Star.
London, England, 1814-11-15 00:00:00

lIRLACH OF PAROLE OF HONOUR.

TRANSPORT OIFICS, 1114.
WHEREAS the American Officer, Prisoner of
War, named and described at the foot hereof, has
absconded from ASHBURTON, in violation of his Parole of
Honour—the Commissienen for conducting his Majesty's Trans-
port Service, acc. do ►ereby offer a REWARD of TEN (RH-
• MIAS for the Recapture of the said Prisoner, to any person or
persons whn shall apprehend him, and deliver him at thin
• Office, or otherwise anti him to be securely lodged in any of
the Public Gaols; and 4 further REWARD of TWENTY
GUINEAS oft conviction of any -Wrists Subject siding in his
4scapi :

AUATNAI YOUNd, Chief Mate, ST years of age, Ave feet
eight Mehes and a ball high, stoat made, oval visage, fresh
complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, and a sear on the right

thigh.

AN EXCE&LEN 1' HOUSE IN BATH.
To be LET, for the remainder of a term; of which Six Years
were unexpired at Michaelmas last, or to be SOLD,
rir HAT convenient and elegant HOUSE, in com-
l. plete repair. No. 11, LALTRA•PLACE, BATH; formerly
occupied by the Duke of NOSTUUSISSILLAND' and the late resi
deuce of Dr. (litters, removed. Some of the Furniture, suited
and fitted to the Rooms, to be taken at a fair Valuation. Rent.
Two Hundred Pounds per Annum. —For Particulars, appiy to
Bally and Bertram, 10, Mileoni-street, Bath. Letters, post paid.

PifRLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, N0V.14.
In the Sd Appeal Robertson v. Duke of Athol, Sir S. Roniilly
and Mr. Leach weft heard for the appeUant ; Mr. Horner and
Mr. Adam for the respondent.—Judgment deferred.
Lnss OF THE FLOTILLA ON LAKE ERIE.

The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM rose, pursuant
to notice, 'to move for the production of the minutes
and sentence of she Court-martial held upon Captain
Barclay and surviving officers and men lately be-
longing to the flotilla on Lake Erie, relative to the
loss of that &till*. He had once hoped that his task
would haveheess confined •to the statement of, some
parliamentary grounds for calling for the production
of these papers; having no conception that any ob-
jection would have been made to the laying of the
documents before their Lordships. The paper had
already appeared in the newspapers and magazines,
and was. therefore already a matter of -public noto-
riety. His only object in moving for its production
was, th bring it before their Lordships in a regular
padiamentary.official shape, as evidenie of certain
facts connected with the naval administration of the
country. By that courtesy, however, which-is usually
exercised on these occasions, he had been given to
understand that the motion was to be opposed. On
what grounds it was to be opposed, he was totally at
a loss to conceive. He should, however, state what
would appear from the document in question, pro-
vided it were produced, and leave it to their Lord;
ships to judge whether, it being already a matter of
notoriety, it ought or ought not to be brought in an
official shape before their Lordships. The circum-
stances were these :—Captain Barclay was the cont-
mender of the flotilla on Lake Erie. He understood
that it appeared on oath that Captain Barclay took
that command as soon as Sir James Year arrived on
Lake Ontario.. He also understood it would appear
that this cometand had been refused by Capta;o
Muleaktet on Account of the exceedingly bad equip.
mut of the flotilla, and its inadequacy in every re-
spect lot the pu'rposes which it was intended to serve.
He did nst-meaa to impute any blame to Capidin
Barclay, .belni; .perfectly able. to conceive that on
such a point, where the means were short of.the end
and purpose proposed to be effected, a difference of
fee/int mighttit' Y naturally ()triad '
among merito-
rious dicers. It he were to criticise the conduct of
Captaia Bazelay, however, he should rather think'
'that it was rather a rash proceeding to do as Captain ,
barcieffisnd done with means so very inadequate u•
the object. But iit paint of fact, Captain Barclay
rind accept tile emencoand ofahis-flotilla, and it weld
appear evidence4Thatte-ioiazti it with onoiLietire-
nant, one Surgeons, and nineteen rejected seamen ni
the Like Ontariolquaditm. This very powerful
reinforcement was ;dell a pretty strong proof of tin.
inadequacy of the flotilla for its purposes. But with
this reinforoement Captairt Barclay joined it, and'
found it, as he stated, altogether deficient in-tfros:-
respects in which it ought to have been amply sup
plied. lle firma! it seaming in equipment, wanting
in provisions, :wrd dtficient in number and quality or
men.. Capt....in Biretay immediately, as he stated.
sent a requisition to Sir James Yeu for supplies, but
these supplies were not furnished ; for what reason it
remained with the ble-isiers to ezplain. It was for
them to sty whether the blame tested with Sir James
Yeo, or whether the supplies were refused because
Sir James had them not to give? With a further re-
inforcement of 50 seamen. And with 150 British sea-
men in all, Captain Barclay began the campaign.
'Phis flotilla, as might naturally have been expected
hom such a state of pieparation, • was blocked up in
Amltertsburg, where General Proitor's army was
stationed, by the American.flotilla, which was double
in number of ships and guns, and in number and
quality of seamen. Winter was coming on, provi-
sions began to run short, the inhabitants having been
fed on rations Irons the King's stores. Captain
Barclay had no .means of procuring provisions
for his squadron, and for Proctor's army, except by
forcing his way through the blockading squadron,
and, with the gallant spirit of a British seaman,
which had induced ,him at first to accept of this
heart-breaking command, he accordingly attempted
this enterprize. It appeared that at first he had the
advantage, hut the result was what might have been
expected under the circumstances which had been
stated—the complete surrender of the whole of the
flotilla to the enemy. Such were the facts and Mr-
errant:loo.m as they appeared in evidence before the
Court-merle-al.. He meant airs to move for the sen-"
tence, which was this:—.44 That the capture of his
Majesty's late squadron was caused by the very de-
fective means Captain Barclay possessed to equip
them on •Lake Erie ; the want of a sufficient number
of able seamen, whom be had repeatedly and ear-
nestly requested of Sir James Yeo to be sent to him;
the very great. superiority of the force of the enemy
to the British squadron ; and the unfortunate early
fall of the superior officers in the action :—That it
appeared that the greatest exertions had been made
by Captain Barclay -in equipping and getting into
order the vessels under his command ; that he was
fully justified, under the existing circumstances, in.
bringing the enemy to action; that the judgment
and . gallantry, of Captain Barclay, in taking his
squadron into action, and during that contest, were
highly conspicuous, and entitled him to the highest
praise ; anslahat the whole of the other officers and
men of his Majesty's late squadron conducted them-
selves in the most gallant manner ;—and did ad-
judge the said Captain Robert Heriot Baiclay, his
surviving officers aid men, to be most fully and
honourably acquitted." A sentence more erimi-
natory of the, Naval Administration at bane he
could.not conceiver tiSl4 LhArektil it was banal'