Star.
London, England, 1814-10-19 00:00:00

FR07.1 THE TROY REGIITER.

COPY OF A LETTI:R FIIOM JasElm V. MOULTON, ESQ. OF
ItlALoxr, TO A GENTLEMAN IN TIIIS VILLAGE, DATED
Putm:4, .t .r. 11.

" Dear Sir— This is a memorable day. Rejoice.
Bi'itislt floe; is hi our possession, a battle of
two hours and a half, in Cumberland 13.1 y, oppsite
Piattsbtri"ll, w!icit I had the pleasure to witness,—
The British force, consisting of a 36-gun fl:gate, one
blig motatting '22 guns, tv.,o sloops of 10 guns, and
three or foar row &lilies, surrendered to Commodore
/VliDonough, and the force under.his command.
4"Fhe conflict was sanguinary and decisive. It is
said the enemy had 10 guns more than M'Donough
commanded. The action is just closed, and while I
write there is a tremendous cannonading and discharge
of musketry heard in the direction of Plattsburgh.
" The British troops are engaged with ours.• The
issue dreadful. The attack of the British on .land
commenced at the same time as that on water. Their
fOrce is much superior to ours, but our gallant little
band will give them a warm reception.
" We momentarily expect news from the forts.—
The umil i 3 waiting, and I must conclude in haste.
6‘ YAMS, BCr. " rr. DICATLTON."
ALBANY GAZETTE EXTRA, liEP.r. 16.

" A letter from a gentleman in this city, now at
Durlington, dated Sunday evening, Sept. 11, states,
that every officer on board Captain M'Donough's
ship, himself excepted, were killed at the commence-
ment of the engagement. That the slaughter on
board both ships was immense. That the New York
Militia was drove about three miles by the British,
but at length drove the British and killed many."

DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH ARMY AT PLATTSBURG.
•• Gentlemen who arrived in the last evening's
Northern Stage, and who left Burlington on Monday
morning, state, that by a Mr. Tybe and a Mr. Ran.
som (both respectable and intelligent Gentlemen),
who left Plattsburg on Sunday evening, information
was received of the defeat of the British army under
Sir G. Prevost, and the attack on Plattsburg, after a
severe and long contested action, with the loss of be-
tween two and Wee thousand igen in killed, wound-

e 3, and prisoners. The action commenced on land
at the same time with that on the Lake. The British
At the commencement of it forced the Saranac, and
drove our triops about three miles, when they rare
met by the Vermont militia who came to the aid cf
tlieir brethren in arms, and who fought with the he.
roic courage aid resolution of the ancient Green
Mountain Boys. Every man did his duty—every one
fought for Ith country, his family, and his fire-side.
Victory was ours, the enemy were defeated, and
forced to a precipitate retreat across the Saraaac."

H.ILIFAX, SEPTEMBER 24.

ROYAL GAzarrs OFFICE, HALIFAX, SEPT. 24.

A PROCLAMATION.

" By Lieutenant-General Sir JOHN COAPIL SURRRROCIIKE, Kaialst
of the most honourable Order of the Bath, lAsigtenant-Govor.
aor and Commander-ia•Chief, in and over his Majesty's Pre-
vinee of Nova• Scotia, Commanding a Division or his Britannic
Majesty's Forces; and by EDWARD GRIFIVITH, Esq. Rear.

Admiral of the White, Commanding a Squadron of his Ma.
jesty's Ship; of War, employed in taking pos>essi-m of 01.
Eastern Side of Penobscot R i and all the Country lyi.t
between the same River, and the Boundary Line of the l're-
clime of New Brunswick, &c. du. &c.

" Whereas n e have taken formal posse:liar., for
his Majesty, of all the eastern side of the Penohscot
River, and all the country lying betw.:en the same.
river and the fionntlary line of the Pr.iviace of New
Brunswick, including Long Island, and all the other.
Islands near and contiguous to the shores thereof:
" And whereas it is ex:c.,,lient and necessary, that
a Provisional Government be estahlis'eed in that coun-
try until his Majesty's pleasure shall Le known—We
do therefore Order and Command, fer the present, and
until Wither orders to the coati-ars:, Judges, Jus.
tices of the Peace, and :liter 011eets duly commis.
sioned and appointed to keep Ole Peace, and a,hni•
nister Justice, •and ttho mien! acting teitler the anthoe
rity of the former Government within that country,
still to continue in author icy until his Mijes:y's plea-
sure shall be further known, anl to admiiii.,ter jus-
tice, and to preserve peace and good order within the
same country, and every part thereof, agreeably to the
laws, usages, and customs, in force at the time we
took 'possession of that country ; subject, howevzr, to
such future orders and alterations as may be expedient.
" And we have appointed Gerard Gosselin, Esq.
Major General in his Majesty's service, or whoever
may succeed to the military command is case of his
death, or departure, to command and govern that
country, until his Majesty's pleasure shall be further
known, or until the Commander in chid of his Ma-
jesty's Forces in North America shall make other or-
der to the contrary. And. we strictly enjoin and com-
mand all persons of every description, dwelling and
residing within the limits of the before described coun-
try, to pay obedience to this Proclamation, and to the
said Gerard Gosselin, or to the Seniot Officer com.
man .fing that country for the time being, and to con•
duct themselves peaceably and quietly.
d, And if any person or persons, residing or inha-
biting within the country before described,. shall
hereafter be found in arms against his Majesty, or
aiding or assisting his Majesty's enemies in any other
shape, either by conveying intelligence, or otherwise,
such person or pm soas shall be immediately brought
before a Court Martial, and, on conviction, shall be
punished agreeably to Military Law. And all col-
lectors and receivers of the public revenue of that
coniktry are enjoined and commanded immediately to
render, to the proper officer of his Majesty's customs
appointed for that purpose at Castine, a true and cx.
act account of all and every sum or sums of public
money in their hands at the time possession was
taken of that country for his Majesty, and to pay.
over the same to the said officer of the customs ;end
all such collectors and receivers are to account la
and pay over in the same manner, all mon:es by them
collected or received since possession of that country
was taken by us as aforesaicl.

"And all persons inhabiting within the said coun-
try and isl olds, are required to appear beanie ilia
proper officers, appointed tor that purpose, as spee-
dily as possible after the publication hereof, aid to
t ike an oath to behaae peaceably and quietly, and,
while inhabiting and residing within that country,
not to carry arms, or in any respect act hostilely to-
wards his Majesty, or any of his subjects. And such
inhabitants, after taking such oath, snail be protected
in their persons and prciperties until his Majesty's
pleasure shall be known ; nothing, however, herein
contained is to extend to any property -seized and
taken as prize previous to the publication hereof, cr
to Cie security of the persons or property of ars:
who refuse to take the oath before mentioned.
" And all and every person or persons not being
an inhabitant, or inhabitants of that country, at the
time it was taken possession of by his Majesty's forces,
whether such person be a B:itish übj ec ..r alierwise,
who shall be found sojourning in thattountry, within
the said limits, or passing or repassiag within the
same, without a proper past, and licence granted,
either by the Governor in Chief of British North
America, or by the Admiral Corninanding ih Chief•
his Majesty's ships on the coast of North America, or
by the Lieutenant-Governors, or Commanders in
Chief for the time being, of the Provinces tit Nova-
Scotia, or New Brunswick, or by the Admiral Com-
mending for the time being at Havfax, or from the
said Gerard Gosselin, or )..whoever may succeed him
as Senior Officer Commanding within the said coun-
try, shall he immediately apprehended and brought
to trial before a Court Martial, and punished AS tor
a breach of orders, according to military law ; and
full power and authority is hereby granted to t!r°
said Gerard Gosselin, or whoever may hereafter lyr
Commander in that country, until his Majesty's plea-
sure be IcLown, to compel any person or persons who
may hereafter be guilty of any hostile, disorderly, or
disobedient conduct, or who refuse to take the oath
before directed, to be removed from that country,
and to punish such person or persons, who may return
to the same, after such removal, according to mili-
tary Law, as for a breach of orders.
6 6 And all persons inhabiting, or 'residing within
that country, being owner or owners of any ship, or
ships, vessel or vessels, and who shall have metal the
oath of allegiance to his Majesty, shall be entitled to
receive from the Officer of the Customs, appointed at
Castine, a certificate, and coasting licence, counter-
signed by the military Officer commanding in that
country for the time being, which shall protect such

te...cds respectively, in fishitig or coasting'
trout one Itsrbotir or river to the other, within the
iimits'ef.the country aforesaid; and it shall be lawful
for such s essels when furnished with coasting clear-
ances, ap 1 pe-mits from the Koper Officer of the
Cow rits Castine aforesaid, to c try, without mo-
-1,-..qation, ;nen one harbour to another, within said
tits,rict, :he ptoduce of that c-suntry, or any goods,
Ware; or tnerchandize, lawfully imported into Cas-
tine. Prrvidecl always that it any ship or vessel so
licenced for fishing or coasting shall be found at the
etszance of ten leagues from the shore of said country,
br to the s9uthward, or Westward, of the eastern side
Monhegan' Island, or shall be toured to the north-
i7ard or eastward of the line of the Province of New
trunswick, the licence of such vessel, or vessels, shah
t4lll' And void, and it shall be lawful to seize and
Make pr,v of such vessel or vessels, the same as if
cwaecl by the enemy.

And it shall and may be lawful, until his Majes-
ty'.; pleasure shall be known, for any British subject,
or person inhabiting within the said country, who
shall be admitted to the privilege of a British subje: t,
to imp 11, and bring from the United Kingdom of
Great Britain, and Ireland, or any of the Colonies or
Plantations thereunto belonging, into the port of Cas.
tine, and no other port or place within the said dis-
trict, in British ships owned and navigated according
to law, all goods, wares, and merchandise which can
be lawfully exported fiom Great Britain or Ireland,
to the British Colonies ; and all goods, wares, and
merchandize, which can be lawfully imported from
one British colony to another, and to export in like
esaannet, in British ships only, from the said port of
Castine, any goods, wares; or merchandise, the pro-
duce of the said country, or goods condemned as
prize, and to carry the same to Great Britain of Ire-
land, or any of the British colonies. Provided always,
that any British ship, entering, or attempting to enter,
any other port, harbour, or place, within the limits of.
the said country, save the said port of Castine, shall be
liable to be seized as prize, and condemned as a Bri-
tish ship trading with the enemy ; And provided also,
that nothing herein contained shall authorise British
subjects, or persons trading to that country under the
authority of this proclamation, to take up a residence '
in said country, unless specially licensed for that pur-
pose as aforesaid.
" And all goods imported and exported into or '
from the said port of Castine, or carried coastwise
within the limits of the said country, and all vessels
tradthg to or from the same, whether coastwise or '
otherwise, shall be subject to all the duties, rules,
orders, and regulations, which the laws of trade and
navigittion, anti the British Acts of Parliament regu-
latieg the trade and fisheries of the British colonies
appeint and which duties shall be collected, aad
laws of trade, rules, and regulations, executed after
the tame Manner as at we Custom-house in Halifax,
in the province or Nova Scotia.
" And we do assure and promise the inhabitants
of the country taken possession of by us as aforesaid,
that so long as they shall conform to this Procla-
mation, and behave themstlves peaceably and
quietly, and shall take and subsCrihe either the
oath of Allegiance to his Majesty, or the oath by
this Proclamation appointed, they shall be protected,
both in person arid propene, until his Majesty's
pleasure shall be known ; and. as far as possible, shall
have the laws which were in force at the time we
soak posiession of that country, carried into execu-
tion by the Judges, Magistrates, and Peace Officers,
who were in authority at the time we took possession
of said country : subject, however, to such alterations,
and ordinances, as the Officer Commanding for the
time bring may deem necessary, and expedient, to
enable him to support and maintain the power and
authority of his Majesty, in and over .that country, and
subject to the authority of that summary and military
course of proceeding which the defence of the coun-
try may render necessary, and which the Laws of
Wet, amongst civilized nations, authorize.
*u. And we hope that the peaceable demeanour,
and behaviour, of the Inhabitants under present
circumstances, will be such as will enable the Offi-
cer commanding for the time being, to carry into
effect, every sneasutoe necessary to promote their
present security, and happiness ; but nothing con-
tained in this Proclamation is to extend, of be con-
strued to extend, to the establishment bf any form
of Government, that shall exist longer than until
his Majesty's pleasure shall be known, and subject
to all such orders and regulations as the Prince
Regent of the United Kinitclom, acting in the name
and on the behalf of his:Majesty, may think expedient
to appoint and establish for the permanent Govern.
meat of that country ;''until which period we promise
to carry into effect this Proclamation in every way
that will best conduce to the safety and prosperity of
the inhabitant; of the country. Provided they contri-
bute by their peaceable demeanour to the measures ne-
cessary and expedient to he taken to hold possession
of the country against his Majesty's enemies, to which
object the Officer •commanding in that country- for
the time being is to employ his whole force, and any
opposition from the inhabitants of that country to the
measures necessary to accomplish that object, will
render this Proclamation null and void.
" Given under our Hands and Seals at Arms at Halifax,
this 21st day of September, in the 54th year of his Ma-
jesty's Reign, Anno que Domini, 1214.
(Signed) Is JOHN COAPE SHERBROOKE,
—.— •

lieu tenant-General Commanding.
" EDWARD GRIFITH,
Rear-Admiral."

FURTHER EXTRACTS PROM AMERICAN PAPERS.
NEW-YORK, SEP 1 EMBER S.

We have seen a letter from Georgetown, stating,
that Obstructions were secretly sinking at the Nar-
rows, below Fort Warburton, Potomac; and san-
guine hopes were entertained of preventing the
enemy's ships from descending that river.
A detachment of the United States Dragoons are
said to have taken prisoners, after a sharp action,
Brigadier General Thornton. Lieat.-Colonel Hood,
and Major Brown, 85th Regiment, with aliont 100
noncommissioned officers and privates. General T.
and Colonel H. were severely wounded.

BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 7.
ALARM AT SACKETT'S HARIOUR•EItnet of a
letter from Sackttt's Harbour, dated Fort Pike, Au-
gust 2.9, 1814 :--46 An express has just arrived here
with information that a large number of British troops,
in about 300 boats, have arrived at Gravelly Point,
about 20 miles from this place, down the St. Law-
rence, and when the express came away. a line of four

A A.
'or 500 had formed, acid the others were landing at
"ast as possible. Their objeet is supposed to be this
place, and if so, tve shalt probably have a sight or
them before long."
F:ICM TIT E CHAMPLAIN PRONTIka. —On Wednesday
I last 1;000 British, under General Brisbane, crossed
the line from o.lLltown, and encamped at Champlain,
and on Thursday they took up the line of march as
waa sup posed fur Plattsburg. This information was
brought by express from Chazy. Of course great
alarm prevail: d at Plattsburg, and every thing move-
able was carrkd away.
CAPTUR t; or CASTINL—tre have received a letter
from Belfast. dated September 1, stating that a very
formidable British force NOM appeared off Castine
early that ret.,rning, and had taken possession of that
.place and of Belfast. It states that there was but
iittle force at BelfasL to oppose them.