Star.
London, England, 1813-11-27 00:00:00

Dal. is situated. This force is comnsauded by Gene-
ral Hampton, and made its appearance near the
boundary line bet Ween Canada and the United States
on the 20th .slstember, and surprised a picquet com-
posed Of the frontier Light Infantry Militia, at a
small village named Odell's Town; and after re-
maining one .or two days in that neighbourhoed, pro-
ceeded to the westward in the direction of the river-
St. Lawrence ;' their force is stated to be newly 7000
men, and a train consisting of 00 pieces of artillery
of various kinds. The British troops in that quarter
are under the immediate .command of Sir R. 4heaffe
( Major-General), and are all well prepared to give'
the enemy a warm reception, should they attempt to.
penetrate faitherinio the country, The British head-
quarters are at the village of La Prairie, on the
south aide of the river St. Lawrence, on the oppo-
site side to Montreal, and about nine miles higher up
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the river. -
Nothing decisive has as yet taken place between
the British and American fleets on Lake Ontario--;
dm latter constantly avoiding a close and general en-
gagement, and choosing their position at all times,
which, from their v'etsels sailing so much superior to
the British, they are, fortunately for the An;ericans,
enabled to do. They keep at a respectable distance,
and annqy our ships much with their long ranges of
shot; the British squadron have in consequence been,
metal times materially injured.
The British official account of the busineis at Lake
Mitt, has not been as yet published in Canada.--,:
- Commodore Barclay, who cornmanded the squadron,
having been very severely wounded, will no doubt,
in some measure, account for that- circumstance.
All accounts agree that the action was most nobly
sustained on the part of the British, who it would
appear had not their fleet manned by two thirds of
what it ought to have been—scarcely thirty or forty
able seamen being on board the entire squadron put.
together.
" The news of the success of Commodore Perry on
Lake Erie, appears to animate all classes of people
in the United States, whatever their opinion.. may
have been with regard to the justness of the war.—
In Philadelphia, it is said that the illumination %ins
splendid and universal,' except by the Friends, whose
-religious opinions forbade them to unite in it. In
New York it was greeted by the firing of cannon,
ringing of bells, &c. Bcc. In Boston, where the
news arrived on a Sunday, the forenoon was appro-
priated to Divine worship, and the afternoon to the
celebration of the exploits of Commodore Perry.-;-'
P- The leading Federalists of Bostonhave also appoint-
ed a Committee to present a Sword to the Commo-
dore. The seamen of the American squadron on
Lake Erie, appear to have heen picked up in the
Nevy England Ports, and the ComModore is said
to be a Federalist-41e is a native of Newport, Rhode
Island.
The Americans make great exertions to recruit
their army : General Hampton, as ,an inducement
to the Militia to enter the ranks, has been actdallr
offering 'than fourteen' dollars per month to'sereb.
only three months, then to be dis Charged ands'ea-'
empted From militia duty cletrin& the war. "
On the 25th September, a 'fool salute was fired
froin the Citadel'Hill at Montreal, in honour of Lord
Wellington's victory in Spain.
The winter is now setting in,, and will put a stop
to great part of the military operations in Canada
;or this season.
. the 24th September, two, battalions of Marines
e to be embarked at Halifax, on board chive shipsl
war, for Quebec, at which lattei place they are
hourly espeCted to arrive. - •
ihe :sa' ()etcher,. his Majeatfa brig of war
Pecos arrived at Quebec from Newfoundland; with I
poney, and retailed there again on the 7th.
His Majesty's doge of war rnsliaa, Captain Sykes,
has been dismantled rad laid up at Quebec,;aod her
crew sent up the riles, to hi employed On tifF Lakes.
•The 19th regiment of Light Dragoons are quer-
.eered at present at La Prairie and the parts adjacent;
one troop being in Upper Canada, in the neighbour-
hood of Lake Ontario. . -
The head-quarters of the 103 d regiment are at
Quebec, The flank companies of that corps, as also
two other companies, being in the neighbourhood co
Coteau du Lac, about fifty miles above the town of
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)4ontreal,

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The 49th and 104th regiments, with the Canadian
Voltigeurs, have left the army at St.;l/iiidfs And the
neighbourhood of Fort George, near Niagara,' and
- proceeded to join the army quartered -at gingston..
Ott the lower part of Lake Ontario. !..
• The I.sth regiment, and regiment de Meuron, art'
quartered near La Prairie, 'between St. John's and
the Chateaugay River, near the boundary line be.:
tween Canada and the United States. • (
• The-brig Betty and 'Bella, Wthozawaster, laden
with ordnance stores for Quebec, foundered at 5e4.,,
on her passage from England—crew.sns,:ed. Tlnsi
vessel was one of the. convor.under the PrimroFtsi
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bug of war, which arrived .at 'OlOO chile 10th of
Pctober. : • .. ! , .r;
-,.lThit ,f4,l)owiDg merchant . shi?s 'have ' arrived
y. i.:
Quebec from Eugtap4;.:-Ajez.A:Wer and Marx, /*t-
on ;,
Roche,
Tay/or ... Joeph and $44.41' SW‘tol4 I ',
ata the Glasgdw, Kidd. ! . •
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it."4III°I4U43IIC,CfCiDBER 5.
PRIVATA LETTER.
.16,11 American army i; at present threatening that
pan of Lower Canada near which the town of Mon-