Star.
London, England, 1814-10-17 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION,

AMERICA.

ATTACK ON BALTIMORE.

This morning, at five o'clock, Captain C- ROFTON,
of the Royal Navy, arrived at the Admiralty with
Dispatches, announcing the result of an attack made
by our coops upon Baltimore. We regret to state,
that, after every prospect of success, the attack was
abandoned, the enemy. Vaving sunk so many vessels
that our land forces could not receive the co-opera-
tinn of the naval. We are grieVed to aid, that the
gall Ant General Ross fell on this occasion.
The particulars are detailed in the following
OFFICIAL BULLETIN:

44 DOWNING-SMOLT, OCTOBER 17.

" Dispatches addressed to Earl Bathurst, one of
his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, were re-
ceivel early this morning from Colonel Bstoome, dated
September 17, on board his holljesty's ;drip Turmaar,
in the Chesapeake :

46 The division of troops under Major-General
Ross, effected a disembarkation on the 12th Septem-
ber, near North Point,jan the left bank of the PAtapso
River, distant from Baltimore about IS miles.
66 Three miles from North Point, the enemy had '
entrenched himself across a neck 1)1 land, from which
position he precipitately retreated upon the advance
of the British troops. •
44 About two miles beyond this post, the British
advance became engaged, when General Ross receiv-
ed a wound in his breast which proved mortal.
46 The advance continuing to press forward, the
enemy's light troops were pushed to within five miles
of Baltimore, where a corps of about 6000 men, six
-.pieces of cannon, and some hundred cavalry, were
strongly posted under cover of a wood.
" Dispositions were immediately made for a gene-
ral attack, and upon the signal being given the whole
of the troops advanced rapidly to the charge.
gg In less than 15 minutes the enemy's force, being
utterly broken and dispersed, fled in every direction,
leaving oa the field two pieces of cannon, and a
considerable number of killed and wounded and

prisoners.

The day being far advanced, and the troops
much fatigued, they halted for the night on the ground
from which the enemy had been driven.
•4 At day-break on the 13th, the Army again ad
vanced, and at ten o'clock occupied a position East.
ward of Baltimore, and about a mile and a 'tali
distant.

44 Arrangements were made for a night attack, but
during the evening, Colonel Bnooxto received a com-
munication from the Commander-in-Chief of the
Naval Forces, from which it appeared that from the
sinking of vessels in the harbour, naval co-operation
against the Tuwn and Camp was impracticable.—
Under these circumstances, it was determirni not to
persist in an att.tzk upon the town, and the troops
were withdrawn on tre 14th, three miles from their
last position, where the army halted in expectation
that the enemy might be induced to quit his en-
trenchment. The enemy, however, shewing no dis-
position to fellow, towards the evening the troops
retired, and took up ground for the night about three
miles and a halt lurthet.
64 At a late hour on the 15th, the • army was re-
emb4rked at North Point.
64 The total loss of the British was 3 Officers, 2
serjeants, 85 rank and file, killed ; 7 Captains, 4
Subalterns, 11 serjeants, '229 rank and file, wounded.
NAPES OF °mesas KILLED AND WOUNDED.

KILLED.

Major-General Ross.
41st Foot—Lieutena:lt Gracie.
44th Foot—Captain Hamilton Greenshields.

wouNDAD.

21st Foot—Brevet Major Rennie, slightly; Lieutenant Leaver+

severely.

44th—Brevet Major Currie. sligl:tly; Car3in George Hill,

Lieutenant Richard Cruiee, and Ensign J,White, severely.
85th—Captains W. P. De Bathe, J. D. Hicks, and Lieutenant
G. Welling', slightly.
Royal Marines—Captain John Dobbins, severely.

The private advices state, that the destruction of
the shipping in the Harbour of Baltimore by the
Americans themselves, WAS nearly as ccmplete as if
it had been effected by an enemy. The armed ves-
sel% were burnt, and every merchantman scuttled
and sunk, to the utter destruction of the cargo, if not
the vessel itself.

A letter from Paris, in the Hamburgh papers, at.
cuses the Doke of WRLLINGTON with being the cause
of the violent proceedings in Spain. His Grace is ass
serted to leave counselled FERDINAND to reject the
Constitution he found established by the Cortes. We
believe this statement to be a base calumny, written
by some Frenchman who considered the laurels won
by his Grace as a reproach to his countrymen.
General ruirr3 is mans the visit:se at Paris.