Star.
London, England, 1814-10-28 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, OCTOBER 2S.
An immense crowd yesterday visited the parapet
of the Pcitt Royal and the two (pay b of the Seine, as
far as Pont Lewis XVI. to witness the descent of a
man in a machine to the bottom of the Seine.
The windows of the Thuilleries were also crowded
with spectators b6coging to the Cam, and the King
hiniselt occasionally appeared at one of the casements.
At a quarter before two o'clock, M. Malleville, the
diver, titcAvti a beU of an oval form, of about five
feet in height by tnree in dameter, and in which he
was obliged to assume a curved and painful position.
His pulse, as verified by a physician, speedily gave
l'2o pulsations every minute, an evident symptom of
great emotion, the number of pulsations is general
not exceeding 70 or bO. His thermometer gave 131
degrees.
The immersion of the machine was produced by
the action of a weight of nearly 800 kilogrammes.
After a short stay under water, M. Malleville gave
notice that he was still in life, by setting at liberty
two swans which accompanied him down, and which
be followed wilts other signals. In 32 minutes, he
re-ascended. His physiognomy exhibited, if not pain,
at least considerable agitation ; and the number of
pulsations arose to 164 per minute, nor was it possible
to count them till after an instant of repose. The
therm, meter had only risen half a degree. After
being a few minutes employed in new preparations,
be dived again, and traversed three-fourths of the basin
which separates the .Pont Royal from Pont Louis XVI.
During this immersion, which lasted twenty-four
minutes, he let go, at intervals, three ducks.
M. Malievilte on coining up, stated, that he saw
at the bottom of the water the remains of a barge
laden with glass and iron articles, which was sunk
long ago. The small dimensions of his machine, and
the disagreeable attitude which he was obliged to
preserve, contributed, without doubt, to the fatigue
which he experienced. Considering. the smallness of
the Diving Dell, some persons im tgine that he must
have found means to produce a supply of oxygen
under water, and was thus enabled to support life so
long : nevertheless this was not clearly ascertained.
The moat lively acclamations recompensed this in-
genious elpeilment. .

• FRONTIERS OF NAVARRE, OCTOBER 13.
The aff.iir of Mina and his partizans is terminated ;
the chiefs of the enterprize have disappeared and quit-
ted Spain. We shcni:l no: bt• surprised to learn that
they have bciat arrested in tome town in France.

LEIPSIC, OCTOBER S.
Thee is I very
.great concoursiof strangers at our
fair, and business is very animated. Articles of mer-
chandise are in very great abundance. The English,
ih particular, have sent large quantities of goods; but
they do not find that ready sale which they expected ;
b 'sides they demand too.bigh prices. The spun cot-
was, which were at fits: neglected, are now a little
more in demand ; but the holders, who are waiting
for the close of the fair in hopes cf obtaining a better
price, may probably be disappointed.
• The S.,xon manufacturers have been very success-
ful, and their goods have constantly obtained the pre-
ference. Cloths of moderate and ordinary quality
Lave had a rapid sale; the finer were less enquired
after.
1 Ise fellowing additional Article of the Convention
Of Mhss, 4the 14th of August, 1814, has appeared
it Gottrnburgh :
f• Ins Royal Highness Prince Christian declares, that he will,
aitithaut any reservt, give up ail au hority into- die hands of the
*sign; spd that be wiil, for this purpose, assemble the Diet.—
~f‘a soon as t shall be assembkd, he will renew this declaration,
ii d publish it thrimyhout all Norway.
4"- Mil Royal Highness will then quit Norway, even though the
Diet should wish Lis stayth•Te to be protracted

•
,‘ Prince (;beistiati will give this promise in writing.
[Here follow the Signatures.]
• ....
pARTICULAII, AND SliCitla ARTICLES.
" His Royal HigLoess the Prince will, under some pretext,
lisimesliately entrust his authority to the Council of State, which
resain'ir tilt the ereieluston of the Diet.
" IYte Qtroneil.crt State will regulate its proceedings in unifor-
Map to dm cfaistitutim—till the pit t meets, it will sign all pub-
lic acts. (Signed) " CNRISTIAN
"6 Written at hloss."
I declare end solemnly hind myself to give up the executive
nuthvrity into the hands of the nation without any reserve what-
soever. l will renew this declaration as soon as the Diet shall he
maembled. i bep I will ',aye Norway, even if that Diet shousl
leg My Ray WA,: prolonged. 6. Cala lel lAN FREDLIMIC.
" .10 his Maje•ty the King t f cfstricleri."
[Hat% follows the Proclamation to the Norwegians, aheady
Ordslobetl, ,n whirl, he expiates the 'veils of his conduct.] .
" quiirters, as Freaericks; adt, Augu-t 10.
err-We, Charles John, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway,
. by virtue of ti e tull powers entrusted to us by his Ma-
Jerry the KL.g of ..weden and Norway, declare,
1. I ha' we, in the nun, of his Maj• sty the King of Sweden
and Norway, accept the Cons:tattoo decreed at Eiassvold, am:
mare two tiro nto.t necessary ci anges shall take place.
'6 it, His Maj", y the King of Sweden grants an entireiallielit).
without distinction of rank, ot persons.
3 Al. Dh r w g af,s [military probably omitted by niistakej
err Gvil authoriuta shall Lie r t • ..tad with due respect..
(Signed) " loath"

s.dMERICAN PAPERS.

The following is an official Report of the proceed-
icnirof Captain Sinclair, immediately after the failure
attack on Michilimackinac :

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN A. SINCLAIR
TO TILE HON. WILLIAM JONES, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY, DATED
" On board the United States sloop Niagara, Erie,
September 9, 1814.
" SlR—lmmediately after the attack on
mukinao, I dispatched the Lawrence and Caledonia
with orders w Lieutenant Commandant Dexter to
make all possible dispatch to Lake Erie, and there
co-operate with our army, &c. while I shaped my
course in pursuit of the enemy's force, supposed to
be about Nantauwasanga ; and I cannot but express
my surprise at having passed those vessels and arrie.
ed at Erie before them. By that opportunity I ap-
prized you of my movements up to the 9th ult. since
which time I have been fortunate enough to find his
Britannic Majesty's schooner Nancy, loaded with
provisions, clothing, Ste. for the troops at Mackinac.
—She was two miles up the Nantauwasanga river,
moored under a block-house, strongly situated en the
S. E. side of the river, which, running nearly parallel
with the Bay shore for that distance, forms a narrow
peninsula : this, ned the wind being off shore, afford-
ed me an opportunity of anchoring opposite to him,
and within good battering distance ; but finding the
sand-hills and trees frequently interrupting my shot
I borrowed a 3 1-2. inch howitzer from Colonel Cro.
ghan, mounted it on one of my carriages, and sent it
on the peninsula, under command of Lieui. Holdop :
a situation was chosen by Captain Gratoit, of the
Engineers, from which it did great execution. The
enemy defended himself very handsomely, until one
of those shells burst in his blockhouse, and in a few
minutes blew up his magazine. This set fire to a
train which had been laid for the destruction of the
vessel, and in an instant she was in flames. I had
made the necessary preparation with boats for get-
ting on board of her ; but frequent and he ivy explo-
sions below deck made the risk of lives too great to
Attempt saving her. She was, therefore, with her
valuable cargo, entirely consumed.
" I cannot say whether thosl who defended her
were blown up in the block house, or whether they
retreated in the rear of their work, which they might
have done unseen by us, as it afforded a descent into
a thick wood. I hope the latter.
" A number of articles were picked up at a consi-
derable distance off; among them was the Corn-
mender's desk, containing copies of letters, &c. :.eve.
ral of which I herewith enclose you for your infer-
mation. They a..rve to shew the vessel to have been
commanded by Lieutenant Worsley, of the Royal
Navy : of what infinite importance her cargo was to
the garrison at Mackinac, and that they have nothing
afloat now on that Lake.

" The Nancy appeared to be a very fine vessel,
between the size of the Queen Charlotte and Lady
Prevost.

" There were three guns.on the block-house, two
24-pounders and one 6-pounder. I cannot siy what
was on the vessel, as all her ports were closed.
" I also got a new boat, called by akin a gun.
boat, but unworthy the name, being calculated to
mount only a 24-pound carronade.
" The Nautauwasanga is too narrow, and over-
, hung with bushes, fur a vessel to get up, except by
warping, which prevented my sending gun-boats in,
or Colonel Croghan from attempting to tutu his rear;
as we saw a number of Indians skulking, and occa-
sionally firing across from the banks ; it was in this
way the only man we had touched was wounded.
You will see, by the enclosed letters, the short
state they are in for provisions at Michilimackinac ;
and I am assured, from the best authority, that this
is the only line of communication by which they can
be supplied; that of the Grand River being render-
ed impassable for any thing heavier than a man can
carry on his back by 60 portages; I have, therefore,
left the Scorpion and Tigress to blockaJe it closely,
until the season becomes too boisterous fur boat
transportation. •
gi Colonel Croghan thought it not advisable to
fortify and garrison Nantauwasanga, as the enemy's
communication from York is so short and convenient,'
that any force he could leave there would be cut off
in the winter.

.‘ I was unfortunate in getting embayed, in a gale,
on a rocky iron-bound shore, which occasioned the
loss of all the boats I had in tow, among which was
the captured gun-boat, and my launch : I felt fortu-
nate, however, in saving my vessel, lumbered as she
was with 450 souls on beard, and shipping such im-
mense quantities of water, as to give me very serious
alarm for some hours.

" I was compelled to strike some of my guns be-
low, and nothing saved her at last but a sudden shift
of wind, as these is nothing like anchorage in Lake
Huron, except in the "mouths of rivers, the whole'
coast being a steep perpendicular rock.
46 I have been several times in great danger of
total loss, in this extremely dangerous navigation,
entirely unknown to our Pilots, except direct to
Mackinac, by falling suddenly froth no sounding into'
three fathoms, and twice into 1-4 less twain, all a
craggy rock. Those dangers might be avoided,
irom the transparency of the water, but for the con-
tinued thick fogs which prevail almost as constantly
as Cm the Grand Bank.

" By the arrival of the mail'a few hours after I
anchored at Detroit, I learned the critical state of our
army on the Peninsula, and that the Somers and
Ohio had been captured. The craft from the Flats,
with part of my guns and shot, had not yet arrived ;
but being certain my presence would be necessary at
the earliest possible moment, I availed myself of a
lair wind,and sailed for this place, where I am happy'
to learn that our army fed themselves perfectly se-
cure- where they are. I have, however, sent the
L ,wrence, Lady Prevost, and Porcupine to Buffalo,
there to render any assistance which may be required,
and shall follow them myself in the course of twenty.
four hours.
,41 There is such an imminent risk of the loss of the
fleet at this season of the year laying to an anchor
near Buffalo, where the bottom is composed entirely
(4 hard rock, a strong current setting down, and ex.+
e:,setl to the ()pen Lake, from whence the heaviest'
.oks are experienced, that I shall not, unless ordered
positively to do so irons the department, continue
'here a moment longer that I can ascertain the Corn-
mantling General's views, ang in what way the &et

can co-operas with Mm. Dally' and dear-bought
experience teaches us we ought not to risk our fleet in
a situation where tile), are so liable to be lost. Lieu-
tenant Kennedy has, 'no doubt. informed you of the
total loss of the Arid, after being on float, and ready
to move from there.

44 I have the honour to remain, with great respect,
" Sir, your obedient servant,

(Signed)

" A. SINCLAIR.

ig N.B. A company of riflemen, from Sandusky,
has just arrived here, and have been forwarded on to
Fort Erie, without delay.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE I.OSS OF TIIE AMERICAN

SHWA OHIO AND SOMERS.

COPY Of A LETTER PROM LIEUTENANT CONKLIN° TO
CAPTAIN KENNEDY, DATED

" Fire George, Upper Canada August 16, 1814.
---•

" SlR—With extreme regret I have to make known
to you the circumstances attending the capture of the
Ohio and Somers. On the night of the 12th, be-
tween the hours of 11 and 12, the boats were seen a
short distance a-head of the Somers, and were hailed
trom that vessel : they answered " provision boats,"
which deceived the officers of the deck, as our army
boats had been in the habit of passing and repassing
throughbut the night, and enabled them to drift
athwart his hawser and cut his cables, at the same
time pouring in a heavy fire before he discovered who
they were. Instantaneously they were alongside of
me, and notwithstanding my exertions, aided by Mr.
tvl,Cally, acting sailing-master ( who was soon dis-
abled), I was unable to repulse them but for a -mo-
ment. I maintained the qui:rter-deck until my sword
fell, in consequence of a shot in the shoulder, and
neatly all on deck either wounded or surrounded by
bayonets. •As their force was an overwhelming one,
I thought farther resistance vain, and gave up the
vessel, with the satisfaction of having performed my
duty, and defended my vessel to the last.

LIST 01 KILLED AND WOUNDLII•
Ohio—Killed, 1; uounded, 6.

Sonleas—Wounded, 2.

" The enemy's loss in kilted and wounded is much
more considera;)le; among the killed is the Com-
manding Officer of the Netley (lying here), Captain
Ratclitf ; he fell in attempting to come over my quar-
ter. Notwithstanding the number of muskets and
pistols which were fired, and the bustle insep.q.able
from enterprises of this kind, neither the Fort nor the
Porcupine attempted to fire as we drifted past them,
nor did we receive a shot until past 131.ick Rock,
though they might have destroyed us with ease.
" Respectfully, your obedient servant,
(Signed) " A. IL 'CONKLIN.
P.S. We expect to be sent to Montreal, and per-
haps to Quebec, directly.

" Ed. P. Kennedy, Esq. Commanding United Stares
Naval Force on Lake Erie.

COPY OF A LETTER FROM LIEUTENANT TURNER Tr/CAP-
. TAIN A. SINCLAIR, COMMANDING ON LAKE ERIE.
a United States schooner Scorpion, off MichiLinacktitac,
July 29, 1814.
have the honour to inform you, that
agreeable is your orders of the 22d instant, I pro.
ceeded on the expedition to Lake Superior with the
launches. I rowed night and day, but having a dis-
tance of 60 miles against a strong current, informa-
tion had reached the enemy, at St. Mary's of our
Approach. about two hours before I arrived at that
place, carried by Indians in their light canoes; seve-
ral of whom I chased, and by firing on them aid
killing some, prevented their purposes ; some I cap-
tured and kept prisoners until my arrival, others
escaped. The force under Major Holmes prevented
any thing like resistance at the Fort, the enemy with
their Indians carrying with them all the light valu-
able articles, peltry, cloths, &c. I proceeded across
the strait of Lake Superior without a moment's de.
lay; and, on my appearance, the enemy finding they
could not get off with the vessel I was in quest ot,
set fire to her in several places, scuttled and left her.
1 succeeded in boarding her, and by considerable
exertions extinguished the fl tmes, and secured her
front sinking. I. then stripped her and prepared for
getting her down the Falls: adverse winds prevented
my attempting the Falls until the 26th, when every
possible effort was used, but I am sorry to say with-
out succes to get her over in safety.
The fall in three-fourths of a mile is 4.5 feet, and
the channel very rocky ; the current runs from twenty
to thirty knots, and in one place there is st perpendi-
cular leap of ten feet between three rocks ; litre she
bilged, but was brought dawn so rapidly that we
succeeded in running her on shore below the rapids
before she filled, and burned her. She was a fine
new schooner, upwards of 100 tons, called the Perse-
verance, and will be a severe loss to the North-west
Company. Had I succeeded in getting her safe, I
could have loaded her to advantage from the ene-
my's storehouse. I have, however, brought down
four captured boats, loaded with Indian goods to a
considerable amount ; the balance contained in four
large and two small storehouses were destroyed,
amounting in value to from 50 to 1000 dollars. All
private property was, according to your orders, re-
spected. The officers and men under my command
behaved with great activity and teal, particularly
Midshipman Swartwout.—l have the honour, &c.
(Signed) " DANIEL TURNER."
NEWBURYPORT, SEPTEMBER 16.
PROM THE EXCHANGE COFFEE-HOUSE BOOKS.
A boat arrived this afternoon from Eastport and
Machias, with accounts of the capture of the latter,
by six British vessels of. war. The guns of the Fort
were rendered useless, and the Fort was blown up on
the appearance of the enemy. The Arab brig was
the only man of war at Eastport on the l0c!1 instant.
About 60 head of cattle, seized by Lieuteita,t t Man-
ning, were destroyed in the fort.
BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 19.
The British ships Spencer, Leander, and Nymphe,
were at anchor and watering in Provincetown (Cape
Cod) on Thursday last • a tender came in, hoisted
a signal, when the Leander immediately got under
weigh and stood out into the Bay under a press of
sail--the Spencer and Nymplie remained at one
o'clock on Saturday—the Leander was passed off
Marshfield on Saturday evening. The above ships,
while watering, kept a guard night and day, by sea
and land, to stop all communication with them. A
person recently on board of one of them reports, that
Au officer said they should water in Boston in about a
month, tor they expected alarge reinforcement of ships
awl fifteen thousand men, when they should effect a
lamting at Cape Cod or Cape Ann.