HISTORICAL CHRONICLE, 1814. INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. Admiraity-office, Nov. 6, 1813. A Letter from Admiral Warren, dated Halifax, Sept. 23, mentions, that previous to the squadron leaving the upper part of the Chesapeake, the troops under Sir Sidney Beckwith were landed at the point on the Continent, opposite to Poplar Island; where having put to flight the Enemy's force, disarmed and received the paroles of the Militia, destroyed a building-yard, and burnt two or three large schooners, the troops were re-embarked. garrison, having on board treasure, arms, ammunition, salt provisions, and probably officers and soldiers. Messrs. Blyth and Pearson, master and master's mate, are noticed for their zeal and good conduct. The following captures, &c. are also announced: The American letter of marque, Paragon, of two guns and 20 men, by the yawl of the Nymphe frigate, Capt. Epworth, commanded by Mr. Goullette, supported by the boats of the Curlew sloop-fifteen vessels destroyed up Long Island Sound, by the Acasta and Atlante;--the Lion privateer, of Boulogne, of 16 guns and 60 men, five of whom, including her Captain, were killed, and six severely wounded, by the Suap sloop, Capt. Dashwood, who praises the lieutenant, purser, and his men ;-the American privateer schooner Elbridge Gerry, with 66 men, by the Crescent, Capt. Quilliam ;-the Aalberg, Danish privateer, by the Barbara schooner, Lieut. Morgan; and a ship, her prize, on the preceding day, after an obstinate resistance, and under a heavy fire from three gun-boats and ten privateers, by two gigs, from the Hawke privateer cutter, commanded by Mr. Phillips. Admiralty-office, Nov. 9. This Gazette contains a letter from Lord Keith, mentioning in terms of great praise, the conduct of Captain Scriven, of the Telegraph schooner, in destroying the French brig (corvette built) Flibustier, of greatly superior force. From Capt. Scriven's letter it appears, that the Flibustier had been for some months waiting opportunity to steal out of St. Jean de Luz, and a dark and stormy night being Considered to afford a favourable opportunity, she sailed on the 13th ult. Being discovered, she was immediately chased by the Telegraph, and an action took place near the French batteries close to the mouth of Bayonne, witnessed by several thousands of both armies, and which Insted three quarters of an hour, when the libustier's crew quitted her, and escaped to shore, after setting her on fire. Telegraph did not lose a man. bustier was commanded by M. Daniels, Lad 23 guns, and 160 men, She was bound to Santona for the relief of that GENT. MAG. January, 1814. [A Letter from Captain Lake, of the Magnificent, gives an account of his hav ing on the 30th of last month, captured the Amiable, American ship letter of marque, pierced for 18, and mounting 6 guns, with 21 men, besides passengers; bound from Concarnean to Charlestown.] Extract of a Downing-street, Nov. 11. not not be induced to take up arms against us, or their Indian brethren acting with us. On my arrival at this frontier, I found 2000 British soldiers, on an extended line, cooping up, in Fort George, an American force exceeding 4000 men: feeling desirous of ascertaining in person the extent of the Enemy's works, and of viewing the means he possessed for defending the position he occupied, I ordered a general demonstration to be made on Fort George, to commence by the attack and surprise of all the American picquets thrown out in its front. This service was executed to my entire satisfaction; the picquets were driven in, a great part of them being taken, with a very trifling loss, and I found myself close to the fort, and the new entrenched camp which is formed on the right of that work, both of them crowded with men, bristled with cannon, and supported by the fire from Fort Niagara, on the opposite side of that river; but no provocation could induce the American army to leave their places of shelter, and venture into the field. Having made a display of my force in vain, deliberate retreat ensued, without a casualty. Since I had the honour of addressing your Lordship on the 1st inst. every possible exertion has been made by Commodore Sir James Yeo, but in vain, to bring the Enemy's squadron to a decisive action; repeatedly has he offered them battle, and as repeatedly have they declined it, which their great superiority in sailing, together with the light and baffling winds prevailing on the Lake at this season, has enabled them hitherto effectually to do. He, however, was fortunate enough, on the night of the 10th inst. to get so close in with the Enemy, as to render an action inevitable, unless they chose to sacrifice two of their schooners in order to avoid it; to this sacrifice they submitted, and Sir James had the satisfaction, after a few shots had been fired, to take possession of two very fine schooners, the one carrying one long 32-pounder and two long sixes, and the other one long 32pounder and one long 12, with a complement of 40 men each. Having proceeded to York for the purpose of refitting his prizes, he sailed from thence with them in pursuit of the Enemy on the 13th inst. and having followed them down the Lake on the 17th, again saw them on the 18th, but was unable to come up with them. On the night preceding that of the capture of the above vessels, two of the Enemy's largest schooners, carrying 9 guns each, overset and sunk, in carrying sail to keep from our squadron, and, excepting 16 persons, all on board perished, in numbers about 100. Sir James Yeo has been into Kingston with his squadron, to take in provisions and refit, and since sailing has cruized off York and Niagara, but has not seen any thing further of the Enemy's fleet. -I understand that Commodore Chauncey, with his squadron, after the loss of his schooners in the night of the 10th, returned, to Sackett's Harbour, from which place he sailed suddenly on the 14th, and again returned to it on the 18th, pursued by our fleet. I have not yet been able correctly to ascertain whether he has since left it. Admiralty-office, Nov. 20. Extract of a Letter from Capt. Farquhar, of the Desirée, Nov. 1. I arrived at the river Weser yesterday, and found that Capt. M'Korlie had taken possession of two corvettes, two gun-brigs, and several other vessels. Extract of a Letter from Sir James Lucas Leo, dated Wolfe, off the False Duck Islands, on Lake Ontario, Sept. 12. His Majesty's squadron under my command being becalmed off Genesee River, on the 11th inst. the Enemy's fleet of 11 sail, having a partial wind, succeeded in getting within range of their long 24 and 32 pounders; and from their having the wind of us, and the dull sailing of some of our squadron, I found it impossible to bring them to close action. We remained' in this mortifying situation five hours, having only six guns in all the squadron that would reach the Enemy (not a carronade being fired); at sunset a breeze sprang up from the Westward, when I steered for the False Duck Islands, under which the Enemy could not keep the weather-gage, but be obliged to meet us on equal terms; this however, he carefully avoided. I have to regret the loss of Mr. William Ellery, midshipman, and three seamen killed, and seven wounded. J. L. YEO, Commodore. A Letter from Capt. Godfrey, of the Emulous, states that the boats of that sloop, under Lieut. Wright, had burut in Great Machias Bay, a privateer of two guns and 11 men. A Letter from Capt. Gordon, of the Sea Horse frigate, states that he chased off Beachy Head the French privateer Subtile, for three hours, nor did she surrender until she was so much damaged, that she immediately after went down. Only 28 of the crew out of 72 were saved. The captain and all the officers were either killed or drowned. [A Supplement to this Gazette contains an Extract of a Dispatch from the Marquis of Wellington, dated Vera, Nov. 8, transmitting the terms of capitulation granted to the Governor of Pamplona.] LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. Foreign-office, Nov. 21. The Baron Perponcher, and Mr. J. Fagel, have ar rived this day from Holland, deputed by the Provisional Government established in that country, to inform the Prince Regent, and the Prince of Orange, that a counter-revolution broke out in part of the United Provinces on the 15st inst. when the people of Amsterdam rose in a body, proclaiming the House of Orange, with the old cry of ORANGE BOVEN, and universally putting up the Orange colours. This example was immediately followed by the other towns of the provinces of Holland and Utrecht, as Haarlem, Leyden, Utrecht, the Hague, Rotterdam, &c. [Here follow some Proclamations, containing the names of the Provisional Government, and admonishing the Dutch people to behave with temper and moderation, until the Prince of Orange arrived.]. Nov. 23. [This Gazette contains Dispatches from Lord Cathcart, Sir Charles Stewart, and the Earl of Aberdeen, dated from Leipsig, of the 20th to the 22d Oct. They relate to the battles fought in that neighbourhood; but excepting Lord Aberdeen's Dispatch, which we subjoin, they contain no additional facts. Sir C. Stewart states that Marshal St. Cyr had attacked and defeated General Tolstoy, while blockading Dresden.] Dispatch from the Earl of Aberdeen, dated Leipsig, Oct. 22, addressed to Lord Castlereagh. MY LORD-I am happy to be enabled to furnish your Lordship with the latest information contained in a communication made to me by Count Metternich, this evening, by which it appears that the result of the great battles of the 16th, 18th, and 19th, surpass all conception. The number of prisoners already taken is more than forty thousand; every hour adds materially to the amount. On the 20th, the corps which advanced in pursuit of the Euemy took 120 pieces of artillery. The whole number of cannon taken amounts to about 300, and 1000 caissons have fallen into the hands of the Allies. The booty taken in this city is immense. The suburbs of the town and the principal gates are blocked up with carriages, baggage waggons, and equipages of every description. It is impossible to form a notion of the disorder which reigned among the Enemy during the flight. Buonaparte quitted the town with considerable difficulty, as all the principal streets were completely impassable, from the disorderly mass of fugitives. Priace Poniatowski and Marshal Macdonald, finding it impossible to escape, spurred their horses, and leapt into the Pleiss. The banks of the river being marshy and difficult of access, Poniatowski was seen to perish, by his Aid-de of camp, who is now a prisoner. Since, the day before yesterday, several thousand bodies have been taken from the river. The streets and high roads are covered with dead bodies and with wounded, whom hitherto it has been found impossible to remove. Twen y-seven Generals have been already taken, but it is possible the list may be augmented, as the number of prisoners of every rank becomes greater hourly. Among those who have been recognized, besides Lauriston, Regnier, and Bertrand, are Mandeville, Peri, Krazinski, Bronikowski, Kaminieski, Rautenstranck, the Prince Hesse Darmstadt, Count Frederick of Hochberg, the Prince Witgenstein, &c.Gen. Latour Maubourg is dead of his wounds. Gen. Souham is mortally wounded. In the action of the 16th, Buonaparte himself very narrowly escaped being made prisoner. In consequence of a most desperate charge made by the Aus trian cuirassiers, the Freuch line was broken through, and Buonaparte, with the persons round him, owed their safety to the fleetness of their horses.-According to intelligence received from Gen. Blucher, whom his Majesty the King of Prussia has just made Field Marshal, he eutered Weissenfels last night, and took 2000 prisoners, as well as 1600 wounded, which the Enemy left in their flight. The grand army under the command of Field Marshal Prince Schwartzenberg, is advancing by forced marches in the direction of Jena. His Imperial Majesty went yesterday to Zeitz, in order to follow the Enemy, who, it is not imagined, can have more than 80,000 men. On the 24th of this month, Gen. Wrede will be at Wurtzburg, with about 60,000 men. The Austrian army is animated with the best spirit, which is increased by the just title the Commander in Chief has acquired to their confidence. His Imperial Majesty has decorated him with the Great Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa. The Emperor of Russia has conferred on him the Great Cross of the Order of St. George; and full justice is rendered to his merits by the unanimous voice of the Allied Army. I cannot conclude without congratulating your Lordship on the brilliant prospect which opens before us. The long sufferings of many nations are drawing to a close. The deliverance of Enrope appears to be at hand. That ray of hope for the salvation of the civilized world, which has so steadily beamed from our own happy shores, is now rapidly diffused over the whole Continent. If any thing can add to our feelings of exultation, as Englishinen, at this prospect, it is the reflection that this event will be mainly attributable to the unshaken constancy and perseverance of Great Britain I am truly happy to be able to state to your Lordship, that this feeling is not confined to ourselves, but is admitted and avowed by all those who are most entitled to consideration. ABERDEEN. Admiralty-office, Nov. 23. Dispatches from Capt. Farquhar, commanding in the Weser, dated Braak, Nov. 12, state that he had received from the Senate of Bremen, a notification of its happy reinstatement in its ancient Constitution, and of its ardent wish to enter into the most friendly intercourse with the Authorities of his Britannic Majesty.-This Gazette likewise contains Dispatches from Admiral Freemantle, dated between the 6th Sept. and 5th Aug. They state that most of the islands in the Adriatic, from Lissa upwards, were freed from the French yoke; that the Austrian flag was flying at Fiume, Segni, and Porto Re; and that the whole of Istria and Croatia were rising en masse to drive out the Enemy. LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. Foreign-office, Nov. 24. Dispatches received by Visc. Castlereagh, from Sir C. W. Stewart, K. B. Gottingen, Nov. 2. MY LORD-The intended movement of the main body of the Army of the North on Cassel, as detailed in my last dispatch, has been arrested, and the Prince Royal has been induced to direct his operations towards Hanover and the North, for the following reasons:-Marshal Davoust is still in position on the right bank of the Elbe, and seems very unwilling to separate from the Danes, so long as he can retain his hold; the corps of Lieut.-gen. Walmoden is not of sufficient force to act offensively, without considerable aid. The extermination of the Enemy in the North of Germany, the possession of Bremen, the mouths of the Weser and the Elbe, the speedy reduction of Hamburgh, the advantage of opening an immediate communication with England during the winter, the liberation of his Majesty's Electoral dominions, and the organization of its civil and military power, the facility that will be afforded to the future operations of the Northern army either in Holland or on the Rhine, when their rear is entirely secure; and lastly, the hope of cutting off Marshal Davoust completely from Holland, are the united considerations which have determined his Royal Highness to alter his proposed movement; and the Army of the North is now in march for Bremen and Hanover, from whence it will be directed against the remaining forces of the Enemy in the North of Germany.-The Prince Royal transferred his head-quarters from Muhlhausen to Dingelstadt on the 29th, on the 30th to Heilligenstadt, and yesterday to this place. The advanced guard, under Lieut.-gen. Woronzoff, and the Russians under Gen. Winzingerode, entered Cassel on the 30th. The Swedes and Prussians were in the neighbourhood of Heilligenstadt on that day, when his Royal Highness determined on a change in his line of movement.--Report arrived from General Czernitscheff dated from Neuhause, the 27th. He details that having joined Gen. Slowiski and another partizan corps from the Grand Army, he proceeded to Fulda, which town he occupied, making 500 prisoners; he then destroyed the Enemy's magazines, and preceeded to break down the bridges, and render the roads as impracticable as possible, having contrived to post himself between the Enemy's main body and their advance. The manner Gen. Czernitcheff harasses them is not to be described. While in his position at Fulda, he perceives the advance of their collected force, consisting of some squadrons of Gens d'Armes, moving towards the town, he immediately advances with his Cossacks, charges, and overthrows them, and then returns to follow the advanced-guard, on the great road towards Frankfort, carrying destruction to all the Enemy's means before their arrival. Gen. Czernitscheff states that Buonaparte went from Eisenach to Vach, and that he had the intention of going to the Weser, but the march of the Prince Royal and Marshal Blucher prevented him, and he supposes his route will now be Wetzlar; he adds, his army is now reduced to 50,000 men armed and collected; many of the Enemy, however, are retiring in different directions, even without arms; the retreat forcibly resembles that from Russia. A party of Cossacks took a French Colonel with a letter from Jerome Buonaparte to Murat; ¡I enclose a copy of it, as it is an interesting document. Many accounts agree that the greatest consternation reigns in France, and interior discontent is manifesting itself very generally. From the intrepid and dexterous exploits of the partizans, we can turn with equal rejoicings to the grand movements of the Allies. The Emperor's head-quarters were at Melrichstadt on the 31st ult. at Muberstadt on the 1st inst. and they are to be at Heldersheim this day. The Grand Army continues the march of its columns on Frankfort; on the 7th it will arrive at Aschaffenbourg, and on the 9th on the Mayne.-By letters from Gen. Count Wrede of the 28th, he announces that he had attacked and carried the town of Hanau on that day with the 1st divisions of Austrians and Bavarians; he made a large number of prisoners; two more divisions of his army were to join him on the the 29th, and on the 30th all the Wur- Letter from Jerome Buonaparte to My Dear Brother, I learn that you are arrived at Vach; this news disquiets me. My situation is horrible: tell me the truth, whether I should fall back, for I have with me but 4 or 5000 miserable conscriptshow is the Emperor?-do not make me wait for an answer: you will conceive my anxiety. I embrace you as I love you, JEROME NAPOLEON. The sanguinary and hard-fought actions by Gen. Wrede, merit unquestionably the highest encomiums. The force of Buonaparte, as he retired on the great line of his communications, was probably augmented by troops at Erfurt, and other places on its march; and in his battles with Gen. Wrede, he seems to have brought forward 70 or 80,000 men, a force much beyond what we estimated him to possess, after his various losses. It is quite clear, however, he did not think himself secure with this number, as during the last battle he appears to have sought his safety with an escort of 10,000 cavalry, which Gen. Czernicheff very gallantly and a little roughly handled.-Gen. Bulow will, in a few days, have recruited his army, in his Prussian Majesty's antient States, to the numbers it amounted to before the opening of the campaign. The ample, generous, and liberal aid of the Prince Regent in arms and clothing, is of an invaluable consequence at this moment to these brave Prussians. The last convoys are all on the road to Marshal Blucher's and Gen. Bulow's armies; and they are the means of re-equipping and arming these corps d'armée forthwith nearly to their original establishments. It must be as grateful to the English nation, as creditable to its Government, to see how opportunely this aid is at hand. The gratitude of Marshal Blucher and Gen. Bulow, as expressed to me, must be agreeable to you.-I forbear to recapitulate the enthusiastic demonstrations that have followed the entry of the Allies again into this capital. CHARLES STEWART, Lieut.-gen. P.S. An account is just received, that a part of the French garrison of Magdebourg has been entirely defeated, and driven under the walls of the place. Seven hundred infantry, and six cannon have been taken. [Here follows a copy of the Supplement to the Frankfort Gazette of the 4th November. It contains a dispatch from Gen. Fresnel, the successor of Gen. Wrede in the command of the Austro-Bavarian army, which advanced to Hanover, to cut off the retreat of the French to Frankfort. It appears that there was a series of engagements, in all of which Gen. Wrede was victorious, and Buonaparte defeated. In an engagement that took place on the 19th, between Rottenbach and Geluhausen, Gen. Delamotte took from the French two cannon and 4000 prisoners, among which were two Generals and 150 Officers. On the 30th October, Gen. Wrede made a reconnoissance, and having ascertained that Buonaparte, who was approaching, had still from 60 to 80,000 men, while his own force, in consequence of having sent out large detachments, was only 30,000 men in front of Hanau, he determined to im pede |