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London, England, 1813-11-29 00:00:00

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-rive from sliffergot quartstrs, of - the* 11131Yealehts
Mhanchesiell, gent; to be Cornet; without putt.
of the. enemy, and of the extent of the preparations
--Lieutenan, who
W.l; Lf.l;•anclys, from the 15th Foot, is
they were making, indoced me to repair to 14 place, will Diem
where I arrived onsthe 25th ult 7 On reacbmg Monts be Lieutenant, vice Upton, who excherilles.
real, I learnt, that Major• General Hampton, %vita 21st Ditto-Captain A.l. Cloete, from the I sth Light Dragoons,
to be Captain of a vice Wallace, ho rite
about 4000 regular troops of infaotry, and some ar- 25th Diem:in Troop,iii.a ire, fr ' the 7th Foot, to be
tillery and cavalry, had, after approaching close to ciaPtale of a Troop, vice Temple,C vrhor eacbar 7es.
the *frontier,. line, near Odel Town, and over ..wering Staff Corps of Cave^. -J. W. laves, Gent, togbe Veterinary.
one of our small piquet* in that neighlscituh..., sod, surgeon- t
Ist Regiment of Ft .c Guards-Lieutenant John P. Dirom, from
dent moved with his whole force to the westward, and
the 44th Foot, to be Ensign, with . a purchase, vice Daws4a,
was encamped at a place called the Four corner", liko resigns•
near the Chateaugay river. 4th Regiment of Foestt-Ensign and Adjutant -.....-i-• Plek-ting
Measures had'been, in the mean time? taken by to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Ensign- t--- fielde to I •
Major-General Sir Roger Sheaffe, commarlding in 6in
Lieutenant,i vice Jamieson, killed in action ; Lieutenant 1. t .
Dragoop utrds, to he ditto, vice t.',2v.
this district, to resist the advance of the enemy, by Wit, w't firoon theax)ch 6th G
ang es.
moving the whole of the troops onder his command TQ be Ensigns, without pnrcltase- Itagrave, Gent. vim
tearer to the frontier line, awl by calling out about Fielder Richard Levhige, Orin. vier Millers w1106,' aPPOI"-
bment has not takin place.
(three thousand of the sedentary militia. I thought StinDanietwo:
D'ln'ohiben iviicneutenants, witlintomntopiltlrlcthhaese;hErtsign Tto-
iit necessary to increase this latter force. to nearly
eight thousand, by embodying the whole of the se- sign W. Harding, vim 11424r:dead of his wounds.
rout; 4
dentary militia upon the frontier, this being in addi- To be Ensign-Corporal Rose, from the Royal Horse
tion to the six hattalions of incorporated militia, Guards, vice Dillon.
amounting to five thousand men ;—and it is with To be Adjutant, with the Rank of Ensign-Serjeam Henry
Biabpp, front the Coldstream Regiment 4 Foot Guards, vice
peculiar satisfaction I have to report to your Lord- Leech, promoted.
ship, that - his Majesty's Canadian subjects have a 6th Ditto-Lieuteaint Duncan Graham to be Captain of a Com-
second time answered 'the call, to arm in defence of pany, without purchase, vice Sfsawe, killed in action; Ser.
from the 43d Foot, to be 411111113, Vice
their country, with g zeal and alacrity beyond all
7thiepaiWilliam wood,
praise, and which manifests in the strongest manner'Ratcliffe,
promoted.
Freda Lek Temple, from the 25th Light Dra-
their loyalty to their Sovereign, and their cheerful I goons, to be Captain of a company, vice creator, who es-
obedience to his commands. changes.
Ith Ditto-jobn Francis Miller Erskioe, Gem. to be Ensign The, force now assembled by the enemy at &fie- without purchase. vice Kelly, promoted in the Roth trout.
rent points, for the purpose of invading these pro. 12th Ditto-Lientenatit Charles Shee, from the 20th Light Dn
vinces, is greater than at any other period during the i goons, to be Captain of a'Conapary, without purchase ; Lo-
wer. Major General Herrisoo has under him at sign R. Myddletou, from the lath foot, to be Lieateta-...
Sandusky, on the frontier of the Michigan territory 15wthitrohtitutt
Ipurchase.
Iv
ty
the 20th L Et lk,
abont eight thousand men, ready to aaail himself of. goon:, to be larteuni2nt i,' vie:7.4l4s excite ig
' •
the absolute cemmaud lately obtained by their navy To be Eri!igne-Themsas Sterrtn,Gent: without purchase. rice
on Lake Erie, to advance upon Detroit and Amherst- Langley, superseded; James D. Chambers. OM by pucka:,
1 viteDie Drayor, who retires.
burg. Major General Wilkinson commapds at Fort
ourea.oita WilliaGm.
iCi lartkx.e.jfjoiri.thue. Metgad Mill
George George and N iagara, with a force amounting to 4ttia, totit ---e
Eel
nearly 6500 men ; and General Hampton with a the Regiment,gre'be =aster, race Bylve, placed on ball-
forceunder his command, which by the last accounts Pay-
20th Ditto-Ensign W. O'Donnell to ke Liedter.ant, vice oh,
had been considerably increased, and amounting pro.
her,Fon deatndbeofti:4weeteds;oYuldnuteur. James Rae, trout the 91st
bably to about eight thousand men, is on this from.
tier. I have reason to think, that the whole of the sad Dtilto--Lieut geoLiti' Charles fflailase , from Coe Cornwall Milt-
above force, amounting to 26,000 men, consists of tia, to be Ensign. • •
regular troops, and is exclusive of ten thousand Mi- 414 Ditto-George icillast", G.°. to be Ensign, wit out pur-
chase, vice Poet:those appointment has not taken place.
litia, which either have or are in readiness to join them. 44th Ditto-peter , Gent. to be Ensign. by purchase, vice
In consequence of my solicitation-to Admiral Sir Tomkins, Promoted.
J. Warren, in June last, for a further supply of sea- 50th Ditto-Joseph , Gra. to be Ensign, witboat ?to-
me!! for the Lake service, the crews of two sloops of f.hase, vice Egan, resigns.
59th Ditto-Surgeon . Reynolds, from the 9d Ceylon Rego
mt' to be
war were ordered by him to be sent from Halifax toorgeon, vice M•Mullen, promoted on the Sta,.
Quebec ; and I have the satisfaction to acquaint your 1 sointamiio-r Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. dt. Sgaherrw to Le
• '
Lordship that they have arrived, and that pert of Major, vice Hann, deceased.
ITo latiLieutenants-Lieutenant S. Nana, from rite 634 FOot,
them have been sent to join Captain Pring at Isle
Atm Noix, for the service pf Lake Champlain, audio vice Mackay, who exchanges; Ensign Augustus Kelly, item
the Bth Foot, without purchase.
the remainder have proceeded to Lake Ontario. i sto Ditto-Lieutenant Graves Ackland. from the Loath MX-
It Cannot be too much regretted, that my letter to via, to be Ensign.
Sir J. Warren upon this subject, which I dispatched sad Ditto--I.sositent George Mackay, from the 60th Foot, to
bc Lieutepipt, vice Nason, who exchange.; Second Lieute-
in June last, in duplicate, was so long in reaching
him, as not to bp acted upon until more than two slant Henry Hichnusit, front the Royal Montgomery Militta,
.to be Ensign.
months afterwards; as, had this reinforcement arrived 7I st Ditto-;Lientenaut hAThdl
from
a few weeks earlier, it might have averted the me- ito- .
1 incholy fate which has attendeci our squadron op 79th Ditto-Ensign Johni°Tbon;psottato the ForfarbeLieoen7. il
lirtiiitl' e
Into
be Eus t
purchase, vice Webb; promoted in the York Light Wintry
Lake Erie. 4 full confirmation of this disaster has ' Volunteers; Volunteer R. Nash, from the Royal 2 usileers, to
reached me, through the medium of the American ' be Ensign, vice Thomson
prints, which contain Commodore Perry's official up. e2l Pitto-Captain'AV. Vincent to be Max,j by purchase, vi:s
timer, who retires. Lieutenant John M. Wright to be Cap-
received. or which I can expect to receive of it for a I rain of
Harman to
tCnobeitipany, britlnorcbhasy
pluircvhicaesev'vrice"ViristsitsiEl 9'.
great lengtil of time, in consequence of the dangerous 116th nate-Brevet LieutensatColooel John Johnson to be Lin:•
situation of Captain 4 archiy, and of the death, wounds tenant-Colenel, without purchase. vice Drum id, woo re-
or captivity of all the officers serving under him. tires. Captain D. Marstou to Ise Major, b 1 aor,4oec, vt:i.
U i Linder this misfortune, it s matter of great conso. 87th Jo
Regiment of FootTo be Lkutenants, withoot purchase:
lation to discover, even from the confession of the Ensign —. Masterton, vice Blakistoo, promoted to the u7th '
enemy, that the victory was at one period our own, Foot. Ensign James Kearny, rim Pepper, mipointed to the
and was only wrested frorn us by the unfortunate loss sd Dragoon Guards. To be Ensign : Volunteer R. *pita!,
of the services of Captain Barclay, vice Masterton.rclay, and of almost eivistceDioito-istWilhans.l: Ttntity. er, Gent.. to is! glop, In purchase ,
every. other officer of the squadron •; leaving a crew
without competent controul or command, totally un- Royal Waggon Train-Cornet lame; Tracts to be Lieutenant,
able to extricate themselves from the difficulties by i Toe Rayon, cashiered. Acting Scrjeant-IVLajor span'
which they were surfounded. On the 28d ult. the Sllepherd to be Cornet, vice Tracie.
Foot,
Regiment-Assistant-Surgeon A. C. Colclougb, from
date cif the last letter from Major-General Proctor, he 24 Ceylon
thr
56thto be Surgeon, vice Reynolds, appointed to the
was still at Sandwich, but he will be obliged to retire 19th Foot. .
towards the head of Lake Ontario. I trust he will be 4th Garrison Battalion-Lieutenant James Kirkman, from the
enabled to make the enemy pay dearly for any-attempt 95th Font, to be 'Captain of a Company, vice Spence, placeA
upon half•pay.
to press upon hire, in his retreat to that position. 4th Royal. Veteran Battalion-Assistant-Surgeon W. Theme,
Commodore Sir James Yeo sailed with his soma- from the Hospital Staff, to be Surgeon, vice M'Affee, de:4.-
dron from Kingston, on the 19th ultimo, convoying led. Dated Nov: le, 1813.
transports with stores, provisions, ordnance, Btc. for 10th Ditto-Major Donald Macpherson to be urnernans-Cote
the centre division of the arm and arrived with nil, vice Zouch, placed upon the Retired List. Brev a Ma-
y,
jor G. M. Mina, from the 45th Foot, to be Major, vies Mu-
them at the head of the lake on the 25th. The ene- pheraon
.
my's fleet on the 28th, tinder Commodore Chauncey, • INSPIT4S *swat.,
made their appearance, wh Sir James ye. video.. TO. b. *nem' to the Forces—Surgeon Stephen Mlrtuneihrr"m
i the APth Foot, vice Albert, promoted.
voured to bring them to a gelleral action ; but having To be Hospitai.Auistant to site Forces-Wm. Bowie, Gent.
the advantage of the wind, they were enabled to Tim King's German Legio%.
choose their own distance, and to prevent our ships ist Regiment of Dragoons-Philip Augustus Waren, Oent. to
from closing with them ; the consequence waa, thk! be Corner, vice Borneo promoted.
let Regiment of Light Drazions-George Leopold, 011 M. to lot
about fifteeii minutes after the engagement began, Cornet, vice Raldes, promoted.
the Wolfe lost her main and mizen topmasts, which
2d Battalion of the Line—.Serj
rendered her so perfectly unmanageable on a wind, 4id Light lArsomist to he E , vice Puha!, promoted.
e terep lirabeicics, (rain the ti
that, after continuing the action for upwards of three George Lawson, Gent. to be Emieti, vie* Kessler, promoted.
hours, Sir JamesYed was obliged to put away before sa.ruit44,,,i-Lieutenant FredualteekdPl4l7fttibe Captain j orfralCZl/Pi„
the severe gale then blowing, and, get to anchorage 7.4-I,i'taurn of the larefLaptaphath
wiitttana Chuden,alio from sae
off Burlington Heightsiwbither the enemy, notwith- sd Battalion of the Line, to be Major, vice Thole:tan, appoio-
, standing the advantage they had thus gained. did not ' Wen the Veteran. Battalion.
think fit to follow him. --The Tore-top mast of the Foreign Veteran ilitialina-Major Chu)" 17111.'11112413) from the
Royal George went over as the squadron anchored, 7th Battalion of Me Line,l tonn be Major.
but none of the other vessels were in any respect The due of Captain W. Snow's commission te the 3d fete 3
materially, injured ; and our loss in men must have 20th October 1813; and not 00th Neve:ober, as static! in tti,
been triflingi. as Sir James, in his, letter tp me, does,
not mentien it. The enemy's squadron appeared to .
Gazette of the 00th instant.
ItECULAR MILITIA.
have suffered in their sails and rigging, although
they kept on the Lake, in the two follooing days. 1
,Thecmv.....l,....ithneg,ostniitioegwirnetonbteouegfSurreytenlln.toc.caoltoteilita.ga.
mandant, vice Sir Thomas Sutton, But. deceased.
whilst our fleet was refitting.
1
' . Commi.siolis In the King's Own Regiment of Stafford Militia,
I have just learned that CoMmodore Chauncey
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Comity of Stafford.
sailed on the Ist instant from Niagara, having under
convoy a flotilla of small craft and batteaux, filled Commitaion in the Royal Cheshire Militia..
Het
Gent. to
to trebe liEnegleign.gb.
with a proportion of the regular regiments from Fort Commission in the Archenfield Regiment of Local Ttilitta. ,
George, where they have been relieVed by Militia, signed by the Lord Lieetensot of the County ot fierctord.
the whole being evideptly destined for Sacket's Har- Gent. to be Ensign.
..A George Shephard
WAR•oirFICE, NOVEMBER 27•
hour. Early on the fcillowiog day, Sir James Y et) ,
was apprised of this movement, and his ships being
refitted, our sqqadron immediately got under weigh, , -- Duke of (*umbel' •., K.
with a strong bxeeae from the south-west ; which has,
theitts.saZyaandi Horititrlsseitillhef Princeo MRegajtenstty,hutobe"appoiltea : 'I:
I most devoutly pray, enabled them, before this, to
overtake the A.iperican fleet, and, by a successful ge-
neral action, to efface the misfortune ot our Lake
Erie marine.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
Wilit-cirrict, NOVEMBER 23.
6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant I. 11. B. Smith,
to be Ca in of a Troop, by purchase, vice Irvine, promoted.
Cornet C.P.Ho_lsor, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, v.ce Smith.
Lieutenant John Caulfield, from the 4th Foot, to be ditto, vice
Crellin, who exchange..
7th Regiment of L•glit Dragoons--Frederick Towers, Gent. ti?.
Cornet, without purchase, v.cc Gotdoll, 'Valuta

his Royal Highness Ernest Augustus, of Cumber a
G. and General his Royal Highness Adolphus l'r• us..e
of Cambridge, K.G. to be Fieid•Marshala in the Ar), by Jab'
missions dated November 26, 18 la.
Lieutenant General R. Earl of Cavan to he Governor of Calshot
Cutle, •ice Sir H. Burrard, deceased.
Matthew Couhhurst, to Deputy Judge Ativocala g-0
Forces serving in the leeward Islands.
Deputy Assistant Commissary General A. F. l‘latthey to :::.: as
Assistant Commissary General to the Fortes.
Thomas Tringhan► Smitl•
~ Gent. to be an AssistalitCortittar
General to the Forces. '
Royal Regiment of 'Horse Guards—Llptatrinant H. Hsraner
be Captain of a Troop, by purchase, vice l'ariter, who
Cornet G. Sinith to be• Lieutenant, 'wt::.:ut purelase;
Haunter.