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xt%.vti'OL’t yj u Ift’.t' JfruTA i/i'dt i.si;: Tt,
dated Nov. 13.
. “ 1 w rote von in r.y last that our ar
my lnu! passed Jinn.i,ten, with the Bri
tisli army, (wo thousand strong, imme
diately in their rear—They proceeded
down the river as farn< Cliylets House,
** miles helnw Hainiltni . aiul hud sotn
'slight opposition in taking a Block
• House on their way. On the ilth inst.
Jen. Boyd was detached from our ar
im with about 2000 men to inarch t.
Cornwall, and take that place, while a
d vision of our troops crossed the Hi
ver to descend the Lung Saunt IJapids.
Thus wo had about 25no men left on
the Canada side Chylers. The Bri
tish instantly took advantage of this
movement, and prepared for an attack
Cien. Wilkinson estimating their force
at looo, ordered Hen. Buyd to give
them battle immediately, and then tol
low the main body of the army duw:
the ri\ cr, thinking any serious resist
ance out of the <piesfiou.—Unfortu
nately for our army, about 1.2 o'clock
the battle began, and was warml\ e<m
4 .. .4 .. .t i* . ... •
x,*> iijiwariis oi inree Honrs,
when our troops retrruteil with great
precipitation to the boats, and crossed
the river, leaving the British on the
field. Our loss is estimated at -loo hil
led and wounded, too of whom wen
left on the tic id of battle. Upwards o
60 prisoners, ;> officers and l camion
taken—i he British acknowledge 20
killed and many wounded. Gen. Cov
ington of our army is mortally wound
e,|- VTe lost several boats by the lire
of the British gun boats_What ap
peats most extraordinary in this affair
is, that nearly 1000 of our troops cros
sed to the American side during the
engagement !
Tim affair has greatly chagrined
thcoffieers and disheartened our troops
— i he taking Montreal is no longer
tho't to be n work of ease ; and many
Irish themselves honorably out of the
expedition. I ha*e no doubt as ] wrote
you before, that a large British force
awaits the arrival of our army at the
Coteao, or the Cedars, where a deci
uiH 1,e inafewday,.
it Wilkinson continues this fool hard*
expedition ; but I am rather of opinion
that he will proceed no further than
. • ixf gis ; where he »' il! form a junc
t oo, if possible with Hampton,' and
*i,?n ieturn toSackell s Harbor, by *li«
turnpike, to winter quarters. This i,
not exactly the rout be sure to .Mon
treal, but it is ihe only one left to a
void further defeat.'*
From the New-York Gazette, Nov. zr>
Our readers will observe by m, ad.
veriisement in a subsequent column,
under the signature of Messrs Sebrin'
ami \ arick, that a vessel is shortly to
sai! from Amboy for England, a*s u
iiH^ by permission ol government*
The enemy ofFNeiv-Ijundon has been
reinforced by a ship of the line. ’]*j,e
ioree now is, two 74 s the Valient. A
casla anil Wasp.
'I his day, as usual, the military
celebrate the evacuation of this city by
the British troops. Should the wea
ther be fine, the parade no doubt vviii
be splendid.
. ^ Xew-^ ork Evening Post speak
ing of the late report from Wilkinson's
army, observe—** As to this last af
fair w<• yet know too little to speak ve
ry positively about it, Lut (h» much
I'4 trrlu^B> r*s Team by a steam boat
[passenger, .whose word will never br
^oo. .on, that fnc first account that
i rp*ci,e ‘ Albany respecting the £r itieli
j attack on our rear, was such, as to
.create the greatest concern and dismay.
I— I he Victory was «ai«| to be on the
| side o; lbe enemy, and the loss .f the
Vmericans, both in men and officers,
to tc vfery great. I’o eouirteract the
Beet ou the public mind produced hv
Itcse reports, die above artiele was in*,
serted m tbe Administration paper, ap
parent.\ contradicting the popular ru
nor a«.d giving the victory to tbe A
mertcau troops: but though Colonel
ivmg was in town, yet the writer of the
story ventures no further than to say'
ibat he understands, not from him,
*or he admits that he had not seen him.
•hat the facts brought by him were so
1 hope the truth does not li.
wiuely distant the other wav, but 1
confess i very much fear it does.
[ ii we are correctly informed as to I
|,en* situation, it is critical in,
lie extreme. In front he may with
diihci;lt:. advance ubout i» miles, bu.
beyond that no road has ever yet hen
• lit for nearly or quite io miles ; ns to
us rear the British have got between
• urn ami his batleaux, so that lie can
not return. It must i: would seem, be
an extraordinary piece of good fortune,
d he escapes the fate of Burgoyne.
I MB BANC HOLY PROSPECT.
Governor Hawkins has received a
hitter from general Thomas Pinkney
dated the tlth inst. r taining an cl-I
raet irom a dcsp..:eh from the secre
tary of war, direct; eg genera) Pinkney
to cause every possible preparation to
be made t» repel an expected attack
by the British on oar southern
General Piukney is particularly in
structed to attend to the defence of
Charleston, Wilmington ami savan
nah. Tits secretary of war info, m?
geiiera< Pinkney that, from informa
tion just received from Halifax, it i>
believed, tBe British have made every
preparation for the attack.
| Ifcleigh Stay.
From the AW- Fork Fveniu^ Post.
Retaliation. I confess i am una
ble to express my unaffected astonish -
ment at what appears to have taken
place jetvvean tl»e two government',
the subject of British soldiers made pri
soners in the ranks of .he American ar
my. If I understand the facts, the east
's very Simple. The British have ta
k-n J3 of their ow n subjects, lightia -in
the enemy’s ranks against their own
country : and as this is a crime punish
able with death by the Ur,* of all civi
lized nations, these men have been sen,
home to be tried for the fact, and U
found guilty, to be executed. In pre
tended retaliat i-n, Gen. Dearborn seiz
ed «nd confined as inanv British sol.
diers, taken prisoners wi'iile lawfully
fighting in their own rank* in Miulfo'f
their own country threatening to put
them to death, if the former were exe
cuted. The Prince Regent seized in
return double the nun her of America,,
rdh ers with a like threat, declaring h
would extend lh - lion or* of war to ihei*
Utmost rigor, and destroy the whole of
our sea coast, if we ;>'-nr< .-de l to s > nn
w^rrantanle ami ii just a measure
— V»rt now, mi re.urn for this yf’
’ o-i has in !iric manner smy.rd t-:.
i British O livers, w’k. hi*'c on';mii.tced
no Fault, violated no law, with fisimi-]
, threat to execute them. Upon
the hare statement of the case, it ,
clearly upper s tlmt there i, no reci
procity. It . M0t pretended that the
prisoners in our possession have been
emt'y of any ciimc j on the other
UamJ, the prisoners in possession r.f
the enemy if ,h8 facts aueff„e{! be
11JM V* ^"‘-‘traitors, and have forfeited
.U'»* i- b*V f‘ie i'-ws uf nations, if
-ir. Munison proceeds in the course
j‘,r l'.as hf will find the whole
enu.zed world united against him,
y out the solitary exception of even
Bonaparte himself.
Continuation of FOHKIGJY JSjb'ft'S.
»>()$ 1 0.\, j\ov, 22.
LATEST FROM LISBON.
B.V the Juno arrived on Saturday, we
received a tile of Lisbon supers to the
H lb of October.
1 he advices front Lord Wrllinr
*on’8 army confirm the report, that as
soon as,he rainy season had passed.
Hie whole would march into France._
1 lie town of Uenin wa*. battered on the
JGth September, and stormed and ear
ned the ensuing night : the garrison re
treated to l he castle, which was closely
mi\esled. Sachet had retired over the
'Johrcgat, near Barcelona; but the al
ii , opera)ion*, in that quarter were ro
ta'del by tin* acnudalous improvidence
• l t he Spanish eommisnariat in r.ct fnr
itiog the ai/ tics with supplies. Lord
Ij?nii»• K iifttl b. en compelled to retire
fiom \ ilia Franca to Tarragona : but
Suehet had m his tern retreated: and
there were no French .;i Spain, except
’.i! a lew fortified places, which cannot
hold out «ix w rcks.
i’ampcltnia in the North and Dcoia
in the South continued closely besit'td
and warmly bombarded.
■TH A H S LA i 1 OH.
Lisbon. Oct. 11.
His Excellency Don M Foriaz,
h resident of the Regency, has received
s Despatch from the Duke of Viltoiia,
(Loitl \V ellingfon) dated
head ({imrters, Lesaca,
Sepirmh"!' 26, 1813.
i n;we me honor to transmit for
the information of your excellency, the
copy of a report dated the 13th & 17th
wist, which < have received from Lieu
t-'mnt (general Lord W. Beiilick ; by j
w hich it will be ween, that his van
guard, commanded by colonel Adam,
w,m attacked oil the tilli inst. in Porto
de Ordu!, by a considerable force, and
t»;at he was forced hy necessity to re
tire, with the loss of four pieces of ar
til i t> . I tru*t: t hat t he Jos* of men on
hiw wide has not been great; but no re
turn* have been received from the corps
w hich sustained the action. It gives j
..ie great satisfaction to inform your ex
cellency that the regiments of Badajoz,
of Cadiz sharp shooters, of the volun
leer* ot Arragon, forming a brigade of
the >'J army, commanded by gen. fears
fu ld. anil the other Spanish troop*
| which were engaged, conducted admi-:
rihlv well: as did the 2d battalion of;
the 27th British regt. th*- CalabraH
light infinliy. four companies of the
slsaip -hooter* of the 4'h regiment of
the (iernmn Legion, and ihe regiment of
f-.nhl ^ In cons. q ience of this «iieee-,s.
Lord W. Bn tick retired f.j the vicinity ,
■ f l r rre.g-'-ni ; nod l li *• enec.v it is un
de i -t > < i, r<:j»*,acti l.iz Lloiw••git ubo jt !
ttic same time.
Sirifc I addressed your excellency in
nv k>t dispatch, „„ Cvcnl of an extra.
»nlinary nature has occurred in the
?art c fP°7 un<|er my command,
it WELLINGTON.
Hcrr t.dlovvs the reports of \V. Ben
\C\ 1,'e firs‘ « dated the tsij, Sen
.^rnher, from Tarragona, and stalf-s
hao <>n thft oth he advanced to Villa
- rauca ; that he had been deceived hr
report,, that Suchet had sent large de
lachments to France after provisions*
■ind that the scattered situation of thi
roops favored the deepfi,,,, :_Thlt on
ll.eitth Suchet suddenly collected^
^)00 men at Alorliu. del licy, and on the
"'ghtot the Util attacked his ..t
guard, posted at the pass of Ordal and
tommand.-d by c„|. A.Iu„.. „i,h
y«» »...ne battalion, of s„r™
'! ? 'livision:—.That i|1(! oilvanoo
A.» .!,eiifU to retreat before
t»n- or fo.ee, and lwo °s *
Lhu’iT;’ nu fT Piec,cs
J 1 • , 1 ,mt could not bring a
l^eequaWotbator.h, French atUek
is he had been forced to leave behind
at Reus and Vails, the division of Gen
>N ithing.iajn, for want of provisions
s‘r Ttu °‘ "‘n-1Sl'°; gen.
7' r hn ision was without subsis
w .neb circumstances rendered it
in.p-.ssiM:- tor him (Lord B.) to lake
a.’.uttage o| any circumstances- that
n ighi ai ise : I »iat he put his army to a
retreat : But that being close pursued
h) the trench cuirassiers and dragoons
neoruered them to be charged ; v?hieh
bvfttheX-Cveh "i,h *° mueh Kaltantry
-v the British cavalry, that, though su
perior, more than one half of those v ho
pursued were destroyed. And that the
-nn «Mt,on further loss reached Tar
XZ3£,t”k- ..«•*!■««•
i . He pi. ir—I have this ino
ment received notice, that the enemy
IHi Villa tranea this morning: anil
have let rned, by the Morliu. del Rev,
over the Llobregut. 3
Sa-Rr*cossa, Sept. 37.
i he army ot Non It, reduced to -to,
000 men, changed its position and foil
back to go into winter quarters. IJis
e.ul Quarters are at Bayonne, with
8000 men.
It is calculated Pampeluna will
surrender on or before the toth Oct.’’
™ . . Padiz, Sept. 25.
k; i iimsians ami Algerines arc at
war ; according to .he late accounts
rom 'he Bnrbary Coast, the former had
bon> *h the latter, notwithstanding the
assistance afforded !.y their tket in tho
operation.
L nion Bank of Alexandria.
1 111: Commissioner* ofthelownof
Alexandria having received the returns
Iron! ilie liRerent Commissioners in (lie
Country, find that ihe whole ofthc ca
puii stock of sail Itank. a mount in,r to
S l ,0jo,ooo, ha< been subscribed.
Notice is hereby given to the subscribers
to said Institution,
Thai an Klee!ion will be held at the
« o.jrt-Ilousc iu ihe tmva of Alexandria
Monday the l.<lh of December next,
i >i tnc purpose ol electing eighteen I)i
ie<-*ors to conduct the affairs of said
Dank agreeably to the articles of asso
ciation,
TUIi COyMIStslUXElt*.
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