Star.
London, England, 1813-06-07 00:00:00

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FRQ.M SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

At the Court at Carbon-house; the 3d of ;tine, 1818 present,
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent in Council. His Royal
Highness the Prince Regent in Council was this day pleased to
declare, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, the Right
Honourable Charles 'Viscount Whitworth, lieutenant-General
and General4.lovernor of that.part of the United Kingdom called
Ireland.
His Royal Highness the Prinen Regent has granted the dignity
of Viscount of the United Kingdom to Charles, Baron Whit-
wet tit, by the title of Viscount Whitworth, of Adbaston, Staf-
fordshire.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent bee granted to Lieute-
nant-General Sir John Stuart, Count of Maida, Knight Compa-
nion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, per-
mission co bear the following honourable armorial augmentation,
viz. in chket of his and their arms the Royal Sicilian Eagle, with
the royal cypher, cosigned with the Crown of his Sicilian Ma-
je-ty oa the breast thereof, and, as a crest, the some Eagle,
'charged as aforesaid.
An Order in Council, dated the 20th of May, permits all Bri-
,. tish thips and vessel.; clearing out for the coast of Africa for the
purpose of carrying on the trade there, to take on board, as an
assorted part of their cargoes,. trading gyns, or blunderbusses,
pistols, and gunpowder, in certain proportions.
An Order in Council, eared the 04:1 of June, allows, until the
21:th day of March next, the importation of rice from any of
the possessions of the East Ipdia Company, or trom any _British
colony or plantation, in British ships or vends, without pay-
ment of any duty whatsoever.
COLONIAL DEPARTMENT.
DOWNINg-STREET, JUNE 2, 1813.

A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, was this day re-
ceived by the Earl Bathurst, one of his Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State, from Lieutenant-GeneraltSiuGeorge Pre-
vost, Bart. Governor-General and Coruniander-in sdhief of the
Forces is North America.

Niagara, February 27, 1813.
MY LORD--In the dispatch which I had the honour
A of addressing to your Lordship, on the 16th instant,
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I reported the close of the session of the Provincial
Parliament, and my intention cf proceeding on the
folloWing day to visit the military posts in Upper
Canada.
I accordingly left Quebec on the 17th, and, pass-
ing through Montreal, arrived at Prescott, the first
frontier post in Upper Canada, on the 21st : there J
found myself within less than a mile of the enemy,'
posted at Ogdensburgh, who had availed them-.
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selves of the frozen state of the St. Lawrence, in
that neighbourhood, to carry on repeated nocturnal
enterprises against posts of communication which
were occupied by the militia, and to commit fre-
quent depredations upon the persons and property of
his Majesty's subjects, carefully selecting objects be-
yond the immediate support and protection of a re-
gular military force.
• Being at that time busily employed in the trans-
: port of ordnance and ordnance stores for the marine
establishment on the lakes, and in supplying arms,
accoutrements, clothing, and ammunition for the
militia of the Upper Province, 1 deemed it abso-
lutely necessary, in order to insure the sale arrival of
these essential articles at the places of their destina-
tion, to dislodge the enemy from his position at Og-
-1 densbtrrgh, to secure from interruption my line of
communication with Upper Canada. I have nowt
• the lintiour of transmitting to your Lordship the re.,
port which Major *Donnell, of the Glengarry light
infantry fencibles, has made to me of the spirited'
manner in which hp carried into execution my orders
on this occasion.
I beg leave to call your Lordship's attention to the
distinguished merit of Captain Jenkins, of the Glen.
gamy fencibles, who most gallantly led a part of
that new levy into action : this excellent young man
_ anti very meritorious officer has lost his left arm,
and has the right severely wounded ; under these
circumstances I 'nog humbly recommend him to the
favour and protection of his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent.
It is but common justice to the merits of Lieu-
tenant Impey, of the Dundas militia, who lost a leg
in this aflair, which has afforded a further proof of
, the superi' rity of his Majesty's arms over those
of the enemy, to entreat your Lordship, that the
1 same benevolence may be extended to him as he would
have experieued had he belonged to the regular
1 forces ; he bring a very, respectable and worthy man,
entirely dependent -on his bodily exertions in the cul-
1, tivation of a farm for the support of himself and a
young family.
Two stand of colours, which were taken on this
service by the detachment of the King's regiment,
will be forwarded to your Lordship, by the first
opportunity, to be laid at the feet of his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE PREVOST.
To the litight Hon. Earl Bathurst, &c. &c.
Prescott, February C 2, I 813.
SIR—I have the honour to acquaint you, for the in
foi mition of his Bxcellency the Commander of the
IF, Fees, that, in consequence of the commands of
his Excencncy. to retaliate, under favourable cir-
' ctitnstat it's, upon the plenty, for his late wanton
,aggressii.ns u-n this frontier, I this morning, abcut
seven o'cluck, crossed the river St. Lawrence upon
the ice, and attacked and carried, after a little mote
than an hour's action, his position in and near the
opposite toes it i I Ogdebburgh, taking eleven pieces
fat cam. n, and alt his ordnance, marine, commis-
-4 lariat, and Quarter-Master-General's stores, four
- offictri, and 7u prisoners, and burning two armed
schooners. and two large gun-boats, and both his
bair.:cks.

My force consisted of about four 'hundred and
eight) regiilai s And militia, and was divided into two
: the right, commanded by Captain Jenkins
of the Glengarly light infantry fencibles, Was coin-
pos-d i,t his own flank company and about seventy
militia ; and from the state of ti:e ice, •and the ene.
my's position in the Old French Fort, was directed
to check his lest, aid interrupt his retreat, whilst 1
mov .d on with the left c‘itimn, consisting of 120 of
the King's regiment, .14) of :he Royal Newtutindland
coils, and abut'. 21K) niiiitiat towards his position in
the town, where he had posted hic heavy field artil-
-I:ry. The derth of the snow in -owe degree retar-
d.tl the advance of both column., and exposed them,

particularly tile right, to a heavy cross fire. from the
b.atter es of the enemy, for a longer period than I
d expected, but pa,lling on rapidly after the batte-
ries hey; 'n to opn uptn us, the left column soon
wined the !tit ha..k of the river, itricf:r the direc.
hre of his al idler) and line of musketry poped on an
eminence near the shore ; moving on ;aridly, my ad.
, Twtcxs co silting of the detachment of the Royal'