was not till
twelve, at noon, the following day (the 4th) that the
fire could be opened againt.
That day's fire disabled five of the six 24-pound-
ers. Yesterday the fire was kept up all d y with as.,
per mArgint. The practice was admira ,le, but there
was not a sufficient number of s ells falling to pre-
vent the enemy from extinguishing fire whenever it
broke out among the ships, and our fire ceased en-
tirely at sun-set yesterday.
It is impossible for me to speak too highly of the
indefatigable exertions of the two branches of the
Ordnance Department.
I have much reason to be satisfied With the s'eadi-
ness of he troops, and the attention of the officers of
all ranks, during the continuance of this service:
Detachments of the rifle corps did the most advanced
duty, under the able direction of Lieutenant Colonel
Cameron, in a way that gave security to the batte-
ries on Ferdinand's Dyke, and ihough this line was.
infiladed, and every part of the village under .he
range of shot and shells from the enemy, I am happy
to say the casualties, on the whole, have not been nu-
merous.
As soon as every thing is cleared away,' we shall
move back into such cantonments as 1 have concerted
with General Bulow.
I cannot conclude this dispatch without expressing
my admiration of the manner in which Cileneral Bu'
low fOrmed the disposition of the movement and sup-
ported this attack:
The enemy were in great force tnt~ the Denrne and
Berchen roads, but were every where driven by the
gallant Prussians, though not without considerable
have, &c. (Signed) THOMAS OHAHAM.
P. S. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence
returned from the Hague on ;he Ist instant, and has
accompanied this advance on Antwerp.
I enclose a list of the casualties.
Captain Mills, of the Guards, going home on pro-
motion, is the bearer of this dispatch.
General Bulow's head-quarters are to be to-morrow
at Malines. T. G.
Return of Ordnance, &c. captured from the enemy in the affairs
of Merxem, February 2, 1814.
Two eightvounder iron guns, 2 cast iron carriages, 35 fix:tl am-
munitiou rounds. (Signed) EDWARD
(true Copy) Brigade Major, R. A.
A. Mg./Quaid, Dep. Aclj. Gen. ,
Abstract Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Army
under the command of his Excellency General Sir Thomas
Graham, K. B. in the attack upon the Village of Merxem, on
the nuu:niag of the 9d February, 1814.
Six rank and file killed; 2 Captains, 8 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns,
, 1 Staff, b serjeants, 2 drummers, 121 rank and file, i horse,
wounded ; 2 rank and fife missing.
One hundred and eighty prisoners taken from the enemy.
A. MACDONALD, Dep. Adj Gen.
Rank and Names of Officers wounded on the 2d Feb. 1814.
Royal Artillery Drivers—Lieutenant Wm. Smith, sligialy.
2d Battalion, 25th Foot—lieutenant Samuel Brown, severely :
Volunteer Sinclair, slightly.
2d Battalion, 35th Foot—Lieutenant Austen, severely (not dan-
gerously).

2d Battalion, 54th Footeeptain Blakeman, Lineament Bloke;
Potts, and Evanson, slightly.
3d Beltedion, 56th FootEnsign-epub,
Battalion, 73d Foot—Lieutenant &Watslijununiamee,sllehtly;
Lieutenant Mc;annoll. Volowest J. Simpson, severely (not
dangerously).
Provincial Battalion, 05th Foot—Captain tan, First. Lieutenant
Ferguson, and Second lienteriant Fitzgerald, severely ;Second
Lieutenant Wright, slightly..
Abstract Return of Killed, Wounded. and Missing. of the Army
under the command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Graham,
K. B. from the 341 to the sth Feb. 1114, both days inclusive.
S rank and file, 16 horsekkilled; 1 Lieutenant, 2 Ensigns S
Serjeants, 9 drummers, 48 rank and file, 9 horses wounded ;
12 hones misting.
N. B. The bans ienerned gaining of the artillery, escaped
from the drivers during the firing—they were Dutch hones.
NAME! Or orricsis wour4DLD.

Ild Batt: 37th Toot—Llentenant Rob. Stowers severely, leg am-
putated; Ensign G. Chapman, severay, leg amputated.
$d Batt. 44th Foot—Enelp Aleuutdee Reddock, slightly.
. (Signed) . A. Mqool/f ALD, Dep. Adj. Gen.
• Inglis% Ordnanca-4 ten-loch mortars, 2 eight-loch bow-
, 'tun, 6 twenty-faun pounders.—Tmal is.
Dutch Ordnanot—s twelve.inch °omen mortarso eleven.
Inch Moctsrs,6 seven and bill-taeb mortars.
On: the Sd, total 6.5.
t English Ordninci as before-18.
Dutch °Ottawa-3 twcive•lnch ©osier's, 2 seven and bar-
nch mortars.
Owthe •th, total 11.
gagllsh Ordnance-74 tia4aeb merest*. 2 etglit•bieb bales-
zers, p twenty-tour pounders.
Dutch-Ordnanon--.3 twelve-loch comes's, $ severs sad bar.
Inch martin whet beds.
.0a the Stbt "41 lg.