The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-09-28 00:00:00

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LONDON

'RdORbINARZ•

Age, anti capable ..aording any
taxation that may be requisite. .
'Sanguine in hoping for the approbation of his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and of his Ma.
jaws Government, as to the coadact of the troops'
ender my command,
I hive, &c.
(Signed) ROS. ROSS. Idajor-Goni
I beg leave to inclose herewith a return of the,
killed, woended, and missing in the action of the
24th lust., together with a statement of the ordnance;
ammoisitioa, and ordnance stoves taken from Ihtt
enami between the 19th and 25th Aogoat, and like
wise sketches of the sane of action and. of the Hee'
of mare...
Sou
Return of the Killed. Wounded, apd Missing, of the Troops
under the Coammad of Maje-Geberal Rose, in an Action
with the Enemy, ea the 24111 August, 1814, on the Heigh*
above Bladensburg.
Total-1 Captain, 4 Lieutenants. 5 serjeants, 56 rusk and
ale, 10 horses, killed; 2 Lieutenant-Coloneb, 1 Major, I Cap-
tain, 14 Liemosousts, >i Emirs, 109er:foams, 156 rank aad
8 horses, wounded. 4. '
Names of Officers Killed and Wowdod. .14
Jimmy.
85th Light Infantry—Capt. D. 8. Hamilton, Lieuk,% P 4 R.
Cfidd• • .
4to, or King's Owa—Lieut..Thomas Woodward;
Wominza.
85th Light larentry—Col. William Thornton, sever I 3 Or*,
at Bladeadiargi LieliteMet• colonel Willis. Watail.sever
(left at Bladensburg); Major eleorige Brown, severe/ (Iffill
Bladensburg).
21st Fusileers—Captain Robert Rennin severely (estdais.
gerously).
4th Regiment—Lint, P.. P. Hopkins. snarly+ Lima. A:1
K. Mackenzie, slightly; Lieut. John Stavely. severely Oen
Bladeasburr) ; Peter Baulky, Lieut. Frederick
sligl htly.
Ist F'osileers-Lieut. James Grace, slightly.
55th Regiment— Lieut. William Wiliam, Lieut. John'lltlf.
rell, severely r Lieut. V. Maomell, slightly; Lieut. G. F. G.
O'Connor, Lieut. Frederick Oaseayaes severely; Lieut. N.
Hickion, Lieut. G. R. Glet, slightly ; Lieut.
Cr b-
-Iy, severely. •
4th Regiment—Ensign Js Buchanan, severely (le at
Bladensburg) t Ensigp 111 m. haddock, severek, f!..„
(Signed) IL G. SMITH, P. 11:
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Return of Ordnaace, Ammunition, and Ortlasace Storeatakes
from the Forgot by [he Army under the command ,of Major- ,
Geueral Robert Row, bet Ween the nth and 25th el August,
11414.
Total amount of cannon taken-206. „ j 4
BO barrels of powder. •
• 100,000 roils& of musk et-, bait cartridge:. • ••
4•J barrels of Site grained powder. _ . •
A large quantity ~f ammusition of dieleretagares medoop.
The illn-prd and instead having beep set as tide by the
eoeny before they retired, an immense Istiuntity of Mores of
every description wits destroyed. of which no otemiast reseal
be taken, sere': or right very heasy explosions &meg the ale*
eeeoreetear there had been large magazines of powder.
',I. • * 'ASlgadd) F. G. J. WILLIAMS, Lieut:i
•• • Royal Arti levy, A. 4)
IL"The reasaies-of near 20,0C0 stand of arms were dam.
*rid* **ls had been dogrojed by 1114'Weruy.
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Admiralty-Office., S. T.
Capt. Wainwright, of his Majesty's ship Tennant,
arrived this morning at this office with dispatches,
from Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alexander Coch.
rare, K. B. to John Wilson Croker, Fag. of widely;
the foUowiug are copiel:--
• Tosinani, In the. Patuxent, Sept. 8, 1814:
Sta,7—l have the honour to acquaint you, .for the
knforreation of my. Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miraity, of the proceedings of his Majesty's cam-
biped sea and land forces since my arrival with thei
fleet withia the capes of Virgiaie ; and I beg 'assets:,
offer my cougratelatioas to their Lordships !pool
the enceemfol termitation of an expedition, its which
the whole of the enemy's lledlla,onder Commodore
Barney, has been captured. or destroyed ; tip. erety,ll
though greatly superior in number, and.satroegir I
posted with cannon, defeated at Bladifesimrg--the
city of Washington taken, thkeapitol,wich theyeb-.1
lit buildings, military arsenal, dock-yird, axes
rebt of their naval establishments, together
vast quantity of naval and military stores, a f
of the largest class ready to launch, and a sloop
war afloat, either blown up or reduced to ashes. , ;
Such a series of,snecesee; in the centre of an 'Apt
, my's country, surrounded by I IlUattr•us papolatiehi
could not be acquired without loss, and• we have ;tor
lament the fall of some valuable of and men
but considering the difficulties the forces had' to etssksk
(end with, the extreme heat of the climate,•
coming into action at,the end of ato Dumb, 0e."...„
casualties are astenit.hingly few.
My letter of the ' lth of August will bad
quainted their' I.nrd. - m..
peake, for the arri,
with the expedition ,
The Rear-Admiral
had gained informati
burn, whom I fount!t.
don Barney, Tiitlt.the

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the royal engineers,.in the de lies. of bit department. theta* it the bead of • the Patuxent, this afforded A
was of great advantage. To the zealties exertions of pretest for ascending that rivet td attack hint near
Camellia Wainwright, Palmer, and Wiley, of the its soetce, above ryi Point, While the ultitdate desti-
Royal Navy, and to those of the officets and Sauna of the tombieed force WI Washington,
who landed with them, the service is highly indebted; should it be found that the .tternpt might be made
the lattereCeptain Money, had charge of the istoodu with ally prospeO, of mutes:. To give their Lord-
attached .to the marine artillery. To Captain ships a snare correct idea of the. ace. of attack, 1
M • Dougall, of the 85th foot, who tutted asiny-Aida tend ll.sketch of the. country npo kb the move. -
de-Camp, in consequence of the indisposition of say* allfsts of army and navy are pours ;by it their
Aid-do-Camp, Captain Falls, and to the offseere orLardships will observe that the best approach to
My staff, 1 feel much indebted. „Washington is by Pert Tobacco, upon the Potow-.
I must beg leave to all your Lordship's attention insetted Benedict, upon the Patusint,from both of
to the,seal and indefatigable exertions of Lieutenant' Which are direct end good roads to that city, anti
Evans, Acting Deputy-Quarter-Maatea•General.— their distances nearly alike : the roads from Benedict
;she intelligence displayed by that officer in circuits. divide about five miles inland.; the one by Piscataway
stances of considerable difficaltyrinduces me to hope and Bladensburg, the other following the course of '
he will meet with some distinguished Sark of appro.: the river, although at some distance from it, .pwing
hallos. I hart reason to be satisfied with •the AV a. to tha.OrltAll that rim up the country this last passea
rangemeuts of Assistant-Commissary-Geseral Um: through (Wow°, of Nottingham and country.;
to
sauce. . . . Biadoniihi most which town theriver called. tbe Eastern
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An attack upon an enemy so strongly posted could • Brasicht.that bounds Washington to the eastward,:
not be effected without loss. I have to lament that 'is fordable, and the distance is about Eve miles.—
the wounds received by Cot. Thornten, and 'the There are two bridges ovir this river ft thO city;
Other Officers and soldiers left at Bladensburg, ureve, betit was not to be expend that the enemy woad
Such as prevented their removal. Ams eke, least them accessible toes invading army.
wounded as could be brought were Previously to my eptering the Patuxent, I detach.
others being left with medical care and tis 14-captaiit Gordo, of W.u.s Majesty's ship
.S:uliorse,
The arrangements made by Stag* Soileon Paster with thatihip and the ships and bombs named. in the,
*eir accommodation bamboos as satideetory as dr. the Potovimack, to bombard Fort
'cumstanees would admit of. The agetit for British Waskingten (which is situated on the left bank of ,
' prisoners of war very fortunately residing at 'Bin. that Aver, about ten or twelve miles, below the city),
densburg,l have recommended the wounded Officers with a view of destroying that fort, ,end opening a
and men to his particular attentioni ind.trust to his free communication above, As well as to cover the re.
being able to adFect their exclennsw when sufficietitlt traat.of the army, shield its return by the Widens-
recovered.
burg' riled be found too haze :does from theaccession
of Strength' the enemy 04ht obtain from Baltimore;
Capt.. Smith, Assistant Adjutant-General to the
troops, who will have the honour to deliver this dig. it was alswressonableto.espe4,that the militia from
patch, I beg leave to recommend to your Lordship't the country to the noithwari, ant. westward would
protection, as an Officer of much merit end great lock in; so snots as it silat!td. known that their
Proi&- of aff, - further infer: vital was threatened.
sem*

tare not 'et received an.
*old) ed is the Potowttiark,
unfavourable to their comingt
formstiob. I gaits. front the
have completely surreedleti
%traction of Fort Writbine
blown up.
. . I have the kohbbt
(Signed) A1:1 ILAN'
Vice-Admiral
Atilt iTilsue Crakes'; tki.
di bead Ilse Itrs".llllian
ItloAst, nigbt.
Sll4—l hatf Ike hottotlr
parting ficie you iss BeaSed:tt
20th itsste ni, I pi ..teedell
heath sod tenders, the Marines
barked in thetn, under tbb-cummatid
byns (the Senior officer tif thef
the marine art".tery, under I
two tenders; the Skiers' Mud
Manly sloop, being directed
ser as far Si might prove practicx
The beets anti tenders I pleCtri
the Grst tinder the immediate
Sollival (the senior commit,'
elision) and llidcock;.
Money a,id Somerville;
ICinray ;—the Whole under,
immediate management of Cie
Tonuant, LIAR. Jame; gent,
tending u my Aid.de-t'Attipi.
I esodearsered tcr keep tvifit
as .nearly es possible abreast
jot-Gentral iioss, that I night
bim as occasion offered, according
viuusly arranged : and shoe'
aocordingly anchored et --t:
Lower blarlhoroigli, where

'rain Sir Peter iserbee,lll'bthe blench% with where the army hilted far
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_ iniall iessels, wall sent' up the .otiesePeake he marched for Nottinghe.
above Baltimore, to divert,* attention of the one. for the same place with the-boa
my in that quarter: aid I proceeded, with the re. log that town a few shots
nininder of the naval force and the troops, Pp. w
this the leading boats awl some
river, and landed the army, upon the 19th and 20th, but the appearance of o
at Benedict: . . i them to retire -with precipL
,
So soon as the necessary ,provisions ind storesland Palmer, of the Severn
couldbe assembled and airranged;Major.Gen.Ress, ; this day with their boats,
with his arm v, moved towards Nottingham, While' cable to get their ships higher
our flotilla, consisting of the armed launches, pin-1 . The Major. General remali
nacos, barges, and other boats of the fleet, under the , Nottingham. and the boatr
-command of Rear-Adm. Cockburn, passed up the anchored off it during the .
-river, being instructed to keep upon the right dank Ilight this, morning, the whole
'of the army, for the double papal*, supplying it but the. wind blowing during
with propietena; and, if necesstery, eo'faiteit over to i river, and the channel being I
the left bank of the Ater, into Calvert County, I the advance of our tenders
which secured * safe retreat, to. the ships should it be ;judged it, advisable to push
judged oecesshry. _ leaving the tenders to follow
The army lea ed Nottingham upon the 21st, and On approaching fig Pr
.r.
on the folloivi ' ay arrived at Marlborough ; the, flotilla was said to be), r.,
cent! advancing lei/aids the statioo if; Captain Robins, sit tier left
ore Harney, *boot Mir miles above Fig'il
' MT *hot' althoegh meclilkpfrior in force . side,
edirected him to march round
lif SIWW, the town Minted on
vent epinst bias, did Peru* an attesha bst.. • ott the attention of inch fro(
.•alVestines of our boats, la! II" to his 11' !.. its defence, end the defence
aid the wbele pf his veseekr, 11411,1004 elles, Mal ihnstweds4l on with *vitiate,
%lbws sip. , • • "'".4"-'1" melt shave; Plg Point, I i
For the partkidare of this welbedeented service, 11-. dole Beenetta band pendant ,
east refer their Lardettlps tonne:Adm. Coekberec a taw sloop; and the remainder
import, No. 1, who; on the same evening, convey- i sanding in a long hoe -
ed to me an account 'of his 'success, and intimation ti boats now 'Wallowed towards them as repld'y impel.
from Major-General Ross, of his intention to pro-' Bible ; bet, on tittering them, we ebberbeti the sloop'
mod to the city of Washington, considering, from bearing the broad peodant to be on ti, c. and ,he
the informatiouhe had received, that it might be as- -very soon afterwards blew up. I now SPIV/ clearly
sailed, if dons with alacrity ; and is coesetiornce that they were all abandoned, and on fire, a ith
bed determined to march that evening upon Bladens- ° trains to their magazines • and • out. of the 17 Teasels
§irg. The remaining boats of the lei* west isms' I which composed this forekdebte and sn much vaunted
diately employed in conveying spelt tiver supplies flotilla, 15 were in quick secoess;on Wow'. .41 regime,
of provisions, for the forces upon their. *ern to and the seventeenth (in which the fire had not t:then)
Nottingham, agreeable to an an made by ,we atptured. The Commodore's *leap was o large'
the Rear-Admiral, who proceeded on id' company , armed vessel ; the ethers were gen-boats, all having
with the tinny. i r long gen in the how, and a cerronade In the stern ;
The report No. 2, of Rear-Adm. Cqckbilrlel, will the calibre of the guns and number of the crew of
inform their Lordships of the brillia,it 'twang; wf__
she forces, after their'each differed in proportion to the size of the hoar,
departure from Marlborough, ; varying from 32-poonders and 60 men, to 18-ponwtore
were they. returned upon the 26th, and having . and 40 men. I found here, lying above the flotilla,
chid Benedict upon the 291 h, the expedition was .
rked in good order. under its protection, 13 merchant 'schooner'', tonal
* lof which not being worth bringing away, I Canoed'
On sombined services, such as we have been en.' to be borne; such as were in good condition 1 di.'
gaged lit, it gives me the greatest pleasure to find rected to be moved•to Pig Point. Whilst employed
myself united with so able and experienced ati officer
in taking these vessels, a few shot were fired at as
as Majbr-Gen. Ross, in whom are blended those
qualities so essential to promote success; where co- by some of the men of the flotilla front the bushes
on the shore near us: but Lieutennitt Scott, whom
operation between the two services. becomes neeessa...
iill
, I. had landed for .that purpose, soon got hold of .
ry4a hive much satisfaction in noticing the una., them,
'limit, 15
that prfrailed between the army and navy, likewiseand mad. them prisoners. Some horsetails'
heights, bat a rocket `Srlwo dispersed them : auk
showed themselves on the neighbouti.pgt-
I have also in stating to their Lordships that Major-'
gen. Ross lei expressed his full approbation of the 4 captain RobynS,
:
whotluta got poseessiou of Pigl
ateduct of the racers, seamen and imrines acting '
with the army,, Point without resistance, now spreading his mar
-• . .! ' 1 through the country, the enemy retreated to a died!
I have before had occasion to speak of the wire- 1 tarns, anil left es in quiet possession of the towoi
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Isitlintati'ai and eserth* of Rtlere"**.i Cockburn I We neighbourhood, and our prizes.
doting the time be commanded in the Chesapeake us. I .A.„forgitin'anutl, or-tobacco baying been found in
tier rn_i orders: the interest and thility'which lie hail
i the town at rig Point, .I have left Captain Robyns,
riintifested throughout this 1atLm11.44., lord" jaw,' I whit the matinee, and CaptainNoerse, with two
'entitle him to my best dunks, acid to the
eame- acknow.
M. ' divisions of the boats, 'to, hold the place, and ship
kidgenente of my Lords C i
ra °"e" of the thelobaceo into the prises ; and I haeaseteved bark
*ratty. ' ' . ' .44 with the third division tit this Point, to soidgenie to
' atettedhaan. Malcolm, upon every . us
~.b.,rtirifFee. on our' future
.operations ith the Meier.,
Itiiircolaily in„ his arrangereeet for the s 'lv- ast6aikirki who has hien ao.,t,ea -seat his Aid-
lettia bf die troops, rendered we essential awn-- 74-ielweTii; to inform me "alb . . Is with to
ilitlii.fi; and to him, as well as laliter-ltdel' Cod- all my 'ander bircommandt at
.' j)per MerlbesAisgh.. '
niterhiti Captain of the Fleet, I ari ndebleci for the. ,
eikeecity. and order with whiekelboisbailons duties. Ins congratulating you, Sira leltich I die sepit„4,
cerel on the compls destruction of thie,loolll.l
ke-die conveying of sepplies to lb °ahoy irere cea- Y, •Li it,...1„..1 tel . _k_t ..:. ma . •
diiiited. • . ' .atO
. . . the foamy, wn c some. a y ticateleo, err , . .. • .
,r our attention, ' I miefbigto be permitted to were
imilregeratidoishe rordem.
acpLoyedf "win tClik'Plitltat,nadnd°ffiwrth th-e. K°.° that the ch&l'ill*aad indefatrhi" Plfisrea'°"
lidnyiali,lllMit beg leave to refer their Lordships.tourse, and
itkertrepoelsof Rear-Admiral Ciseckbern, and to call .
_,___dent
Palmer, °Off ."..PtiCaptainsiti WS111;11r Sullivan,. hthe other Com-
OliCtus and men, in the boits you have
their- bearable consideration' to those Ighoni the. ".r.•
placed glider ine:ordery most justly entitle them to
Roes-Mmiati has Lad iscesai°" ts' Paittelillerif no tit warmest aardsorleigtnents and my 'tamed rem
tie& '. WM, employed immediately nodes. my 'eye,' X
T hiireierireison to be perfectly satisfied with their' „ .hash
the ho pour ht be, fie.
chmftteedalien.to your favourable notice.
.eorlouti emulation, as well as that of every sesame . ..-
,ped-vearine,. to promote the sinks in "irkicklboy • 44114) G. coPCIOVery Rolf-Admiral.
rostra engaged.. ' ' ~. Vise-Araind the Hon. IN areaaarter
Cochrane. A. B. .te. thi.

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a=ittlalltfalf=c=7lh • •
)f returtts from fhb Aitte
the abuts I.krittg bales
gtdo%tnbut by the
ttfunity pOeftlir; ti*
ih the ittipture and de:
Iglotti slack haft heed •
ltbbi• to he; &C;
.A.N I, litt co: f: ft AO;
oal and Comae astlet-iii•Chikt
:nTepdr r; n 6 tafveiti
bt. tid Igl4.
lb inform) no, thid.ifttli
ht on the ertnis.g. at dbid
by the tftsi,
les bf the OLIO bliss! dal:
:ammiuti of t.dtplein god
it enlist In the (letrtj, dud
Capt. !firriabni in their
I klehtal ftigiteS, and firtl .
[1 to font)* hi up ihi ri.;:** •
icticable;
pieced in three 44$ .1,11.
rate cotOntret4 bf taivielitf
frier MrploteiVriv 'Or 1104
At':'efa4, ender
is* third, under Captain
✓ be rd.;•erinvii•ifance aud s;_
r.,
'4ol,...4Nalnirrighri Or (hi
tt (Ist 01th* Albion) at.,
kith the rants* and -
It of the utaly
night cornmenirate sis
'cording to the p'an prof. .
DUI •inttl-drat' )esterday
the ferry-b. slt oppositfill _ •
re I met the Oeoerail altd
some hours, aftee shit*
am, and I protveried oil , • .
-boats. Ct.4iur spproach. .
were exchanged betlreetf
to of the enemy's cavalry
u army *drawing roused,
itatioo. Captains N..,ares
n slid Heltrug,.joisted- 041
having futt,td i 6 billitbcti!,
her than Benedict.
mained with the army at •
its and tenders rantinned
night ; and soon after day.
tole moved again forwent ;
ring the morning down the
ng excessively narrow; and
lea consequently slow, I
sh on with the boats, only
ow as they could.
Point (where the enemy's
landed the marines, under
left bank ef the river, and
Ind and attack, on the laud
In the Point, to era* from
.1
coops as might be there for
la of the flotilla: I then
its, and, as we spelled the
plainly discovered Contrno.
lent in the headman 'rem%
minder of the flotilla ex.'
ts astern of Moe
Ink them as rapidly astiies.

l las of August will hays so• 'ref' rv'l"•`"' . .
.ships of my waiting in the Chem. . Captain Wainwright, of 'his Majesty's ship Ton- Cuchrange R. D. cuic• c`"
ival of Rear-Admiral Malcolm, cant, will have the .honour to deliver tots dispatch to His Heim h'- loop Kanto, of Ifolthasbee,
from, Bermuda. Jots ''and, As be vas actually employed both with Oft Pattuntet, 17th Aar, 1814.
rah joined me on the 17th, sod as /1 Joints sod with the army in tbe'wbole of their pro- Sts.—l have the honour to inform you, that,
Ilion from Rear-Admiral Cock- itesdkagli
ijibibeirg leave to refer their Imieldros to him awratably is .the intentiona I notified to you in my
oin the Potowmack, that Quante- for say jhirtlialeithe "'-* *: . letter of the lid instant, I proceeded by land on the ,
the kleitheere IlettlieLhed. takes • . . 14.41410 t Deviiits9ish ASP. weir, manissist tw at. olotoiai of thol3d to Uppqr hio.dboottoihs to tactea
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