Star.
London, England, 1813-08-13 00:00:00

• FRENCH P4IPERS.,

PARIS, AUGUST S.
It is believed that the Emperor has left Mayer= bi)
return to Dresden.
On the 29th and SOth, his Majesty went over the
town and its neighbourhood; visited the Citadel,
Place Gottenburg, the fortifications of Castel, mili-
tary bakery, &c. •
The return of her Majesty the*Empress Queen and
Regent, appeari veg. nor.
DRESDEN, JULY U.
Our town has lodged! in Ole course of this year,
524,000 military mcfl of whom 250,000 were
Trench. • • • •

INSPRUC.S. JULY 26.
We have here a continual passage of troops corn-
ing from the kingdom of Italy, and who are pro.
ceSding_ to the North •of Germany. On the other
4-% OfEcers attached to the Prince Viceroy of Italy
' traverse our town.to join the Prince.

AMERICA

BOSTON, JULY S.
General Taylor sent a Flag of Truce to Admiral
Warren's ship to ..enquire whether he permitted such
atrocious crimes to be perpetrated by his men, and if
so that he, the General, would hoist the bloody flag,
and no quarters ; this is said to be the'purport of the
Gateral's letter, although Ido not vouch for it. I
believe it to be substantially correct ; the flag has re-
turned, and it is understood that the Admiral denies
having authorised the barbarities.
INSURRECTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
The following was received last evening from a
respectable Merchant in this town, North Carolina,
on he margin of a Newspaper, 'under date of the
26th of June :'.7-44 We have received information that
an insurrection of the Negroes took place in Hanover,
(South Carolina) 190 miles from Charlestown, that
trout B to 4.00 white people were massacred ; a battle
afterwards took place, in which 1200 blacks were
killed, and a better draft of good men was made
throughout the State, to be immediately on duty.—
Great contusion in Charlestown, in consequence of
the above alarming intelligence !"
ARMED VESSELS OF WAR OF THE ENEMY.
' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives in Congress assembled, that during the
present war with Great Britain, it shall be lawful for
any person or 'persons to burn, sink, and destny any
British armed vessel of war, except vessels coming as
Cartels or Flags of Truce, and for that purpose to
use torpedoes, submarine instruments, or any other
destructive machines whatever; and a bounty of one
half the value of the armed vessel so burnt, sunk, or
des roved • and also one half the value of her guns,
Cargo, tackle, and apparel, shall be paid out of the
Treasury of the United States to such person who
shall effect the same otherwise.

gl H. CLAY,
" JAMES MADISOIO
FROM THE PAPER OF THE 13TH JULY.

" The city of St. Domingo has thrown off the alle-
giance to her mother country; the people there hay.
ing dechtred themselves independent of Spain. The
governor and principal Oificers, civil and military,
were imprisoned, but afurwards liberated."
The following note was given to Captain BURR :•—•
" I have warned the fishing-boat Sally, of Barnstaple.
to return immediately to her own coast, in conse-
quence of the depredations committed by the Young
Teazers, and other eruizers, upon the British fishing
and coasting vessels. I forbid all American vessels
. going nearer than five leagues from the outer shores,
under penalty of being burnt if fallen in with."
OFFICIAL PARTICULARS OF THE ATTACK ON HAMPTON,
AND WANTON EXCESSES OF THE BRITISH.
" Richmond, (Virginia) June 90.

" At half past seven o'clock last evening, the Go-
vernor received from Major Crutchfield, the following
minute and satisfactory detail of the operations in the
last attack of the British on Hampton. While we
contemplate the overwhelming force of the invaders,
and admire the undaunted andobstinate defence made
by our troops, we must blush with indignation at the
savage and brutal excesses of the enemy, after getting
possesioa of the town and neighbourhood. Who can
read this faithful and exact narrative, without an
ea gre desire to participate in the glory of expelling
One m .nstersfrom our land ?"
4, York County, Half-way House; June 2*,
-ou, b 7 two com-
the engagement
25th in.t. 1 will
beg leave to corn-
of the occur-

►ing, on the 25th
information, that
v.itlo men, were
on Creek, by the
Newport's Noose.
•med on ►heir ea-
)lantation, south-
ton by a narrow
ge had been erect-
or Celey's patrole
of a number of
little after five
iproacbing Black
ich commenced a
mediately return-
f-pounders. the
and direct Are of
td himself behind
►red to throw his
►panied &y a great
imbustehle matter,
and those without
Icor encampment,
their object.
's of an how. or
►nge of discharges
icing a➢y damage,
(litter cover of a
tor camp. Dur-
, large shot; tell
ime our rifle com-
information of the
been dispatched to

conceal themselves is the woods, sear t
which it was supposed the, enemy was
commenced a well directed and destructive Ire
the head of the invading columns. .Being now
satisfied as to the attack on us from the land. side,
and discovering, from the timidity of the enemy in
his barges, that no landing was intended to be made
on our water position, and knowing that our rifle
corps, from its great inferiority to the enemy, was in
a very critical situation, I marched with the infantry
under my command to the point of attack, in order
to support it as well as to annoy the enemy in his
approach, and prevent his making an attack on our
rear, advantageous to his views, and in aid of his in-
tention to surround and cut us off from retreae.
44 We advanced in columns of platoons through a
lane- and an open cornfield, which led from our en-
campment to the enemy, and to the Main and Celey's
roads—and when in the field within 200 yards of the
gate opening into the Celey road and a thicket of
pines, we were fired upon by the enemy's musketry,
from a thick wood at the upper end of the Geld im-
mediately bordering on the road. Upon this dis-
charge, orders were given to wheel to the left into
the line, and march upon the enemy. In this posi-
tion we had marched not more than fifty yards when
the enemy opened upon us two 6-pound field pieces
loaded with grape and cannisLer shot, and his ma-
chines filled with rockets of.a small size. Upon this
sudden, and to our whole detachment, totally unex-
pected attack with ordnance, 1 deemed it necessary to
wheel again into columns, and gain, if possible, a
passage through the gate defile, with a position in
the woods immediately behind the ground occupied
by the rifle corps, which kept the enemy in check in
that quarter by its deadly discharges under the di-
rection of Captain Servant, who, with his brave offi-
cers and soldiers, acted in a manner worthy of ye.
terans.

I.

4, At this time Captain Cooper, (a mnst vigilant,
brave and skilful officer) with his brave troop, aitho'
much worn down with the fatigue of patroling and
other duties, were actively and closely engaged in
annoying the enemy's left flank, and would have
been cut off but for his superior judgment. The
column was formed with all the celerity which the
nature of the ground (a soft and newly ploughed
field)—the advantageous situation of the enemy,
aided by his sheltered position—and the partly dis.
ciplined experience of our troops would admit.—
During the time occupied by, the change of position
in our detachment, and its march through the defile,
a continued fire on us WAS kept up by the enemy.
On our reaching and passing the road into the wood,
the grape shot from a third field piece commenced
its fire on us, which, together with that from the
two former, threw the platoons of our column into
confusion and retreat.

A few of our leading i;latoons,headed by Major
Corbin and myself, wheeled promptly into the wood,
and formed on the flanks of our riflemen, under a
heavy and continued discharge of the enemy's-can-
non, musketry, and rockets. The action was now
for a short time kept up with warmth and spirit, both
on the part of the enemy, and of our riflemen ,:nd
leading infantry platoons, commanded by Captains
Shield and Herndon, with their subalterns in the first
division of the batt.ilioa. Captains Ashby, Brown,
Miller, and Cary. with Captain Goodall, of the
United States regiment of artillery, who volunteered
on this occasion, commanded-the remaining divisions
of the detachment, and acted with great courage and
coolnen.

66 In this sharp and trying contest, Major Corbin
received in his left arm and leg two severe wounds,
with a musket ball in the neck of his horse. My ef- 1
forts, aided by the brave Adjutant Robert Anderson,
and Lieutenant John P. Armistead, were directed
to rally the rear and retreating platoons of the de-
tachment, which were dispersing in every direction,
while a large body of tine enemy made an effort to
outflank and cut off our retreat. It now became in.
dispensibly necessary for all our troops to retire,
which they did under a continued but ill-directed fire
from the enemy, who pursued for two miles with lit-
tle loss on our part, while our men, occasionally stop-
ping at a fence or ditch at every fire brought down
one of the pursuing foe.-
" *Captain Pry with his Lieutenants Lively and
Jones, and his brave active matrosses, after slaughter.
ing many of the enemy with his field pieces, remained
on the ground till surrounded—and when the enemy
was within sixty or seventy yards of the fort, they
spiked their guns, broke through the enemy's rear,
and by swimming a creek made good their retreat
without losing a man, taking with them their car-
bines, and hiding them in the woods, Too much
praise cannot be given to this band of 'heroes.
" From accounts, which can be most relied upon,
the enemy landed and had drawn up in battle array,
at least two thousand five hundred men. Their loss
cannot be less than two hundred, and is believed to
be half as many more. Our little fGrce was 349 in-
fantry and rifle, 6'2 artillery, and 25 cavalry. The
loss on our part is seven killed, twelve wounded, one
prisoner, and eleven missing, who are believed to be
in the neighbiAirhood with their families.
gi To give you, Sir, an idea of the savage-like dis-
posititn of the enemy, on their getting possession of
tie neighboarbood, would. he a vain attempt. Al-
though Sir Sydney Beckwith assured me that no un-
easiness need be felt in relation to the unfortunate
Americans ; the fact is, that on yesterday there were
several dead bodies lying unburied, and Lb.! wounded
not even assisted into the town, although observed
tQ be crawling through the fields towards a cold and
Inhospitable protection.

" The unfortunate females of Hampton who could
not leave the town were suffered to Pe abused in the
most shameful manner, not only by them, but the ve-
nal savage Blacks who were encouraged in their ex-
cesses. They pillaged, and encouraged every act of
rapine `and murder, killing. a poor scan by the name
if Kirby, who had been lying on his bed at the point
of death for more than six weeks, shooting his wife in
the hip at the sanie time, and killing his faithful dog
lying under his feet. The murdered Kirby waOyins
last night weltering in his bed !
44 I shall return to Hampton this evening or in the
morning with the troops under my command and such
reinforcements as may meet me, whirp we will en. 11
devour to make another stand: The enemy evacn-
aced the town at three o'clock' yesterday morning... 7
I 4in vcry respectfully yours, ecc. (Signed)
iF !STA. CaUTCHRiELOP
" Excellency Governor 13arboar." • •

=MA Ull 1.411.11iUl sulfa CP:rICT. uarrati
eagre desire to participate in the gut
these m .ostersfrom our land ?"
.• York County, Half-way
igg 81K—Although I have given yt
Munications, a partial account of t
with the enemy at Hampton, on the
now, having it more in my power, be,
municate to your Excellent), a de:a
• rences I the day.
" At an early period of the mornii
inst. our Mill-creek patrole gave in
from 50 to 40 British barges, filled s
approaching tie m' nth of Hamptor
inner channel, from the direction of N
Oar troops were immediately form
campnieni, on the Little England pl.
• west ot, and divided from Hamptt
creek, over which a slight tout hi idge
ed. In a very stiort time acts, um
reputed the landing and approach i
the enemy's troops ILI our rear. A
seeloc, several barges were seen api
Beard's Yoiot, the headmost of whit
firing of rJund shots, which was imn•
ed from our battery l f four long 121
querin, intimidated by the quick ai
our cannon, drew back and sheltered
the point ; and from thence continu
round 12 and 18pound ~hots, accomp
nutsiber of rockets, charged with cow,
which; with a very few exceptions, as
injurious efF ct spun our detachment
either felt shprt of, or over reached ti
". Fur the space of 'three quarters
more, dnying which time an exclian
took place with Ont the enemy's don
• our infantry troops were posted uti
high ciitihi immediate 4 in front of
ing•thkperii EL many rockets. and
withmour encampment. At this tim
pally; 'wh ch, upon the earliest info
I enemy's approach by land, had bet