Star.
London, England, 1814-09-28 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, SEPTEMBER 27.

Sailed his Mijesty's ihip-Acoteisaa, %i.lt a ennv-iy
for Elsineur, with the wind at S. W. "Ile next ern
voy will sail about the 2 !Ili October.

10. M GA FE, sEvrEmisr.R

The Dutch scLuyt Charles Patrick Edward, Car•.
ONweliAun, is arrived from ItLitterd4m, with ciitt.to
f•Jr Sir W. Cuurrs, Wirt.

GRAVESEND, SEPTEMBILit 27.

Arrived the Swirl., store ship, and Wilierby, Mut t ER, frms
Jamaica; Ann, Geed, from Quebec; Caro toe, Amin Peat
It nue ; Bee, C nit ts r orr, •from Bremen; .sepbine, 84;11‘
Iron' liarre • and Matta Johatim, VANDKKVALL, from Vetere.
dem. Sailed the Enterprioe, t:curr; Flionds, Ottramer..and
Hope, NICHOLSON, for Hambuigb; Hull:tang, Hoasvasa.se,tor
Premen; Jam hlagnu., Cu Luca°, for gotteuburgb, and Dis.
patch, Maartn, for 11-vre.

Yesterday Earl BArrivasr and Viscount MEr.vit.t.a
had several interviews with the POMO R ECM I', at
Carlton House. The former was acco:npaiiied by
Captain SMITH, who brought the 6spatches from
A merica.
The gallant Sir P. PARKER received 11;1 wound in
the muscle which vulgarly is cp!lect the Poptit rye, in
the inside of the right thigh. and which is :aid Co be
always mortal. Ile felt the strole, but with the in,,st
heroic spirit he placed his hand on the wound, and
cheered his men, calling on them to follow him. Hs
ran forward a few steps, but in two minutes la and
expired.
An idea has gone abroad, in consequ-nce of there
being no Blanks in the .present Lottery, that the
Capital Prizes must be less in value than usual, which
is erroneous, for the highest Price is Twctity Thou.
sand Pounds, the same as in former Lutterias.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, SEP r. 28.
We bad np fre►h arrivals of any Gram this morsiniz, !ail nor
Market is plentifully supplied by what remained over frum
day's supply. Having but few buyers of Wheat to-die, the sake
were exeeedinyly heavy, and Monday 's • prices WIIIC with ds.
culty obtained for the hide of fine qual.ty that was disposed of;
but the interior sorts are full 2s. per quarter lower. Oats go off
slowly, at a reduction Is. per quarter. to other artistes rhos•
is no alteration.

FROM LdS£ NIGHT'S C,dZETTE.

ADM) R A LTV-OmM. SEP TY MBE k 27.

Copy ot. a Letter from Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir'
ALEXANDUIt COMItANE, K. IL to 101 IN WILSON
CZIOKER, F,.(1. dared on board his Majesty's ship
TorMant, in the Patuxent. tiie 3d instant. .
Sat—l regret having occasion to detain the Iphi-.
genia for a few' minutes to inform the Lords Com-;
an:ssir•iers of the Admiralty, of the death of Sir
Peter, Parker, BAIL late Captain of the Menelaus,.
?ilia has just been announced to me by a letter from:
the surviving Commanding Officer, of which I en.:l
close a copy.
My dispatch of yesterday will have apprised their
Lordships of my having
_sent the Menelaus up the
Chesapeake, above Baltimore, to make a diversion in
that quarter.
It appears that after having frequently.dislodged
small bodies of the enemy, by landing parties of
seamen and marines, her Captain at length was
drawn into an attack upon a force which proved to
be greatly his superior in numbers, and accompanied
by artillery.
In a successful attack upon this superior force,
and while routing the enemy, be received a wound
that in a lew minutes terminated his existence, and
I have to lament this loss not only of this gallant
ifficer, but of many brave men
td wounded on the same occasion,
is enclosed.
the honour to be, &c.
ALVA. COCHnANr,
Vice-Admiral and Commander-In-Chief.
jesty's Sloop Menelaus, off Podl's Island,
Cbecaptake, September 1, 1814.
. the deepest it becomes my duty
the death of Sir Peter Parker, Bart.
• of his Majesty's_ ship Menelaus,
ices attending an attack on the
the night of the 30th ultimo, en-
.

and accompanying letters of Sir Peter
Parker will, I presume, fully point out .the respect
the enemy on all occasions evince at the approach of
our arms, retreating at every attack, though possess•
ing a superiority of numbers of five to one. An in.
teiligent black man gave us inform iLion of two bun-
dled Militia being encamped behind a wood, distant
half a mile from the beach, and described their situa-
-tiozi; so eti tb give us:the strongest hopes of cuttin'g
Off and securing the largest part as our prisoners, de-
s:roying the coil), veld-pieces, &c. ; and possessing
also certain infortnation than one man out of every
five li.td 4::en lev:ed as a requisition (m‘ i!te eastern
shore, for the puzpose at being sent over tor .!:e pro-
tection of Baltimore, and who are now only pie.
vented crossing the Bay by the acivity and vigilance
of the tender and ships' boars.
One hundred end tour imyonets, with twenty pikes,
were landed at eleven o'clock at night, under the
immediate direction of Captain Sir Peter Parktr,
Bart. the first division headed by myself, and the
second division by Lieutenant Pearce.
On arriving at the ground, we discovered the
enemy had shifted his position, as we were then in-
foamed, to the distance of a mile farther ; having
taken the look-out picquet immediately on our fand-
iffig, we were in assurance our motions had not been
discovered, and with the deepest silence followed on
for the camp. After a march of between four and'
five miles in the country, we found the enemy posted
on a plain, surrounded by woods, with the camp in
their rear ; they were drawn up in line, and perfectly
ready to receive us ; a single moment was not to be
lost; by a smart fire and instant charge, we com-
menced the attack, forced them from tl:eir position,
putting them before us, in full retreat to the rear of
their artillery, where they again made a stand, thew-
ins a disposition to outflank us on the right ; imove-
went was instantly made by Lieutenant Pearce's di-
vision to force them from that quarter; and it was
at this time, while animating his men in the most
heroic manner, that Sir Peter Parker received his
mortal wound, which obliged him to quit the field,
and he expired in a few minutes. Lieutenant Pearce
with his division soon routed the enemy, while that
under my command gained and passed the camp.—
Oise of the field-pieces was momentarily in our pos-
session, but we were obliged to quit it /Tom superior
numbers. _ _

The marines, under Lieutenants Benyon and Poe,
formed our centre, and never was bravery more con-
spicuous. Finding it impossible to dose on the enemy
from the rapidity of their retreat, having pursued
them upwards of a mile, I deemed it prudent to re-
tire towards.the beach, which was effected in the best
possible order, taking with us from the field twenty-
five of our wounded, the whole we could find, the,
enemy not even attempting to regain the ground they
had last; from priso:.,ers (cavalry) taken by.
us, We learnt thrift force ainc9lited to five hundred
militia, a troop of horse, ;Ina fire pieces of artillery,
insi since by flags of truce, I am led to believe their
number much gri_ater.
Repelling a Istce of such magnitude With so small
a body as we opposed to them, will, I trust, speak
for itself; and arthoughour loss has been severe, I hope
the lustre acquired to our arms will compensate tor
it. Permit me, Sir„ td offer to your notice the con-
duct of Mr. James Stopford Hore, master's-mate of
this ship, who on this as well as on OtSCT trying oc-
casions, evinced the greatest zeal and gallantry.
In justice to Sub-Lieutenant Johnson, command=
ing the Jane tender, lanust.beg to notice theland-
some manner in wbick he has at all times volunteered
his SetviC-i.
Herewith I bcg leave to enclose you a list of the
killed, wounded, and missing, in this affair.
I have the honour to be, Etc.
(Signed) HENRY CR;Alltri Act. COM.
List of °Friezes, StAlerll, and MALLNI:S, Killed, Wounded,
belonging to his Majesty's ship Menelaus, on the morn-
ing of the 31st of August, 1014, Henry Crease, Esq. Acting
Commander.
Itur.r.atigir Peter Parker, liart.Captain ; J.T. Sander, mid-
ssipman; Robert Friar, quarter-master; Rowland Robinson,
quarter-master; James Perren, . swabber ; Titania. Doris, sail-
inaker ; Gruxge Hall, or*ary seaman; John Evans, 'serjeant of.
marines; WiWiam Hontairi William Davis, Robert Johnson,
William Rosa', WilllalsePowell, and Robert Jones, private
Trines.
WounDlCD—Thomas Fltsmaurice, boatswain's-mate, severely;
-John IWAllister, able 'catnap, severely; Joseph Daley, able sea-
man. seierely ; Joins Wilson, able seaman, severely ; James
11495.0n.ey, Ordinary Seaman, severely; Michael Collin, ordinary
• ifialfiltri, 'slightly; Mtn' Bath, 'ordinary seadtan, severely.; John
hanreek, captain cif the lifiatto slishtly ; kunst Chow, able sea-

apm.sewerillt; istas-Makalts, °diary asinsani severtly
MlArtinw, captain of the forecastle„ Severely ;
Nnl, ordinary seaman, slightly; 'Memos l'otlield, opiarter mar
tee's tnte, severely ; M!eh• ael Halligan, quarter-gunner, slightly;
lA. G. Barnan, First Lieutenant uf Marines, wierely ; 'George
Poe, Second Lieutenant of Marines, slightly; Jameol.istt, pri-
vate marine, slOtly; William Harvey, private marine, slightly ;
Jnitn Scbriber, private marine, slightly ; William Pritchard, pi ti
rite marine, severely; George Mocreli, private marine, slightly ;
William Golathan. private Marine, severely; Edmund Turner,
private marine, severely; Wm. Smith, private marine, slightly;
.lanins Manderson, ordinary seaman , severely ; John Rowe, land-
man, severely; George Hobbs, captain of tbe foretop, severely.
Total-14 killed; 47 wounded.
(Signed) H”:itlf CRIKASE, Act. Cont.
A. S. MZIMINGS, Surgeon.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, SEPT. 27.

Rear-Admiral Lord Torrington has transmitted to
Job's Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter from Captain So-
merville, of his Majesty's ship Rota, giving an ac-
count of his having, on the 31st of July, captured,
off the Tortugas, the Cora American letter of marque
brig, carrying four 6-pniinders and 28 men, bound
from New (Means to the Havannah.


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