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down to Niagara to-day and to-morrow probably.—
There are at Fort George 700 regulars, and 590 mi-
litia; at Fort Niagara, 100 regulars and 400 mili-
tia ; and, on the frontier, 400 Indians, and more
following—the whole unster the command of General
M•Clrre. Yesterday the troops salted on an expe-
dition, together with the fleet.—About 4500 men
embarked on hoard tho ships and boats.
" On Tuesday last Chauncey came across Yeo ;
Le had the wind of him, but could not bring on a
general action. The Pike vustained the fire of the
whole British fleet for half an hour. Chauncey
chased the enemy up the Lake to Burlington
Heights, where the IGY grounded under protection
of the batteries.' The Pike was considerably injur-
ed in bull and sails, 28 tu.Ni killed and wounded, no
. Othcers hurt. Several were killed by the bursting
of a long 24. I was informed that at one time the
ll'atf was so much cut and injured, that the whole
British fleet bad to surround her to sate her from
the Pike. One schooner passed near the Pike, and
hauled down her colours, but the Commodore was
sa eager in the pursuit, that he passed her for some
of the rest of the squadron to take; but she escaped.
" Sir James may call this mime:ming, but I call
it running with a vengeance. I saw same deserters
examined yesterday, who state that Proctor is within
40 miles of the British encampment here on his way
to Malden, and Harrison in close pursuit. The last
part of this I doubt.

'f The British squadron, it is believed, will em-
bark the British army at the head of the Lake, to
counteract the movements of Wilkinson. In haste.),
A ferlerafsatitte,ha% been fired from the hill, in
Consequence of the pleasing and Intiiiiietant intelli-
gence front Lake Erie.

ir.in Oli e. Herkimer, ON. 7, One P. M.
• _I(lax• HAMPTON! AT OCDENSOURG.-A friend has
this innment put into our hands a letter which he has
just received from an Officer at Brownville, dated
Oct. 4, from which we extract the following:—
!$ Clew. Hampton has arrived at Ogdensburg, with
4000 choice troops, and we have sent him a detach-
ment of light dragoons, with a number of pieces of
Artillery, and a great quantity of ammunition.
66 A formidable expedition is fitting out at Sacket's
.Harboor, but its destination is unknown."

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

TUVRSDAY, NOVEIIIII.II. ISt 1813.

The discussion in the House of Commons, last
night, was more impressive, in a national point of
view, then any we have witnessed for many Sessions
past. It has shown us clearly that the heart of Mi-
Dieters does not keep pace with their tongue. As
Lord CASTLEREAGII says, it was right that Aus-
tria should try the disposition of the enemy to-
wards peace, if it were only to satisfy its own sub.
jerts ; so has it no doubt been thought necessary by
his Lordship and colleagues, to charm the ears of the
ku4scts of this couutry with the word peace, that
they may more readily he induced to open their
pockets for a continuance of the war : would he,
otherwise, magisterially threaten to " discourage
any idle futile discussions on peace," &c. What a
language is this ? We must, it seems 's confide in
his Majesty's Government." This confidence has ;
Cost ti.' nation nearly five hundred millions of
lesneey, since the archetype of these eloquent Mi-
nistet • &reined the sway of our finances. With the
01011 euce of oa. word: Minister, his successors are
able to captivate the senses of even the reflecting, and
to wrest the money from the pockets of the avaricious.
We elands deny the irresistible powers of persua-
sion' In the Noble Mover of the subject oh the Fo.
reign ,Triaties; but, as Patriots, we " deplore that
oratory should have such an ascendancy over reason.
Pio acknowledged, that above 10,000,000 of money
is *anted for the Continent, independently of the
aids we furnish jet acme, end the espete.e we are ,
put torine t recipstipio
.emi pm; !
inure `ls dts " that gpld eisy.be bought
at too desk a ratp.“ Whys if' the object of BONA..
?Agit MIS to bereave us irf our-commerce, and, no
tiout, it wan; and that the inimical machinery, i
:r.
ruin. our trade, be, as Mr. CANNING '
shivered to *tom's;" why all this ex-
preparation for further warfare? Com- I
tow, by its profits, restore us; we may be
undersel our deals; but if we go on increass
hts, the materials of oor tradeand the exs
.or labour may he so enhanced by the ad-
the price of every necessary of life, 1
tittiges of competition may 'be for ever
dearness even of a well-manufactured
sir-
force the consumer upon the expedient
ithout it, or of snbstitpting another
But these are considerations too re-
the view of the Ministers of our day ;
would never be lost sight of by profound
We are afflicted to see that it is not so
deliveiance of our commerce in jeopardy,
'vent and quixotic Ministers are driving
'6 deliverance of Europe." Alas! it is
poor England, as an island, that the de-
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