The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-09-20 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

- MILITARY. . •
On the fourth rhorge the Court is of opinion, that
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I the said Major-General Proctor is guilty of that
MAJOR-GEN MAI. PROCTOR. : part thereof, in which it is charged that he neglected
• li iis -narerds. Sept. 9. Ito occupy the heights above the Moravia., village,
At a General Courl-MartiaL.held at Montreal, although he had previotraly removed his ordnance,
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Upper Canada, eta the gist Dec. 181.1, and coo. with the Inception of one &pounder to that position,
' *ismed hs artj..urnerire. to the 28th January, .1815, where by throwing up works he might have awaited
N: the attack of the enemy, and engaged them to great
airtt-Gearersi .Ilene y Proctor:Urns-tenant-Gol ' one'
advanta and that after the intelligence had reached ,
of the 41st recimptit, was arraigned upon the tinder-
ge ;
• rireirtioned charge's, viz.:— him of the approach of the enemy on the morning''
1,1. Thai the .aid Nitittr.Gimenti Praetor, being of the said sth of October,. he halted the said divi-
entrit.ted with tt.e command of the right division of sion, notwithstanding it was within two miles of the
the army setting in the Cattadas, and the retreat of said village, and formed it in a situation highly un-
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the sf.i.l rlivi...ion from the western parts of Upper
Corer& having become unavoidable (rum the loss of
tce &set on Lake Erie, on the 10th of September, said Major-General
Inl3 did not, immediately after the loss of the
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fl..et was known by him, make the military arrange
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merits best calculated for promptly effecting such re- I
treat, and unnecessarily delayed to commence
the 'same until the evening of the 27th of the
said month, on which day the enemy had lande3 in
considerable force within a short distance of Sand.
wick the head-quarters of the said division, such
condect on the part of the said Major-General
Proctor, endangering the safety of the troops under
force far superior to them, being contrary to his duty
n ()Ricer, prejudicial to good order and military
discipline, and contrary to the Articles of War. favourable for receiving the attack, which afterwards
mirk place; but the court is of opinion, that the I
of the remais:dnereroalf Proctor is not guilty of any part
the said charge, and doily there- i
fore acquit him of .the remainder thereof.
On the fifth charge the Court is of opinion, that j
the said Major-General Proctor is guilty of that part
thereof, in which it is charged, that he did not on
the said sth day of October, either prior to, or sub-1
scquent to, the attack by the enemy on the said
division on that day, make,the military dispositions
best adapted to meet or to resist the said attack; but
the Court is of opinion, that that part thereof, in
his command, by exposing them to he attacked by a
which it is charged, that during the action, and after
the troops had given way, he- did not make any
as a
effectual attempt in his own person or otherwise, to
1 rally. or encourage them, or to co-operate with and
2.11. That the said Major-General Proctor, after , support the Indians who were engaged with the
• commencing the retreat of the said division on the ' enemy on the 'right, has not been proved, and the
F said 27th September, although be had reason to be- Court doth therefore acquit himr the said Major-
liege that the enemy would immediately follow it
General Proctor of the same ;—and the Court is of
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with very superior numbers,' and endeavour to • oPini""s that the said Major-General Proctor is not
harass andimpsele its march, did not use due expo-
i guilty of any part of the remainder of the said charge,
and sloth therefore fully and honourably acquit
~him
ilition, or lake the proper measures for conducting
the said, retreat, having encumbered the said di- I of the same. .
vision with large quantities of useless baggage, hay. Upon the whole, the Court is or opinion, that
log unnecessarily halted the troops for several
'the Prisoner, Major-Gen. Proctor, has, in many in.
whole days, and having omitted to destroy
owl stances during the retreat, and in the disposition of
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bridges over which the enemy would be obliged to the force under his command, been erroneous in
judgment, and in some, deficient in those energetic
pass, thereby affording them the opportunity to come
up with the sail division, such conduct betraying t and active uertioaa, which the extraordinary difficol-
I ties of his situation so particularly required.
great professional incapacity on the part of he, said
Major-General Proctor, being contrary to his e. . s The Court cloth therefore adjudge him, the said
as,an Officer, prejudicial to good order and military Maj 'r-Gen. Proctor, to be publicly reprimrnded,
discipline, and contrary to the Articles of War. I and to he suspended from rank and pay for the pe-
-34. That the said Major-General PrOctor did not i riod of six calendar months.
- take the necessary measures for affording security to But as to any defect or reproach, with regatO to
the personal conduct of Major-General Proctr-r, due-
the boats, waggons, and carts, laden with the an:mu.
• nition, stores, and provisions, required for the troops fully and honourably acquits the said Major. Gen. big the action on the sth of October, the Court most
on their retreat, and allowed the said boats, waggons,l
and carts, on the 4th and sth of October, 1:',1.1, iol Proctor.
remain in the rear of the said division, whereby tlao i His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been
whole, or the greater part of the said ammunition, Ipleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Ma-
stores, and provision,- either fell into the enemy's •frstYr to confirm the finding of the Court, an tbe
bands, or were destroyed to prevent their colorer., I,i, 3d, 4th, and sth charges.
and the troopa were without provisions far a ahole I With respect to the second charge it appeared to
• flair previous to their being attacked on the said sth of I his Royal Highness to be a matter of surprise that
October • Such conduct on the part of the laid Ma- . the Court should find the Prisoner guilty of the
;3or-GesseralTroctor being con':ary to his dirt) a. an offence alleged against him, while they at the same
.o;licer, prejudiciarto good order rnd military disci-. time acquit him of all the facts upon which that
' plirree. and contrary.to the Articles of War. .1 charge is founded ; and yet, that in the summ' p
4th. *Plat the said Major-General Proctor having ,of their tinting upon the whole of the charges, y
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11113Ured the Indian , chiefs in - Ish ascribethe•offences of e hich the Prisonerlias
.burgh, as un inducement to them =IA warriors n Trl found griiity, to error in judgment, and twig
'to accompany the **(l4 division on its retreat, that ou a seetence totally inapplicable to their own firstling
..their arrival at.Chatham the shnii'd find the Forks of guilt, which can alone be ascribed to the Court
of the Thames fortified, did, nevertheless, neglee: to having been .induccil, by a reference to the general
•fortify the same; that he also neglected to occupy the good character and conduct of Major-General Proc-
heights above the Moravian village, although he had tor, .to forget, through a humane but mistaken leni-
previously removed his ordnance, with the exception ! what was due from them to the service.
of one six-pounder, to that position, where, by Under all the circumstances of the case, however,
throwing up works, he might have awaited the attack and particularly those which render it impossible to
of the enemy anti engaged them to great advantage i have recourse to the otherwise expedient measure of
and that, after the intelligence had reached him of , re-assembling the Court for the vevisal of their pro.
the approach of the,enemy on the morning of the said • ceedings, the Prince Regent has been pleased to ac.
sth of October, he halted the said division, notwith- quiesce in and confirm so much of the sentence as ad-
standing it was within two miles of the said village,. judges the Prisoner to be publicly reprimanded ; and
'end formed it in a situation highly unfuvonraldt. fur in carrying the same into execution, his Royal High-
receiving the attack which afterwards took piece, ness has directed the General Officer commanding in
,Inch conduct manifesting great-professional incapaci- Canada to convey to Major-General Proctor his
ty on the part of the
,said Major General Proctor, Royal Highness's high disapprobation of his conduct,
being contrary to his duty as an Cilieer, prejudicial , together with the expression of his Royal Highness's
to good order and military discipline, and contrary to regret, that any officer of the length of service and
• the Articles of War. . `of the exalted rank which he has attained, should be
sth. That the said Mt jor-fleneral Proctor did not, so extremely wanting in professional kriewledge, and
on the said sth day of October, either prior to, or , so deficient in those active and energetic (inanities,
• 'sobsequent to, the attack bj- the enemy on the said which must be required of every officer, but especially
division on that day, make tho' military dispositions ' of one in the responsible situation in which the Major.
best adapted to meet or resist the said attack ; and General was placed. , •
that during the action, and after the troops hail giren His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief di-
way, he did not make any effectual attempt in his recta that the foregoing charges preferred against
own portion, or otherwise, to rally or encourage , Major• General Proctor, together with the finding
them. or to co-operate with and support the Indians and sentence of the Court, and the Prince Regent's
who were engaged with the enemy on the right, the pleasure thereon, shall he entered in the General
Said Major•Generat Proctoi having quitted the field Order Book, and read at the head of every regiment
soon after the action commenced, such conduct on . In his Majesty's service.
the part of Major-General P,octor bettaying great By command of his Royal Highness the Commander
professional incapacity, tending to the defeat and in Chief,
dishonour of his Majesty's arms, to the sacrifice of
the division of the army committed to hia charge,
being in violation of his duty, and unbecoming and
disgraceful- to his character as an' Officer, prejudicial
to good ottkr anti military discipline, and contrary
to the Ai ti,les of War.
Vpirn which charges the Court came to thifolloW-
ing decision:—
The Court having duly weighed and coesidered the
evidence adduced, as well in support of the charges
as in support of the defence, is of opinion,
That the Pi isoner, Major-General' Ilenry Proctor,
Lieutenant-Colouel of the 41st regiment, noel
guilty of any part of the first charge; and the Cried
Moth therefore wholly acquit, him, the said. Major-
General Proctor, of the servo.
On the second charge, the Court is of opinion,
that the said Mirjor-General Proctor is guilty of the
Cottoning past thereof--" that he did not take the
proper mvasures fur conducting the retreat ;" hut the
Court is of opinion that the said Major-Generic
Proctor is not guilty of any other part of the said
charge, and dotlf thecefore acquit him of the same.
On. the third charge, the Court is of epiiiiosi, that
the said alajuv.G.tneral Proctor is gritty of that part
-thereaf in which it is charged, that the said Major.
General did not.take the necessary measures for af.
'fording security to the boats, waggons, and Otis,
laden with the atemanition, stares, and provisions,
I.equired for the troops on their retreat ; but the
Court isi tit'epinton, that
. the said Major:Gen. Proc.
lor is torreiriltitir any part of the remainder of the
• • .• • doth therefore acquit ham of the re.

R. CALVERT, Adj.-Gen.

CITY BUSINESS.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court ofAlder.
men at Guildhall, at which several Aldermen and the
City Officers were present.
A considerable quantity of gold, in bars, were pro.
duced, and sworn off for exportation.
hornas Chapman, .Esq. Sheriff elect, attended a.n71.1
wore off fur inauffirierry of wealth, in consequence
of which a Common 1(111 is appointed for Friday
ext, for the election of another in his stead.
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Several persons were.sworts and allowed brokers.
Licences were wanted to Coal Undertakers.
A Presentment was made by the Ingo •st of the
Ward of 11:shopsgate, and the usual directions given
in respect ,:ter cot; as also from the Word of Tower,
of ruinous premise:. .
Two r.i-nat ions having having taken ptare in the
Officers of.trie Lord Mayor's household, by the ill on*.
lioer of Messrs. Furnival end limy, the ii,* Cairn
"was appointed, for i move to take place in 'he raid
kousek.old.

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Comnskstolers or the Court of Requests for 11fre
month of October nest were appointql. 4
• Severai bills and accounts were.ordered corm.
ment. .

Sir. C. Hunlo, attending in his place, fully ex-
plained to, the Court that the noli.attendatice of an
Alderman, at the Jostice-ltwo, Guildhall, on the
13th inst."did not wise rrnn, any fault of his) with

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 19.

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'',o CI a rge, and doth theretore acquit it.at u& &am Bs., #.,......—• —•, . .
!I...inder theieo'. I oWch the Cour't was satisfied.
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