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Show f", your judicious observations, or by the instructions I shall hai e t‘ (:eived, \i e may, rir, conclude. without delay, an :trraiigeiut-iit so desirable and so coulornite ble to the mutually amicable \ iews of our two governHittits‘. Aeeept, sir, Sui. 310, (Signed) 'l'ui: llt‘l-{li of lb .112". liar/are In Me (lute 'i/i Ifttbo'll/IU, [intro-id] " l'aris', (let. 'fjtith, 19.12. " Sir-Jo consequence ol'tiie lt‘ti"1'_\‘titt did me the tl‘eat beingr discovered by the. (-nuniy,thti whole Indian force together \\ itli a portion of the militia, bore down upon them with violence. and preienied by their (‘tlll your imitation, and leave l'aiis to-morrow. for superiority of numb: rs and the, severity of their hreyl the practii'ability ofew r attain formingr this porti'in t‘il our troops ‘lll order of battle. It was from this diVi- sion that our principal loss was sustained, few indeed hav tier escaped. livery (.lfoi't was, in va.n, employed to form them into some oider of aetion, as (tillH'lltltg the only mean of either repellingr the pursuers‘, or regaining. the temporary breast-work,from l)t'l1ill(l"dliltll1 the remaining: part of our troops gallantly defended \Vilna, where 1 hope to arrive in 1:3 or 18 days from themselves; but every ( xertiou was in vain employed, this date. My secretary of legalirin and one, servant will compose. all my suite. 1 mention this to anm'ei' ed ..5 prisoners to the enemy. honor to \i. rite me on the 11th of this month, I ac- to yotir extrt me goodness iii asltiiij: the question, and your kind ollt-i' of finding lllt‘ a t‘oiivenient lovltg‘ing‘ I hope the trouble you will lane yourself in this will be, as little as possible. The negotiation on which you have done me the honor to invite ii.e at. \\ ilna, is so eomplt tely prepar- (,d in all its pat"s ltet'o't'eti the duke Ul' Dalia-rt}; and myself, an 1, as l midi :‘staiitl, sent onto you fin.- your approbation tt")!1L the lltli of the present month, that I not in r.- 1.1tlttl, if it could have arrived before the date o1 your let‘i r, the | ( cessity of this meeting would not have e\i il. as 1 am confident that. his majesty \i oiild have found the lilti‘i‘JCL reasonable and :ieeeptable in all if‘; pans, aid would have ordered in stir to et-iii‘ltiile ttl'tl siig‘ri both the treaty of commerce and the convention of iiideinnities." A prominent feature in this correspondenee, (says the National lllttilllg'cnet't‘)lslllt: couitly insincerity manifested by the lt‘reneh government, in relation to the documentary repeal of the French decrees. In consequence of the earnest request of Mr. Barlow, a document was produced in May, 1812, which, though dated in April, 1811, and stated to have been exhibited to our minister at the time, and to have been transmitted to Mr. Scrnrier here, had never before seen the light of day! The bare statement of this affair places its evasive nature. in a striking light. It appears to us to have been an art of diplomacy, call it duplicity if you will, of a most extraordinary character. «.fi and the very few who survived ofthe party surrender. ()iii' loss in this action will be at ertained by the list herewith enclosed. Among the killed I have to lament several brave ttll'l valuable otlit'ers, some of whom had distinguished theinst lves in the action of the evening of the Ich, and fell on the 33d while unavailinefly engaged in rallying the troops, who retreated in disorder from the lines. Among those,the loss ol t-olonil John Allen and major lillriah \l‘tll 'nnahan, is to be particularly regretted, as also eapt .lohii ll. \Voolfolk, Fin-(1n the. ".33d ultimo, l. had the honor of coin- municatine‘ to your excelleney the rexult of the action at .l‘renehtown, on the river taisin, of the preeediiit; day. l have it now in my power to transmit toyou a more detailed account of that transaction, together with a more minute statement of our loss. A list of the killed, wounded, and missing, is herewith en- closed. The attack upon our (amp was commtneed about 6 o'clock in the morning, by a heavy fire. of small arms, together with the discharge of (3 pieces of artillery, directed immediately at our lines, and the. beast s and temporary bre st-work, from behind which a portion ofoii. troops were engaged with the enemy. Early in the action a charge was made by the lat {iii/4U [{r'y/iiriil Ii'tlzltu'kp rah/timer.Wti't'tm. or Z'i of WHO!" 14: 1 mayor, 3 captains, 4-eiisigiis,133 l1111|~CttilillllbaiVi ed (dimers and privates. 51/; [Regiment Ifmturzhx honor/W" .llii'itz‘tn reiiiaindsr inha fr; llltlll-A‘li‘tifi vciy the public stems, 1 lienti naiit-colonel, leaptains, .2 lieutenants, 4. if.» tcri‘io'in retired :0 We are not aid: signs, 1o") lltill-(."illll'iiihsl(il.(:tl oflieezs and privates Stuff 0] t/u' Fit/z Regrz'nu- til. 1 adjntant, 1 (piarter-i'nas‘er, 1 l‘t'jj'UlilCl‘itltlSlll‘gil'fl", 1 surgeon's mate. of the public pit/it so vast an auroral: Llrl "point/:77: Keith/617,; Volunteer JI;.'1'1;,7 1 captain, J) privatt s. lii'ti'Jrr'rl't' . '. t ..,., 1 1 bi‘igmdier-g‘r:iieral, l bi‘.;‘ niiis'zetj'rr Lamp, lieutenant 17th 1?. .5. regiment up)", Janus 1-.t11t‘iltl), .lu'i. Illl'f‘t'b'l'.‘ Infants" 13th? J; Qy'ft‘azf .‘t'tiro.ttzt Q/'.'/'2 1- (ts/Mitre "f O of artillery tin .‘li, sistctl of two rloijw iron 9's, two b. .. 4'5, and two othe; liar] stand of arm plete; a t (pt stand of Loin-Ls; tity of camp t' pii considerable '1‘" The arms in d a 10 this state. From appe' . been adopted or th» provisions and when and aninninitinii asl litia, have been remit troops have, already probably 33011 to fol LEGISLX'I‘I 0n the lb‘ih id! 2 message, to the 3-:ind defence of tin. in WliiCt he malt, dittires since the tir~ Erecting ti irtilica‘ io' has not yet i)t.‘(ll l‘tt‘eiH‘tl, but eleven pit CL') of a 'il~ dered with a reluctance rarely to be found upon similar occasions. 'l'he t'illicers commanding in the breast- work, and who deserve partieular notice, if distinc- lt:1‘_\', and several hundred stand of arms, had arrived Purchase of lazul. at l‘reseott. Building an (:raves, (it'tit‘tft‘ Madison; captains llightowcr, llart, Sttt‘,l‘itlllt\1'{l, and James; brigade-major James (:‘arrard, adiutant John M‘Ualla, and tpiarter-master l'ol- lard Ketn; tiiicy defended themselves to the last with great gallantry , and merit my warmest gratitude, as Well as the highest praise of their country. \Vith sentiments of the highest respect, I am, sir, yourobedientstrvant, 1. \\'1N(.‘l . l‘lillt, Brziryuz it‘gfelierttl l'. S. tn'nzit. 'l‘hehon. the secretary at war, ‘. ashington city, U. S. Abstract of the killed, wounded, and missing in the action at l"1"(llCl1tt)\‘Vll, on the river ltaisin, Ljfid of January, 181.3. Lieut. rol. M‘Domiell speaks in high terms of the. conduct tzf the feree under his command, particularly it the aallantry ofeapt. Jenkins, ofthe (.ieitgary li‘ea‘. infantry , who was severely ‘.\()llll\l< d. '1 he lieiitenant-eoloiitl also nit ntions the support and assistance "lliCl. he received from rul Pram r, lieut. eol. Frazer, and all the. othetrs ol the militia, from Cttllt.l‘il1$til‘c and (tilltCl'S of the Line's regill‘t‘lll, capt. la; Lien-e, of the Newfoundland regiment, bent. Macatiley, and the oiiita-rs of the (ileng'ary light in fantry, and from lit-tit. (lamp-then, of the royal enmi-r net‘rs-en ip'n M‘Kay, of the blengai'y, and Kerr, of the mi' iia, who directed ‘lie service oftbe fa ld piet‘es, as well as of the spirited manner in which the advance was led on by statlLadjtitant Ridge. Llnl (1f l‘. 171/1 [regiment of U. 8'. [ll/lfllll'tl. Killer] tim/ imitating-1 regimental surgeon, 3 captains, .3 lieutenants, L3 ensigns, 112 non-eoiinnissioned officers and privates. 1.92 In'etrimt'nt Karine/cit JIt'h'tnz. that they \vere quickly compelled to retire. In this charge. tbe4-1st regiment of llritish rt gulars pr'neip ily suffered, their loss during the charge, and .n the subsequent engagement, being very considerable. Out of three, hundred of these troops aboutthirty fell (lead upon the field, and ninety or an hundred tvonndel \vere removed from the ground, It is impossible to state, with any degree of accuracy, the number of Candiaii militia and Indians, which was either kii'hxd or wounded during the engement; it. could, however, not have been small, 1t aviuer received, for three or four hours, the constant fire of our inusqaetry and rithmeii, from the br 'ast~ work under wh.eh they Were formed. The action had It'z‘Vetl mnl nus-artrtf-l major, 1 captain, 1 surgeon's mate, 1 ensign, :36 non-cominissoned officers and privates. Ulomnled-l ensign, 5 privates. division of our troops, who were less secured by a bctlt.1l""‘~ . \l'Olll'i"lKTt'l-i,itti pr superior in number and in the means of war, s‘tll'l‘t‘H- assailants; b it the fire from our lines was so intense endured about a (piarti . of an hour, when the right iiihn. . of the Narrows, about Budding an arsenal \Villiams. Cholier, Sebree, llamiltoii, Keleby, Bled1/10 nect'cluri/ of mm: UJhl‘lzl' Ti -ti‘t Int; ‘ ' 'r (3p;- \i'uoie" [fr/2.5 0117131. . cessful, notwithstantnner every possible (:Xertion \\ as (il‘iNl‘iltAla {)ltlll'ilti'i employed; they bravely fell in the discharge of their ()llit'e of the Adiiitant-(leneral's Di [){trtlliC‘i‘., respective duties. \\hile l iegrret the fate of .those who fell upon this occasion, I should do injustice to Montreal, February 125,131.). pass over, without notice, the few partakers in their The major-generalcommanding, has much satisfar danger, who u ere so fortunate as to survive them. To t tioii in aiipotineing to the troops in the lower province lieut. eol \\'ill.am Len is, who commanded on the lb‘th, t that ltixyoit r from licutenant~eolonel .\1"1)t.nnell, et' and to capt. James ()vertoii, my aid-de-eai'np, \\l1() at- ‘| the tileng‘ary light infantry, stating, that in consequent: l tended n.y person on the lield, my thanks are parti- l of the wanton attack latt ly made by the enemy on the cularly due, for their prompt and willing: exertion village of llroekville, it had been determined on, it, during every period ot. the conflict. To the officers retaliate by a. atilt. on his position at ()g‘t.leiisbiii'f.;i. and soldiers who bravely maintained their ground in This tool; place in a gallant and spirited manner, un the temporary tiirtifieatioii, too much praise cannot be X der the command of that oflictr, on the morning;- 4,9" lit-stowed. Assailed by numbers greatly superior, the 2.2d instant, and was crowned with complete sucsupported by six pieces of artillery constantly em- eess, after an action of an hour and a half, in vihieh ployed, they gallantly defended with small arms alone, the enemy had about twenty men killed, and a great. for near four hours of constant battle. No troops ever number of wounded. behaved with more cool and (lClt'I‘l'llillt‘tl bravery: Lieut. eol. .\1‘1Jonnell reports his having taken pus: from the commanding otlieer down to the ]ll'i- ate sol» session of all the enemy's artillery, (ti ith the exit-1n dier there was Seart'e a single. ltl)1tlitlt)tll]1t‘1.t of dution of one piece) as well as naial, military. aid conity; and at the last, when their ammunition was near- iiiis5ai'ial stores--and of his having tlL stroytd the bar ly exhausted, and surrounded by the enemy, greatly rink: and shipping. A deta led return of the stores. (fifty nf (L letter from [/J'ka. gen. Joiner; "tine/14231023 to Fort George, Lpper Canada, ll'ili I'eb. 181.3. Til": this vill' . on.- of my Lt‘(l.\-(lL‘r(lltll.11; their em-rtions \vere unsuc- tion eould easily be drawn, were majors Benjamin BATTLE OF liltljiNCll'l‘O‘VN. An abstract of prisoners Captured in the action on the river It'rts‘ui, the thl January 181.}. lfrli U. 15'. [fFQilHWlt [It/ium‘y. leaptain, 2 lieutenants, .3 ensigin, 54 non-cominiS» s'ioned olheers and privati s. 1.3-! Regiment Kentucky Volunteer.‘rh'h'titi 2 captains, l lieutenant, 1 ensign, lot non-commissroned otliCeIs and pritates . . a; breast-work, and exposed to a heavy fire from a botlv of Indians and militia, who had posstrsed themselves of some out-houses with'n their reach, were obligtd to retreat from their llllt‘S in the encampment, for the purpose of oeeupyiiiy: ground less exposed. This re- a": 11h» L . 1-1tx._-.::: 1::' é-‘v‘ I have apprised the duke of llalbert: that his misShirt was thus 'eriniiiated, and l have laid before his Iniiisty the aetuai state of the negociaiioii, to the end that \\l1t'11y(itl(ll‘l'iVC iii \Vilna the different (111"5tions being,r iilrt atly illustrated, t"ee/nz'i‘riea) either by that VOL- I 4V0. 40. TH l". \VAR. 170 1.5-1 [fr/It: Ift.‘f)l‘1llllt.'ltl .li'i'tiritt*/i'_t/ JIMIi'a. Killed inn!litremiitxf-l lit‘lllk‘llllllt-t olonel, [regiment~ al surgeon, >1 captains,1 ensign, 154 non-commissioned officers and privates. U'aiziitletls-ij eiisig'ns, 6 privates- l and wourded, in the attack on Ogle-m» l‘ttll'gli, 22d Feb. lilt: \vtn‘i Newf and regiment-1 rank and file killed,ard 4 rank a'i:l llit \Vii'L1rtlt‘(l. \a i1..'ht infantry-2 rank and file killed; 1 U lieutenant-i tint l, l captain, 1 lieutenant, l senitants, 7 rank and the, wounded Militia-'4 rank and tile killed; I captain, 3 subalterns. 1 serjeaiit, 1;) rank and file, wounded. . It'll/ell utn/ Itiivsi/tg-l major, I captain, 1 lieutenant, 7,3 non-commissioned officers and privates. Names of (fibers wotindttl-(llengarv light infantry, bent. col. M‘Uonnell, capt. Jenkins, severely, lieub JAMES (.tAltliAlll), Jun. Brig. inspector. lle also states. 2i)01ltSl-),Ui))oft Qd-tlutl that the :r iiaiice, garrison-car Cd and adapted ew defence, is not inch The following" v for their hrilliaiit ( unanimous \‘ot ': [fetch-ed, L' .\ A .v .GHL Ii'tg'imen! A'etitt/c/t‘t/ .‘h'W/"tz'a. I!ot::tu'er1--l se. geant, 3 corpoi'als, 7 privates. Netvd'ork, Purchase of a t~ ii at and erection ofa not he thereon, i 12".). ltoyal a: tillery-l rank and tile kill-3d. King's riinent--l stijeant killed; 12 rank and Total-'1 serieant, (3 rank and tile,1\:dled; 1 lieutenauteolonel, .2 captains, 3 seijeants, and 3‘0‘ rank and file, wounded ' 1‘ S. The wounded are included in the list ofprisoners forwarded. aisen shops, keeper's d . M‘Kay. Militia-~capt. J. M-l)onnell, lieut. l-Ziiipy, sevcrel}, ‘ licut. M‘Lean, and lieutenant M‘l)ermot. J. ROWAN, Deputy-assistant ad1- get» skill of Capta n llt British frigate (.‘ti. tacking and cantui of decidedly siipt rra, in attacking mutant, and ofeoiii and destroying ii i noble. and splendit such rapid . I rces> su so. iives oftue )' sit r. ')f the hi eh : the iii nks of tli lliii and Jone isl s, 11. lee, t t'll‘ an‘ itiepid valor tie t ih‘itish stir; chi MY")? 0* ht-l a'e ' twiri ang the Vio : lai |