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Bichmond, Published (on the Mornings of Wednesday and Saturday) bv 9\WURL PLRASANTS, Printer to the Common weal h. n«, H,.ii.'rwr«. Volume XXII.-No. 3120.] SATURDAY. OCTOBKR 8, 1814 ' - 7", n.:„.^r77.~~ imiTlSII ACCOUNT OF THE ACTION ON LAKE CIIAMPLMJY. From the Canadian Courant. Montreal, Sept. 17, 1814. As we have reason to think that the accounts wlych have hitherto been given to the public, of the late disastrous action on Luke Champlain, have b"«*n for want of sufficient information on the suhj-ct, cx-Tcmcly erron-ous and imperfect, we have collected from authentic sources the following statement, which we give to our rea ders as a correct one, of this unfortunate event. The squadrons met in Plattsburg bay on the morning ofthe 11th instant. Captain Donnie in he new ship the Confiance. led the attack in the most gallant style, but was unfortunately killed • few minutes after the nction c« mmenced.— His ship was afterwards fought for more than an hour, with the most determined bravery by ^ Lt Robinson ; when having suffered very se vere loss both in officers and men, the side op posed to the enemy being very much diaab'ed and lading in an attempt to wear in order to bring her other broadside to bear on her oppo n nt, whilst the enemy’s '•hips had succeeded in swinging round, so as to br.ngher fresh broad side to bear on the Cor.finncc, her commanding • officer most reluctantly ardt red Iter colors to be struck, and the enemy got possession ofa mere wreck, which from the damage site had sustain ed, was with great difficulty kept from sinking. The brig Linnet, commanded by Capt. Pring, and the two sloops supported the frigate iri the most courageous and determined manner, ana did not yield until the fall of the latter, which rendered all further resistance unavailing The gun boats which did not appear to bear any great fhar** in the action, seeing the fnte of the other v. ssels. were enabled to make good their ! retreat with the provision vessel, which attend, cd the squadron—Shortly after the action com. menccd, our batteries ware opened upon the e newy’s forts and works, our tumps were pre paring to assault them, when in cons* tuence a1 the disastrous result ofthe naval contest,it was deemed expedient to recall the storming party, then advancing. 1 he object of the^ expedition having been completely frustrated by the loss ofthe fleet, th». possession of tht enemy’s forts and works wnr. not considered of sufficient import,ir.ee to compensate for the valuable, lives ofthe many brave men which must ha- . been sacrificed tc obtain them, particularly as the position would not have been maintained, even if we had gain ed port rshm of it. Our fleet was not fired up on during any part of the action from the ene my's bv levies. The only one from whence it was supposed the squadro" could have been *n noy-d, was a battery constructed by the enemy tip-m <'> • beach, from which t*>cy were driven without a shot having been fired from it—im mediately after the fire of our batteries had o> pened. Our whole loss in ti e action i-. estimated about 170 in kill -d and wounded ; that of the enemy nearly as great. The **iwmy’» ship was much damaged, hntli in her hull and rigging'; and her side nrst opposed to the Oorfi.-tr.ee, nearly di3a» bled. Our a -tn\ re'ired fn m p|. tuburgh on die 12th to Champlain, where a pM*t of it is now posted, niul the remainder immediately upon ^ur own frontier. Head-Quarter®, Odlrtnwn, loth September, 1814. GENRUAL ORDERS. The commander of the forces has to thank : he left division for the steadv discipline, unwearied exertions,and gallantry, which have conspicu ously ranrked its short service in the territory of the enemy, so unlorliina'clv arrested in its course by the disastrous fa'e of the flotilla, that had dvnnred to co-operate In the ulterior ob ject of the cs'op'tign The imr-pid valor wi'h which >' r'. f townie led his fioti'.’a into action, encouraged the most ssngume hope of complete success, which was earlv b'nsted lay the fall of that gallant officer, combined with accidents to which naval warfare is peculiarly exposed. I The high spirit and conduct displayed by His Majesty's troops in surmounting every obstacle to the occupation of Plattsburgh, aud io after wards forcing the passage of lbe Raranac, leaves no doubt in llie mind of the Commander of the forces, that the most complete and brilliant sue cess would have crowned th« ir ulterior opera tion*, had not the ex sting circumstance imix*. rionslv imposed on him the necessity of restrain ing their ardor, as without n- val eo.pperati< n the further pro*erutiou of the service would Lave been highly inexpedient. The commander of the forces avails himvelf nf this opportunity to acknov'edg.' the high aertso lie entertains of the cordial support he has experienced from Maj Gen I)e Rott-rd-n.-g, and the Major-Gi crals commanding brig ades. The orderly march made hy the left division in re-occupying the position it had advanced from on tlie 4tli inat. notwithstanding the in cUmency of the weather, a«<) the. very wretch ed state of the roads, evinces in the strongest manner, the judicious arrangements of the Quarter Master General and Commissary Gene ral, as well as the unwipiicd attention of the commanding officers ef corps «o<heir duly. The commander of the fore h has to express his entire approbation ol the Arrangements und xe >lous rx< ■ ions «»l* M jor Sinclair, and the of. fieers of the Iloyal artillery; nor is he disposed to overlook the alacrity and intelligence of the junior officers of the Wotal engineers, who are thereby entitled to his acknowledgements_ His excellency feeds it a jusi tiihute 'hie to the Canadian VoUigeurs anil chasseurs, ptiblidly to notice the report of Major General Rmhanc, that the conduct of those corps in their |x.cnli rr ('.lilies of light t p*. has on every oecaaion bten conspicuou ..y jndicii us and gallant. 0 Rostov. September .*»0. Parrpraph from the Poston Palladium, It appear* by the account* from the south ward that Admiral Cochrane, the British Naval Commander in chief on the American station, has proceeded For Halifax, where lie expects the arrival of Lord Hill from I England, with ni'.itat - tcinforccmrnts. It teems y\dmiral Coclih: rn will find abotit 1 wo thousand five hundred troops at Hali fax ; but we do not learn whether the mili tary force in the Chesapeake will accom pany cr follow him. He is in war an un welcome neighbour; and his nearness mutt ot-rnsion the regular* and militia in all the romhern port* to l*e on the alert, and ac." Uve in their preparation*. • I_I A gentleman from the Eastward informs that he conversed with a person who left Halifax 12 or 13 days since, and who staied that he saw letters from England to the 27th ot July, which said, there was no prospect of neace with America. We learn by a gentleman from East Marchias, that the enemy took possesuian of that place with a small force ; that the Selectmen surrendered four pieces of ar’ tillery, and about 60 muskets had been taken from the Inhabitants : that the enemy** res pect for public property was not of the most perfect kind ; that they talked confi de illy of a meditated expedition to Boston—•< and affected to consider one of their regu* Iars as equal to live militia men. By last night's Rustem Stages. A gentleman arrived in town last night from Castine, which he left on Tuesdav_ He informs, that the 62d and 29th regts about 1200 strong, under Governor Goselyn, were the only trooos there ; and the Fur ious frigate and Rifleman brig the only men of war- The Tenedos and another frigate with the 60th and 98th regiments on board, sailed on the 22d for Halifax. A number of captured vessels went with the fleet ■ Ad Griffith and G- v’r Sherbrooke sailed a* bou a fortnight before in the Dragon, land* ed at Eastport from her, passed over to St. Andrews, where they cmbarkedLin the P'-c ton brig for Digby, and thence ’ were going by land for Halifax. Our informant saw a gentleman at Castine, who left Halifax a bout 14 days since, reported no particular news. Admiral Cochrane was hourly look ed for, and Lord Hill from England, and an expedition was expected to be fitted out. The above gentleman was a passenger in an English sloop, from Moose Island for Castine. which was captured by the Bnc cl-ante trigate, 15th instinndsent t«Halifax. The l>. proceeded to Castine, and after wards sailed on a cruize. The Bulwark, fle others, had also sailed on a cruize. A brig cl war was at Mt. Desert lGth. On Wednesday, saw a 74 off Camden, standing S. W. SMTP STRANGER. The following is the principal part of the car go of the valuable ship Stranger, a prize to the Fox privateer, and now ordered for sale by the Marshal on the 14th October, viz : fid iron Guns, 24 pounders on Congreve’s principle, with the carriages, ax!-tree?, trunks, beds, quoin?, blocks for tack lers, hooka, thim bles, si raps, cordage for breeching. tackle falls, and indeed every essential and minute requisite f ’r placing them on hoard a vessel of war in rea dines* for sictual service. Also—The following Munitions of War : Articles of Cooper— Powder measures, tun nels, shovels, Indies, hoops, can hook*, adze, drivers, vices slipper?, for magazines, snuff rs, powder horns, priming wires, vertt bitts, fire locks, lork-, cart ouch boxes, with and without belts and fogs, war hooks, sponges with and without staffs and ropes combs for sponges, tompiona, gunner’s crows, mallets, steel pur chase chsssels, painted caps for sponges, budge b- a;is, magazine brooms, match r. pe, muscovy, dark and tin lanthoms, hand screws, brass lock* for cannon from 59 to 0 pounders, lead aprons and lead corans, for th** lock* of cannon, long mMch, ladle hooks, linch pins, 2Cd, K; l, 0 ! ivd!?, quill tub"?, padlocks, tallow, whiting, e* met-y, burnisher?, sweet nil, pole axes machine and machine spikes, twine, wad ging-.s, junk, pads with iron hoops, thread, worsted, cutting knives, scissors, nccd'cs, forg" ‘ongs, pincers, nipping^rods for musquel* and pistols, mus* putts with bayonets h scabbards, musqueious, pistols with ribs signal rockets, port fires, Blu*. L>yrt? t «hngs for musquet?, musquet nd pis tol c-r*ridge boxes, ft >his, cartridge and fine pa. per, flannel cartridges, swords with scabbards, beds for do pikes,drums, round and grap 24 pound shot, leaden musquet and pistol balls, mou'dlrg ladle for leaden balls, forms for lead and cartridges. Armourer’s tool?.—Vices, wrenches, slake*, hammers, punches, co d chissels, iron brace? square bitta, screw plate?, sett? of drills, files of vailmia kinds, lock tools, turn screws, he. he. Alio-The following clothing, shipped fi.r ihe ns" or the miner.? and sap a -?, such as Ser jeants’, corporals’, musician?*, dr immm’, and private’s enat«, jackets, trousers shirt?, draw er*, stocking?, shoes, guatr a, hats, cap*, plnmrs, f ather?, &c. he. together wi h a varie ty of other articles. The above article* were designated by the enemy lor his vessels of w r building at Kinjrs ton. Lieutenant Pern-, from Lake Champlain, states that about 50 seamen deserted from • he enemy*, 6c c me over this side the Luke, about three or four weeks previous to the battle ; that they were detained about a fortnight on hoard the fleet to undergo an examination, and were then sent to White Hull. In t: e late action on Lake Chr.mplatn, the British had the advantage (if their ship hav. ing two tier of guns, on two decks, while the Saratoga had hut one tier, a Hush deck, Captain Fisher commanded the British fleet on Lake Champlain, until about three weeks previous to the action, when he was ordered to Kingston, and Capt. Downie sent from there to replace him Captain Pring, '2<\ in command of the fleet, has been paroled, and permitted to return to Canada. It it is certain that the funs taken on board rite Stranger wt re. intended for end necessary to *he ryw British ship at King" ston Harbor ; it follows that we shall coir tinue roasters of Lake. Ontario through this season, unless some accident befalls our squadron Jiuffilo, Sefitember ?7. )n W ednesday the British retreated from their encampment near Fort Erie. Thcv were pressed in the retreat by troops from the fort, nnd were obliged to de-troy rhe bridge J renchnnan'ft Crrek, di d burn whut Htorcn t*..ey hud a* that place. 1 hey arc represented to be fortifying at Ch'ppawn, and <tt Oueenttown nrtoun’ain. Gen. liiplry has been removed to Buffalo, and is doing well. Major Trimble reported to have died, ms been bmtighr to Buffalo, and ts (!olr g as well aa could be expected Loin nts aevcie wounds. 1 CntLiOoTKR September FROM THE WEST. The Illinois Herald, of the 14th instant, contains a letter from Major Taylor to Go vernor Howard Riving an aceou^nf the fai lure of an expedition agains^rhe Indian towns at the mouth of Rock Rner.—On the arrival of the M Jor on the !oing of the ^th instant near the place c1^^e9tination a violent sto. n am -e which ol.-_.iged him to I nd on a small island, for the safetv of his bo its.^ Here he was attacked early in the morning of the 5th. by a number of Indiaus hut his troops being soon formed, the sava; ges were driven from that and a neighbor ing island and obliged to make a prccipit ate retreat. Several of their canoes, which were lying on shcre were burnt ; but the British having opened a fire upon our troops with a tour and six pounper so place d as to he out of reach of our artillery, while the Indians attacked them on each side of the river the Major was obliged to drop down the stream, af'er having repeatediy driven the savages. In this affait* we had eleven men wounded three of whom mortally. 1 he loss of the enemy is nut stated. Nf. w York, Oct. 1. COM- M’DONOUGH; In common Council, Tt,. r i. • September 26th, 1814. rue following Resolution was presented by Jos. O. Hoffman, E-q. Recorder, and a* greed to unanimously: Whereas the Corporation of the City uf New York, feel that no exploit of the pre* sent war has more claims to fullness and warmth of national gratitude than the vie tory of Commodore M’Donough, over a superior force, on Lake Champlain, either .rom pride m the achievement or benefit from its consequences ; They therefore tender to that officer their admiration and iaKd a mem;,rialof *he new lus. yh,m t0 lhe brightness of our naval renown, , That the frcedom of the city in a geld box be presented to Commodore VI* donough. and that his portrait be procured and set up in the Gallery of Portraits before mg to this city ; and that the thank, of the braTeoffio" *hj# C,ty be P*««ted to his oi a • e officei-8 and crews Reeved. That his honor the Mayor be requested to transmit a Ct Df these reso mu ns to Commodore M’Donoue1 SmU^d^'ijJSwn'bea'c A^'rma" carry the above .JELS;£to#3K‘"e “ An extract from the minutes J MORTON, Clerk. From the Correspondent of the Columbian A u'/lIIV Tb"!^ajr mon'5nS. ^I>t 29. A iettet from Canandaigua rf the ^5*h tr'r’ •V7r'! ?,rd h:“ r.Jne J * er. In apeak me of the retreat of the Hri tish from before Erie, it say, a trrAt i\pp flpcprfp#1 i» p ' * num oeraesertecj, Ftairceen of which arrived here yesterday ; they report the enemy's osa a e even hundred, by the last sortie tiom the fort, that they were on short al lowance of provisions, and that ai.nost the whole army were diapos.d to desert.” BY THE STEAMBOAT. From the Albany H< gw er of Thursday; Ex’rnct of a letter from an intelligent gen tie man to his friend i„ this city dated Sackktt’s Habb r, Sept 25. 1814. , Agreeable to expect* ion, the army un r.er the command of General iz trd have embarked, with the exception ot a part of the 13th and 45rh, and proceeded tip the Laae 1 hey made a short but necessary stop at tins place the weather havi ng been u. til the day of the.r departure, extremely opposed to their progress ofo. eration. ’»Ve were alarmed yes erday by the an pearance t.fthe fleet off. he H arbor, it being some time before we ascertained it to be ours. ' I'a<1voft!ie Lake came in yesterday evening, and reports the following procee dings :-On Wednesday they weighed an* chor at ih,s place, and ran u- to (ienesee river with a favorable breeze—On Thurs day, disembarked .he troops, and m Satur day morning came ; . an a .chor under the loe of Stoney Island, it being the old anchor age of the enemy, and too far distant to dis* tmgmdi them clearly, caused us a momen tary al.-rm which however soon subsided. It was my belief that they would land ns high up as the 50 mile creak, or Burlington Heights particularly alter Brown's late suc^ cess, as it is evident that the enemy pro pose to ret cat. and It will be in theirpower to throw so many obstructions in the way of our P.rmv that it will be difficult for them to pursue with much prospect of success. ‘A ' ery considerable force is collecting at Kingston, & they are moving up ell their gunboats tied craft from Lake St. Francois . , Lawrence. I think it not at all "" 'k.e,y» ^*1 their object is the destruction of this p'*ce. Intercepted ietters from (.Hi rers of hi<*h standing in their army and na >y have expo »sed the inten'ion some time past, in confidence, and they pow d'. not hesitate to avow it publicly Their plan of attack is contemplated with a co-opera tinn of the fleet and army, and by regular advance*. I heir real object, however, can • not be known, and all that is said by us on the subject is mere conjecture. The re is no doubt of its being an objtct of the first importanc to them, arid that they will at tempt it. if thry have the leas; prospect of *t,c ces*. I he Harbour is in a good state of de fence, and there is no doubt but that the troops which are here will do honor to them selves and justice to our country ; but they are insufficient in number to oppose a pow eriul tinny r '• Our country is new, and there cou’d not lie more than 3 or 4 thousand militia called out in season »n be of service, after an ac* . a> alarm. It is said that the lew ship wi I bend her sails on the 28ih when they will soon take the Lake* and our fleet hsul in. If they sh> uld have the temerity to at. tack our fleet at their moorings. I have e very confidence to liclievf that our Ci nmo A ore will teach them a lesson > imilar totbat of Lake Champlain. Their .two erfMpi ties have lately met a check, and -JrJIope we shall at last do our duty in the centre.” Niw York, October 3. The Steam boa^Gtr of Neptune arrived yesterday from Albany,.did not furnish us with a »y liable of newa irom the Northern or Western Frontier* ’^r,“ It is said the body of a British officer ol distinction has been found near fort M’Henv ry. Some conjecture it is that of Com. Har dy It wore two gold epaulettes and a star, the bagde of nobility. On Tuesday .arrived at the Mansion House Hotel in Puiladelpnia, from New York, Major Gen. Winfield Scott, who is rapid* ly recovering from his wounds 8c is to take command ut ttie Philadelphia District. A letter from Nev? Haven, dated on Fri day says— * A trigate has this morning gone to the Westward. Two ships and a brigrr. sight to the eastward, apparently coming up. The sloop Coucord, troin New York has arrived sate • Came up from quarantine on Saturday and fired a s&iu c, brig (late the) Empress, prize to the Cnasseur privateer. Extract of a letter from Canandaigua, da ted Sr fit, 25 1814. “ It perhaps may be new to you to hear that the British have retreated from the vi cinity of Fort Erie—they alt left it < n l ues day morning last. The road is strewed a long with British deserters ; 14 came in here last evening, and were immediately enlisted. Upwards of 400 prisoners passed tliis place this morning for Grcenbush.— Our army from Sackett’s Harbor, have it is said, passed Genessce river. The destr iers say, their army io*t 1100 men in killed and wounded at the last glorious sortie from Fort Erie ; that their army is on short al« lowance for provisions. “ Almost their whole army in that quar ter, it is said, are disposed to de»ert. From the Plattsburg Rcfiuhlican of Seftt 21 The enemy have aoandoned their Jortiti. cations on Ivle La Motto. One brigade of their troops remains at Champlain to pro tect their artillery, wlii -h the badness of the roads prevents their removing. From the Correspondent of the Herkimer American of September 29. Rackktt’s Hah bob. Sept. 25th. Our fleet has again returned, to this end of the lake, and is now at anchor between this and Stony Island The transport* have come into tr.e harbor. Gen. Izard and his troops landed at Gcnessee Hi er, the jhv after they sailed from this place. The latest news from Kingston is, that the enemy have got the tep mast of their new ; ship on end. She is called the Ontario.— She must be ready for sea in a very few days. It is the general opinion that we shall be attacked at this place as soon as the en emy can get his fleet ready. A very large b -dy of troops are waiting at Kingston for some purpose. We have a pretty’ large body of militia here and two or three regi ments of regular troops amongst which is the 3d. regiment artillery, which, together with oui fleet I think will give the enemy a pretty warm reception should they at tempt to take this place. LOSS OF THE SCHOONER O. H. PER RY. Extract of a letter from Stonirgton, dated 3 o’clock, p. M. September 28. *• Mr. Thomas Swift and Benjamin Oxx. a lad, have just landed here from Montague Point, theomy survivors of the crew of 'he schooner Oliver H Perry, be'onci'ig to Bris» tol, R. I. of 40 tons, Nathaniel Pitman,mas* ter, with a cargoe of corn and flour, from *<ew York bound to Bristol. They state that theO. H. Perry’ was upset by a severe flaw of wind, in the Race, at 8 o’clock P. M on Sunday evening la»t, the sea running high, with a strong gale from N. W. the Gull Light bearing about S. S. W Imme diately after the schooner upset, the crew & passengers took to their small boat, a twelve feet yawl { when, 20 minutes alter she cap sised. One after another dropt from the boat, until all perished except three. These three with the utmost exertions, after be ing six hours in the water, righted the boat. One of them died with fatigue and cold, while the two survivors succeeded in getting into the boat. They soon bailed out the yawl with a hat, and tearing off some strips from her sealing, paddled on shore at Mon tague Point, where they lauded at 8 o’clock Monday morning ” List of the crew and passengers on board the O II. Perry when shipwrecked Cap tans Nathaniel Pitman. Charles Clark, Tho. mas Norris, Thomas Swift, Benjamin Oxx, crew ; the two latter survivors«n«Mr VVni Robertson and Mr. Strong, passengers, ship carpenters from the lake. 1*2 past 12—the Steam boat not arrived PtuuADEoriuA, October 1. We stop the Tress to publish ih* following let ter w»tb which we have obligingly been fur nished by ilie officer to whom it is addressed. [JD. Prt". Head.Quarters, Baltimore, 30th September, 1814. « SIR, The main body of the F.nemy’s fleet it mained under admiral Malcolm at the mouth o the Patuxent to water. The two Inst ships prof ceeded down the bay yesterday morning »t 7 o clock A. M. with a fair wind. I know not how lar they are going down- Lieutenant llo»ard who commanded the videties, writes, that all the deserters say they are going to Halifax and Bermuda. 1 can give no opn.i.m, but presume they may lie waiting for reinforcements.'* Admiral t.'neb are has certainly gone to Unlit** with two /V^ftlirvr (rig’.ttr*, * bri£ and a schooner. Admiral Cork bum went du»n the I bay on tbe l9ti», since which t ime we know not where I* is. I boweysr presume that k« has one to one of the T: ngi«r I*!«f;d>, whr*» !»* ha* a fortificatir»n and barracks. Civtwra/ Wa* son’s Division of Pcnnsylvani* Militia, remain here, and will in a few dnys be completely pr> » t ided with every material for action or :or move* ment." I am sir, your obedient servant, J. SMITH, M;.j .r General. To Brig- G -n. Bloomfield. Baltimobe. Oct. 3. Britith Commitaioncra uf.fitmtcd and aailid at taut l An American gentleman who left the British fleet in the Potomac cn Friday last, was informed, that English papeis of the 9th and 15th of August, had been received on board, and that the British Commission ers had certainly sailed for Ghent to meet those appointed on the part of the United States FROM THE* ENEMA'. By the latest accounts from the Fnemf we learn, that their whole force lays at the nMith of the Potomac.- Admiral Cochrane and Cockburn have left the fleet under ?..e comm-rdm V.ce Admiral Pultn-y Mal« '•om >, they having gone in quest of rein ore -ments, one for Bermuda, the other for Hal ta.x, for the avowed purpose of making ano ,-r attack upon Baltimore! C i.fiKdore Barney left Washington thie mor mg in a flag vess-’ 4or the enemy’s fleet, tor the purpose of making •Frangementa for the exchange c: prisoners. The gallant General Scott, was received in Philadelphia, with those military f.rors and other expressions of public eat e ra. which he has so richly earned. He carries his wounded arm in a sling, bu is otherwise in good heath. At Boston we observe great exertions are making to put the place in a complete state of defence, so as to set the enemy at defi tnce. The people from many parts f e adjoining country, who are exempt from rr.r* litary duty, are marching into the town tor the purpose of working on the fortifications So good an example we hope will be follow ed in this quarter. By proper attention to fortifying, Baltimore can again dc.eat tho enemy. Washing ton October 3 Copy of a Utter from Major Gen Brj&t to th* Secretary of tVar, dated II Q Fort Erie, S-pt. 00, 1814. SiR!=s.\nio ’g the officers 'o t r t ■» .irmy in • he battle of Niagara Falls ua> n>y \ <1 dr ca" p Captain Ambrni-i Sp-encer, w: o b* ing mortal— |v wounded, was left in the hands of thee rmy. 11 *■ flags from the British army, I was slior iy afterwards assured of his convalescence, sad an offer was m »de me by L* General Drum, mond to ex«*h »nge him for his own Aid, Can^ tain Loring, then a prisoner of war with us. However singular this proposition appeared, as Captain Loring was not wounded, nor had received the slightest injury, I was willing to comply with it on Captain Spencer’s account ; but as 1 knew his wounds were severe, I first sent to ascertain the fact of his being then liv ing. My messenges, with a fl <g was detained, nor even once permitted to see Captain S tt*or in his immediate vicinity The evidence I wished to acquire failed, but my regard for Capt. Spencer would not permit me longer to delay, and I informed General Drummond that his Ait) should be exchanged even (or the tody of m.rar. This offer was, no doubt, gladly accepted, and the corpse of Captain S sei.t to tl»e American shore. Indignant,.is l am, at this'ungenerous pro. c-dure, I yet hold myself bound in honor to L Mil • • eral Drummond to return Captain Lor. ing i and must, therefore, earnestly solicit of ton his immediate release. He can return to Lieut. General Drummond by the wof Mon treal. Very respectfully, sir, your most obedient servant, JAC BKOWH. Hon. Jsmks Monroe, Secretary of War. Extract of a letter from Col. Femaiei, of tie Mary Lind Militia, to the Secretary of Wur, dated Leonard Town, September ‘27,18:4, Vi o’c'ock, P. M. " The brave Virginian* you did me the honor to place at my disposal have been lucky j to d:»y we captured a barge and 15 prisoners, and killed or wounded three men at Port BeHo, * place on St Mary’s river. O' us. none were hurt except one a' little by his horse falling Ten of Captain Taylor’s corps bein : sirk and a guard beit g necessary to our baggage, we w.iu able to take only 45 with us ; two yeti g n «n of St. Georges’ neighborhood Volunteered &i d behaved handsomely. 1 took them lirst to « house on St. Geoger* where we heard that Cie-e w.s a party of thirty ; when we got there \»<* fomid that they had set off, and we wsited till the barge had got out of sight. Hearing th re dial there had been It barges at a Jlr.——’s he day before, and that the Hritiah were ther most every day, we resolved to try our cha, r Wc proceeded cautiously through fit Ids until we had approached the house within ka|f * m,j. or less, when I discovered the cenunel lea , a fence. I was sure then ot something l0j0‘ I orderei’ Captain Taj lor to form in two division* which he most promptly executed, anJ was no soonerdone than we das lied on at a f„ | g.vf , charge. When wi reached the enclosure near the house I ordered the men tD dismount, ami hasten to the short where w found two baree* and the English in them pushing of! as hard as ’h*X c\'a 1 tbi-m to surrender, but finding’them not disposed, we comment, d * brisk hre upon the outermost boat At the sam tunr some of us rushed into the water aiui ia,d hold of the nearest, w hich Wr brought to shore* In the other, when we commenced a fir.-, they held up their hands and begged for merer at the same time were pu«kinK «.ff „n.i some p . tending to push in Iso deceived and they managed to pet out ot mtitket ahot I ordered the men to jump in the other boat and purser them, which was eagerly obeyed, but I *orn found my men were o, ly ,old„ rs, not »„lor, t*ut of the tint boat we got ten prism*.-*, in th. one that got off three were shot, two fell over b. ard snd cne in the brut. We pioked np the five others, twoalong shore and tfirce returning with their plunder on two horses. " Fl the prisoners we learnt that *1 ~f Lcutenai.t* and a 9ui f>?n were still go £y,c