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AMERICAN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF THE
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
PROM THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT.
The following is a correct and very interesting ac-
count of the loss of Washington from unquestionable
authority. The concluding suggestions are such as
ought to receive the most serious attention from all offi-
cers, who are entrusted with thedefence of the country:
44 TO TICS EDITORS ON THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT.
" Friday Evening, August O.
" GENTLEMEN—Having witnessed the late un-
happy occurrences at Washington, I will, agreeably,
to your request, put them on paper ; that, if neces-.
sary, they may be used to correct some of the "NV
erroneous reports which are circulating.
46 I arrived at Washington on Sunday, the 2111
instant. At that time the Officers of Government
and the citizens were very apprehensive of an attack
from the British, who had landed on the Patuxent..
Their numbers bad not been ascertained, but reports
were various, stating them from 4000 to 10,000. Ge-
neral Winder was stationed near the Wood Yard,
with about 2000 men, hourly expecting large rein-
forcements from every quarter,
.particularly from
Baltimore, 8000 men having been ordered to march
immediately from that place.
ig On Sunday the Public Officers were all engaged in
packing and sending off their books and the citizens
their furniture. Oa Monday, this business was conti-
nued with great industry, and many families left the
city. The specie was removed from all the Banks in
the district. Reports were very current, that Winder
had received large reinforcements ; so that it was. be..
lieved by many well-informed persons, that he would
have 10,000 men embodied in the course of the week.
In the expectation that there was a very considerable
force collected, the President, accompanied by the Se-
cretary at War, and of the Navy, left the city for the
camp. They arrived there late that night, and thel
next morning finding but 8000 men, and learning that
the Baltimore troops were encamped at Bladensbur=
returned to the city on Tuesday, to make further ar-
rangements.— All the books and papers were sent off,
and the citizens generally left the place.
46 In the course of that day a scouting party from
General Winder's army had a skirmish with the Bri-
tish advance guard, and returned to camp with such
tidings as indueed General Winder to retire to the
city with his army, which he accomplished by nine
o'clock in the evening, burnt the old bridge which
crossed the Potomask, and encamped on the hill, di-
rectly above the other bridge about one mile and an
half from the Navy Yard, and prepared to defend that
passage. In the event of the British being too strong,
the bridge was to be blown up, for which he had
every thing.prepmed. At this post he remained the
whole night. expecting the enemy's forces. Wednes-
day morning I walked through the army : it remain-
ed at the bridge until ten o'clock, when advice was
received, that the enemy had taken the Bladensburgh
road. The troops were immediately put in motion,i
and by twelve o'clock the whole were on the march,
in the hope of forming a junction with the Baltimore
troops before the enemy reached Bladensburgh. This
was only partially accomplished when the battle com-
menced, and was contested by the Baltimore troops
and the men from the flotilla, with great spirit and
gallantry, until it appeared useless for so small a force,
very badly supported, to sand against six thousand
regulars, all picked men and well supplied—a retreat
was ordered, when the President, who had been on
horseback, with the army the whole day, retired from
the mortifying scene, and left the city on horseback,
accompanied by General Mason and Mr. Carrol.
66 At Georgetown, the President met his Lady, she I
having left the city only a half hour before him,
having remained with great firmness and composure
at the President's House, until a messenger brought
her the tidings that the British were within a few
'miles of the city, and that oar army were retreating
,without any chance if being rallied, so as to check
their marital
t' 64 `The-President and Secretary of State went to
Virginia, with their families—the other Officers of
Government went to Fredericktown, where the Go.
vernment is said to be formed, and where the Pre-
jiideet intends to meet his Secretaries next week. I
;remained at the President's House until all our army
had passed, and 99. hundredths of the citizens gone'
leaving nothing but empty walls. I fell into the trail
of the army, and marched about four miles on the
'Frederick road. Being much fatigued I turned off
into a wood, and fotmflignord quarters in a farm house,
on the hill back of Pearce's. Soon after reaching
there, at sine o'clock, on Wednesday evening, a sig-
nal gun was discharged, and sher President's House,
the Capitol, and many other public buildings, were at
the same seaseet in a blaze which continued nearly
• ,; •;f1 J. 1..
a",. The leeelleiet T.r 1,"g(11144.the .eatery in-
teeAddd tO muck tho city .411Pinolliid .ttint to keep his
rieeises!" divided,. nal thek the* oCtituismed,
44414iii,arth.0414kdiiritep*Irdler; which at this
shot SCASOII was quits ttiv flinch kis sal militia; pani-:

tularly the Quarter-master's* departmeotalee *Wm
shamefully neglected, or the officers usable to pro-
cure supplies—fOr it is a fact that our men suffered
severely, not only for accommodations, but for bread
and meat ; and after retreating to the Court-house at
Montgomery, they could not get quarters nor provi-
sions, not even a tent to cover them from the rain.
" It is to be hoped, that the officers of the army, in
every part of the United States, will take warning from
this sad lesson, and provide an abundance of provi-
sions, and of tents, for it is impossible for men to fight,
if they are not well fed ; and if they are not sheltered
from the rains and the fogs when they sleep. Our
army may with truth be said to have been beaten by
fatigue, before they save the enemy.
" On Thursday morning, I proceeded on with the
army to Montgomery Court House, where General
Winder's head-quarters were established. t had some
conversation with him. He appeared to regret very
much, that he had not been enabled to have made a
greater resistance, although he was perfectly satisfied
tha a successful resistance could not have been made,
with the force in the neighbourhood of Washington,
since had it all been brought together before the
action, it would not have been so large as that oppos-
ed to him, and our force was principally militia, and
that of the enemy all regulars and picked men."
BALTIMORE, SEPT. 1..

Our accounts from the.fiee t are that they are land-
ing in the Patuxent, supposed for the purpose of pro-
tecting the frigates in the Potomac, in which an attack
was made last night, and they confidently expect at
Washington that they will destroy them.

EXTRACT OP A LETTER, DATED BROOKVILLE, AUG. 27.
44 Since I wrote to you from Ross' tavern, on the
Baltimore road, three miles from the battle ground,
I have met with numerous adventures, and heard
authenticated many curious occurrences. •
The morning after I wrote you, Captain Ster-
rett's situation was such as to admit of my leaving
him with propriety. I took my family and wound
my way round to within six miles of Georgetown.—
We took up our quarters at a very worthy consti-
tuent's or mine, who put himself to great inconve-.
nience to accommodate my family. His house was
overflowing with the affrighted inhabitants of the
city. After dinner I discovered that Pinckney was
lying in the back room, badly wounded ; his arm
being dreadfully fractured near the socket. He con-
versed freely with those who went in to set him.—
He ridiculed the plan of battle—spoke of the dis-
grace, dm and expressed his astonishment that no
rallying point had been fixed in cue of a retreat.
4g Yesterday I sent my family around to this place,
being twenty miles from Washington, and ten from
Rockville, my place of residence. The reason for
this was, that head-quarters were declared to be at
the latter place, and I had understood the troops had
taken possession of my house among others.
44 Near Rockville, I rallyed about 30 men who I
met in the road leaving the camp. I went to town,
taking possession of my house. I dined there with
two of the Charles-streeters as a guard.

4, Information was received that the British had
evacuated the city, and gnmediately Winder march-
ed with his whole force towards Baltimore.
" I followed the army, the main body of which
passed within a mile of this village ; the ammunition
waggons and horse passing through here.
“ At nine in the night Mr. Madigan arrived here,
escorted by General Mason and fifty Virginia dra-
goons. Lodgings were asked for two doors below
where I stay with my wife's uncle. It was positively
refused. He was taken at the next door, Mason
having asked for lodgings for himself, and Mr. Bent-
ley not knowing until the President was introduced
that he was there. My brother and Mr. Dorsey went
down and sapped at the table with Madison : the
defence of the city was freely criticised, and the si-
, tuation of the country as freely spoken of. Madison
said little more than expressing his surprise how they
could discriminate between Gale's office and FoxalPa
foundry, both being private property ; and the latter
being spared by the enemy, while the other woe
destroyed.
“ A short time before the President arrived, I hark
held a .conversation with Samuel Harrison Smith, st
the house where the President lodged. In the cower
of my remarks, I spoke of the disgrace of the ?red-
' dent flying about from place to place, and said he
might at least make his head-quarters at tredericton,
and there call his cabinet about him, and try to rouse
the nation. I also gave it as my opinion, that the
enemy would not march to Baltimore, but would re-
embark ; because they had left a guard at every place
they passed through, and all that. Smith repeated
my conversation to the President. He said nothing,
but anxiously enquired after Colonel Munroe and
Armstrong, saying he did not know where either Of
;ben) were.
«y brother has just come in and stated that Ma-
dison,has received a dispatch from Winder, inform-
ing him that the enemy has gone ; upon the receipt
of which information, the, dragoons were ordered in
readiness to guard the President to the city, where
the blacks are reported to be plundering, burning, &c.
,g Cockburn has declared be engaged only 1300
men : that the, militia ran before more of his men
could come up k that he proceeded slowly to the Ca-
*al, because he, supposed that the great battle was
to have been fought on the plains of Washington.
,s!...*iers where I go, the people are heaping curses
%mil the Cove t. An parties vaitaiannrathig

Madison and Armstrong. The style of feeling i.
which our men went into the fight cannot be better
judged of than from the fat that not a single act of
heroism is said to have been :hewn in diefeace of the
officer told me this morning that the ground
chosen by Winder and Armstrong admitted of the
enemy's coming up under cover of the apple or.
chards in the neighbourhood of Bladensburg; and
that while passing through the orchards in front of
our harmless fire, the officers were picking apples
from the trees."
BALTIMORE, SEPTEMBER S.

A respectable Gentleman of this city, who left
Alexandria on Thursday evening states, that be wit.
nessed there a scene of great activity ; the enemy
loaded, with great apparent composure, the venehbe.
longing to the town, with flour, tobacco, and coma
The estimate of the inhabitants of the quantity d-
read y shipped, is about 12,000 lbs. flour, 700 !Amis.
tobacco, 150 bales cotton, with some small quentiky
of sugar and coffee. They were engaged in raising
a large ship, sunk by the inhabitants, which they in.
tended to fill forthwith. They appeared to be in no
great hurry.

NEW YOlUt, SEPTEMSEtt e.
By last night's Philadelphia stage, we leans by let-
ters from Baltimore, published in Philadelphia, that
on the 2d inst. the enemy's vessels dropped down two
miles below Aleiandria—that the bomb ship pro.
ceeded as far as the battery erected on the ruins of
Fort Warburton, where she was so warmly attacked
by Commodore Rodgers, that she wis obliged to re.
turn : —that the enemy bud threatened, W they were
prevented from descending tbs river, embank Alexait.
dria and Georgetown—that Commodore Porter and

General Hungerfcrd had the command of a battery
at Dumfries, and were planting obatructiont to shoal
the water—that Commodore Rodgers bad sunk ann.
ral vessels loaded with flour, kc. from Alexandria--
that as late as the morning of the 3d, heavy firing was
heard in the direction of the above batteries.
HARTFORD, SEPTiiMBER 6. •

Letters and passengers in the stage state that the
enemy landed this morning at Guilford from 1.500 to
2000 men, and had set fire to a number of buildings.
, The intelligence had reached Newhaven, when the
military were immediately ordered ant, and at two
o'clock they were on their march to defend the place.
The people were moving their effects from Newhal
ven. The force of the enemy off Guilford is (We-
' rently stated; some say, one 74, three frigates, and
two schooners ; others, three frigates and three ten•
ders. The force landed is, however, said to be about
one thousand.

PROM TkIR CANADIAN JOURNALS.

MONTREAL, SEPTEMBER 10.

A ',vices from Plattsburg of yesterday morning ars
come to hand. The most of our troops had arrived
at the place; but owing to the badness of the roads,
Caused by the hard rains, the heavy artillery had not
got up. It is stated our lou on the march from
Champlain to Flensburg, was 20 killed, and about
40 wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Wellington of the
Buffs, or Sd, was among the former, one Captain and
two subalterns among the loner. We understand
six of the Voltigeurs were killed. It was supposed
the Fort would not hold out any length of time ; it
fired hot shot upon the town, where the British troops
are ; many of the Houses were burnt in consequence.
We have dates from. Kingston to the 7th instant
inclusive. Some days before the Military Courier for
' York was taken by surprise, on the Bay of Quints
Road, by a boat's crew of the enemy. Soon after

Commodore Chauncey made sail for Sackett's Har-
bour with his whole fleet. The large ship at King-
ston will be launclied the 10th—this day.
Accounts are received from Fort Erie of the gOtb
ult. For several days before there had been a good
deal of skirmishing, without any considerable less an
either side. The movements of the enemy indicated
he was about ctossing over; for several days he fired
only 61b. shot from his batteries. It is rumoured that
about the Slst the Americans made a desperate sortie,
and were opposed by the 82d regiment. Our brave
fellows, it is said, killed 40 on the spot. In the Fort
sickness prevailed, by which it appears many died
every day. The average of deserters was about ten
per day, to the British camp. They represent our
fire to have been galling in the Fort; General Gaines
bad been badly wounded by a splinter and carried to
Buffaloe. The whole force of the Americans in the
Fort was not above 1600 men.

It is said a body of theca:my, supposed to be those
detached from Izard's army three weeks ago, are for-
tifying themselves at Hamilton and Madrid.
Sermon 15.—His Excellency the Commander
in Chief and suite arrived in town this morning from
the expedition to Plattsburg.
We understand that our new ship was safety
launched on Saturday last at Kingston. We sincerely
hope that she is destined to repair, on Lake Ontario,
the naval misfortunes we have sustained on those o:
Erie and Champlain.
During the last week, several parties of Amensan
prisoners have arrived here from Upper Canada, and
yesterday 16 of those taken on the late Ilutsburg
.expedition were brought to town ; the rensaiuder, De.
Itorus porn and three bundled, we understand, are el-
peeted hersitbis day and t0413000W.
In the imillst of the presmre of war one neighbours
are repairing .w meet every emergency. In Ma,1.1.
ch"."l, GoirclnOr &Mirka %Ott w annul a

Boston, and the doternor of Connecticut has been
equally vigilant in his duties. Clo Vernor Tottikins
has called the Legislature of New York to meet early
in October. The Governor of Vermont is putting the
IVlilitia of that State in motion the purposes may be
easily imagined.
SEPTEMBER 17.—We have inserted the Genetal Or-
der relating to the proceedings of the army and the
flotilla at Plattsburg. Candour must compel every
One to confess, that the result of the late operations
has fallen short of even is moderate expectations."—
The battle lasted an hour and a half. The force of
each squadron, we are informed, standi, thus t—Bti-
tish, 1 ship, Mounting in all 32 guns; 1 brig, in all.
20 guns; 2 sloops of 70 tons, each 10 guns; and ten
gon-boats.—.American, 1 ship rated 28 guns, carry-
ing 36 ; 1 brig, 24 ; 1 strong schooner, 18 ; 3 sloops,
each 10 guns; and 24 gunboats. The crews, ton-1
nage, and weight of metal, are estimated at one-1
fourth superior on the side of the Americans; and
we beim no reason to doubt our information. We
have always considered offensive Warfare the best
mode of securing peace; and recent humiliation has
not changed our tone. We may be called to defend
points which have not hitherto been thought of; and
consequently the late retreat may not have been ill
advjsed; but the fort at Hamburg should have been.
stormed. .

That part of the labour. would have cost less in
blood and embalmment than was sustained in the
retreat—a retreat that; tend to rouse the energies
of the enemy. We might have taken 2000 prisoners,
a fine train of artillery, and immense stores. We are
not military men, but we call on " every experienced
officer" to support or contradict us. If we are wrong
we shall take a pride in confessing our ignorance.
The scientific brave Generals, officers and soldier:
of the Duke of Wellington's army, and the others
who ban before fought in our cause in the Canada*,
did every thing which depended on them to support,
the noble efforts of their brothers on the water.—'
That distinguished officer, General Robinson, who
has been twice wounded this year on the other Con-
tinent, with part of his gallant brigade, bad braved
all danger in an assault. Some of the picquets of the
fort were tom away, and i few minutes more would
have given up the fortification, with an immense
train of artillery into our hands, and every American
must have fallen, or been made prisoner. It was
thought necessary to check the ardour of the troops,
Mid we must now instantly redouble our energies to
obtain the command of the Lake, or with humility
await our fature destiny.
Since writing the above observations we have re-
ceived the following particulars which may be de-
pended upon as being the latest from the spot :
" The two squadrons met in Plattsburgh Bay on
-rte morning of the I 1 th instant ; Captain Downie,
•in the new ship the Confiance, led the attack in the
Most gallant style, but was unfortunately killed a few.
minutes after the action -ememeaced. His ship was
afterwards fought for mars th in hour with the
most determined bravery, by Lieutenant Robinson)
when haying suffered very severe' loss both in WE.'
tees and men. the *die opposed to the enemy being
''.'irSwy much Osablelik and falling in an attempt to
04F‘tpliiing her other broadside to bear
hermo•reaus Idalst the enemy's ship had sue.
iiiidiorgi 'Conn round, sit as to bring her fresh
lireeirda' ad the Co fi_n_a'
tice; the commanding
etre!. !OWE relsetandy ordered her colours to be
.struck,ii.,e:essittti'etletily got possession of a mere wreck;
tr liith 3 "thicksosage she had sustained, was with
ittia'-dliSctity kept from sinking.
if the brig Linaet, commanded by Cassia Prin.'
and the two sloops supported the frigate in the most
etittrageous and determined manner, and did not
jietld until the fall of the latter rendered all further
reiltstance unavailing. The gun-boats, which did not
appear to bear any great share in the action, seeing
the fate of the other vessels, were enabled to make
good their retreat with the provision vessel which at.
tended the squadron.
" Shortly after the action commenced Our ba tte-
vies were opened upon the *naafi forts and works
and our troops were preparing to assault them, when'
iO consequence of the disastrous result of the naval
contest, it was deemed expedient to recall the storm-
leg party then advancing.

'4 The object of the expedition baviag been com-
pletely frustrated, by the loss of the Beet, the posses-
sion of the enemy's forts and works was not consider-
edof sufficient importance to compensate for the va-
'sable. lives of the many brave men which must have
been sacrificed to obtain them, particularly a; the pe-
tition could not him been maintained even if we had
gained possession of it. Our fleet was not bred upon
during any part of the action from the enemy's bat-
teries. The only ose from where it was supposed the
squadren would have been annoyed, •was a battery
oeastructedby 11* enemy upon the beach, from which
they were driven 'without a 'Wiley* been fired
from it, immediately after the Int* oar batteries had
• opus i 3'4./14 ,'!/%7, ;" •
es OmeNdiqiitioss jt. the setios is estimated at
A about 11/a• killed! and wooded I that of the gamy Is
nearly as great.. The mum's ship wa; numb 44.
,aged both in her isulland rigging, tad her side irk
opposed to the Cadmus suety disabled. Our army
sedan* lust Plattdserg vos thcloiltit :totatomplaio,
where part of LitiSBOW peewit *ld tftsoughder for
WINN* ',muss

.THE EVENING STARA

JON DON.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 221 1814.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK :
Reduced 641-4 per Cent. 811-5 per Cent. Navy 4631
Consols 65j 86—for account, 66 65 661i—ontn. 212 die.
Bank Long Anns.l6l-16th—Bonds 14s. pr.
Exchequer Bills par, to 4s. prem.

Having received printed Journals, and private let-
ters, from Canada, to the 18th ult, by the Jusy aid
Flora, which arrived in the Clyde on Sunday evening,
we are now enabled to lay before the Public many
particulars respecting the late events at Plattsburg.

The extracts from the Papers, all the circumstances
of the time and place of publication being duly con-
sidered, speak a language which can hardly be mis-
understood. The private letters, but we hope either
without reason, or from an imperfect knowledge of
the facts, are loud in their complaints against the
Commander in Chief.

It appears that ample preparations were made for
the expedition against Plattsburg. The force under
the command of the Governor-General Sir G. Paz-
varr, and led by the gallant Major-General Blue-
luxe, General POWER, &c. consisted of about 14,000
men ; and in the attack they were to have the co.
operation of the naval force on the Lake, to prevent
any annoyance from that of the enemy.
On the morning of the 11th, Captain Down', in
the Confiance, a vessel of twentreight guns, (not 64,
as stated yesterday by mistake) lately built, began
the attack. He fell—and his First Lieutenant con-
tinued the action, but without success. A brig and
two sloops supported the Confiance, but were obliged
to yield when she struck ; and only a few gun-boats,
with provisions, escaped.
In the mean time the land force had opened bat-
teries upon the fort, and were on the point of assault,
when the naval contest ended so unfavourably. Or-
ders for a retreat were instantly issued—Private let-
ters state, that on receipt of this order, General
PowEas rode up to the Commander in Chief and
begged it might be recalled, as General BRISBANE
was about to storm, and would be in possession of
the fort in a few minutes; to which General Sir G.
PREVOST is said to have replied, " My orders must
be obeyed"—and an instant retreat took place.
All this may have happened without blame being
imputable to any person; and, besides, we know
that individuals in private life often view military
•events through a false medium. But from all the
letters before us, we are persuaded that nothing less
than a public inquiry into all the circumstances of
this affair will satisfy the Canadian public at least.—
Indeed, in the history of the transactionome incident
occurs which.we believe is without exemplei and
which will require explanation to satisfy the country
generally, and particularly the friends and relatives
of our brave veterans—carried from Spain to retreat
in the face of raw American Militia.
The fact to which we allude is this. There were
two Editions of the General Order which was issued
after the retreat. The one which we yesterday laid
before our Readers was -the first edition. In the
second edition, the following words, with which our
accord pat agraph concluded,. did. not, appear, viz.—
," in consequence ot the rudder of his Majesty's ship
CONBIANCE being disabled, and the brig LINNET.
Pgrounding early in the action; thus leaving these ill-
fated vessels, almost without resource, exposed to the
whole force of the enemy. All that undaunted de-
votion to the service could effect was evinced on this
unfortunate occasion. The Officer in command ot
the division of gun-boats, acted with judgment in
securing those vessels to the service, when his further
efforts in action had become unavailing."
As the General Order first appeared, the inference
it afforded was, that circumstances connected With
the fleet bad occasioned the fatal result of the land
movements. From the Second Edition, the fair in-
ference seems to be, that the suppressed words were
found, in some way, not to correspond with the fact.
We cannot credit all the statements in the private
letters, nor will our Readers be quick to give them
credence. They state that Sir GEORGE PREVOST. on
passing some of the troops on the road, was hissed by
them ; that the forts were so much occupied in pre-
paring for their own defence as not to allow them time
to fire a single gun on our flotilla ; and that Lieute-
nant DREW, of the LINNET, who had arrived at Que-
bec on par Ole, stated the loss of the fleet to have been
" occasioned by our land forces not having stormed the
fort, in which there were only 1400 men. under Ge-
neral *Come, who informed Captain Pity% of the
LINNET, that every Min "Ng petard S. Attrrender MP
Me advance of Ms driiirh anew."
The same letters state, that no await was made on
..the fort ; that General Rotuma/ is under arrest, that.
Generals BRISBANE and Parma had tendered their
swords to Sir G. Pasyorr, and that Colonel Wu.-
LIAMS of the 13th, had declined that he would never
draw his sword again, wee under the command 01
Sir GEORGE. It is said Sir Gismos is gone to
Kingston.
The Welling tonian warriors now in Quebec, have
got a saying among them, which Is stated in the let
ters—a- The hunters and hounda bihe are capital, but
the huntsman and his whipper.m me two fools."—
To whom can they allude f • • •
The Public are not yet in toossessisen ot inicient
materi 413 to enable them to form a cared sinsi,
partial ogiaiqu oit this distressing bob
, - • • :41 r

the facts before it, the ilittpreision oh 'oar ininds is--
that the failure was neenneited heithte by want(
troops, nor by any deficiency in their quality. Blar
seems to attach souk 'where. Have Pdinitter let
the Comnsander in Chief without tile proper means
This is an imps:et:ant question, and the Public wi;
do well to attend to it ; for here the friends of the de
Unguents, if there be any delinquents, will try to fix
ithe blame. But tbn simple fact before us, that the.
British force was utpintrds of 14,000 men, while that
in Plattsburgh did mot exceed 1400, must set this
question at rest; *.z

Aa inquiry seems to be imperiously called for, and
we hope it will not be delayed.
Ai the date of the latest advice: the army had taken
up nearly the same positions which they occupied be.
fore their advance on Platt4burg $ and Sir Gamma
PRIVOST had proceeded to Kingston to superintend,
as it is said, the projected attack on Sackett's-harbour.
Happily, for the visits of our countrymen, the co-
pious extracts which we have given from the United
States, exhibit matters in a different light. Alarm
and terror are still prevalent throughout the whole of
the enemy's territory.

Since yesterday we have received Paris Papers o►
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The Moniteur
of the latter day is nearly filled with a report by M.
Bedoc to the Chamber of Deputies, respecting the
law for the restitution, to the Emigrants, of their un-
sold property. The amendments which he suggested
are as follow:
In the first place be proposei to expunge the word
restitution, as implying an illegal spoliation, and there.
fore, perhaps, offensive to some polite ears among the
Jacobins..of all nations, for whom M. Bedoc spews
a most uncalled for degree. of respect. He suggests
the word remission, as a substitute.

The reporter next suggests a formal clause remit-
ting the sentence of death pronounced against all
Emigrants by the aforesaid Jacobins. This he asks
out of respect to the memory of the French Republic
one and indivisible. Has the KING of France then
no prerogative with which the Chamber of Deputies
have no right to interfere ? Are the poor Emigrants,
who have been ennobled by their sufferings and their
loyalty, to be perpetually twitted with owing their
pardon to some of the unprincipled reptiles, perhaps,
who adjudged them to death ?
By the third amendment, all marriages, legally
solemnized with Migrants, in foreign countries, are
confirmed, " saving the rights of third parties." To
this there can be no objection.
All the other amendments are merely verbal : the
spirit in which the report has been drawn up is suffi-
ciently evident from the first two, and we prerame it
will receive• a proper check from the firmness and
wisdom of the King, whose dignity is insolently com-
promised by the offensive articles alluded to.
The Moniteur contains a notification, which we hope
will be frequently repeated,*namely, that the inha-
bitants of a French district, ravaged by the war, have
Jeclined all indemnity for their losses.

The minor Paris Papers contain some villainous
paragraphs to the effect of alarming us for our mari-
time rights. The Congress at Vienna is the rod which
is held over us on this occasion. Impotent malignity!
The Americans have no Representatives there !
PARIS, OCTOBER is.
Yelterday the FOreign Anibissaaon and Ministers
paid their respects to the King and die Royal Family.
At these audiences were presented—by his Excel-
lency the Duke of Wellington, Ambassador from his
Britannic Majesty—Messrs. Bagat, Mackenzie, and
impey, Commissioners from the English Government.
At two o'clock the Duchess of Wellington, the
I.ady of the English Ambassador, was presented to
the King and Royal Family at the Levee of her Royal
Highness the Duchess de Angouleme, to which she
was introduced by M. de Lalive, Introductor of Am-
bassadors, and M. Dargainaratz, Secretary to the
King for introducing Ambassadors.
The same day the Duchess of Wellington dined at
the Castle of the Tbuilleries, at a table of.Bo'enveis,
r. ept by Count D'Ekars, first Maitre d'Hotel to the
King, and at which the Duchess of &rent. Lady of
Honour to the Ducheu d'Angouleme, did the
honours.
the inhabitants of the Commune of Monneville, in
the department of the Seine and Oise, as a; proof of
their love and devotion to his Majesty, have declared
that they renounce all indemnity for their sufferings
. ' .•
and losses by the events of the late war.'
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PAPAy OCTOBER,,I?,,
It is thought thro to the Congress ;Sit Cases ;will
be laid of the law of nations, which Bonaparte hail'
destroyed : it will particularly determine the princi-
ples which ought to regulate, in time of war, the con-
duct of the Powers with respect to the security of
commerce and navigation.—Joureal de Paris.
Yesterday the Duchess of Angouleme received the
first formal visit from the Duchess of Wellington, the
Lady of the English Ambassador.
A Royal Ordoanance of the' 7th instant restores
to die Duke'of Orleans, and his sister, all their estates
and property in !rase*, whit') had not been sold to
privets tadividuals......Fium Ms Mositaw.

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