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exertions the commanding artillery officer has succeeded in moving the battery guns and mortars, with their stores, &c. towards the Chippawa, to which place I mean to withdraw them for the present.

Camp, before Fort Erie,

Sept, 19, 1814. Sir, I have the honour to report to you, that the enemy attacked, on the 17th in the afternoon, at three o'clock, our position before Fort Erie, the second brigade, under Colonel Fischer, composed of the 8th and De Watteville's regiments, being on duty,

Under cover of a heavy fire of bis artillery from Fort Erie, and much favoured by the nature of the ground, and also by the state of the weather, the rain falling in torrents at the moment of bis approach, the enemy succeeded in turning the right of our line of picquets without being perceived, and with a very considerable force attacked both the picquets, and support in their flanks and rear; at the same time another of the enemy's columns attacked in front the picquets between No 2 and No. 3 batteries, and having succeeded in penetrating by No. 4 picquet, part of his force turned to his left, and thereby surrounded our right, and got almost immediate possession of No. 3 battery. The enemy then directed his attacks with a very superior force towards No. 2 battery, but the obstinate resistance made by the picquets, under every possible disadvantage, delayed considerably his getting possession of No. 2 battery, in which, however, he at last succeeded.

As soon as the alarm was given, the 1st brigade being the next for

support, composed of the Royal Scots, the 82d, and 9th regiments, under Lieutenant Colonel Gordon, received orders to march forward; and also the light demi-brigade, under Lieutenant Colonel Pearson; the 6th regiment remaining in reserve, under Lieutenant Colonel Campbell. From the Concessionroad, the Royal Scots, with the 89th as support, moved by the New-road, and met the enemy near the block-house, on the right of No. 3 battery, whom they engaged, and by their steady and intrepid conduct checked his further progress. The S2d regiment, and three companies of the 6th regiment were detached to the left, in order to support No. 1 and 2 batteries: the enemy having at that time possession of No. 2 battery, and still pushing forward seven companies of the 82d, under Major Proctor, and the three companies of the 6th, under Major Taylor, received directions to oppose the enemy's forces, and immediately charged them with the most intrepid bravery, driving them back across our entrenchments, and also from No. 2 battery, thereby preventing their destroying it, or damaging its guns in a considerable degree; Lieutenant Colonel Pearson, with the Glengarry light infantry, under Lieutenant Colonel Battersby, pushed forward by the centre road, attacked and carried with great gallantry the new intrenchment then in full possession of the enemy.

The enemy being thus repulsed at every point, was forced to retire with precipitation to their works, leaving prisoners and a numbers of their wounded in our hands. By five o'clock the intrenchments

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were again occupied, and the linė of picquets established as it had been previous to the enemy's attack. I have the honour to enclose a return of casualties, and the report of the officer commanding the Royal Artillery, respecting the damage done to the ordnance and the batteries, during the time they were in the enemy's possession.

I have, &c. L.DEWATTEVILLE, Major Gen.

Return of casualties of the Right Division of the Army, in action with the Enemy, Camp before Fort Erie, Sept. 17, 1814. General Total-1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 7 serjeants, 105 rank and file, killed; 3 lieutenant colonels, 3 captains, Io lieutenants, I ensign, 13 serjeants, 1 drummer, 147 rank and file, wounded; 2 majors, 4 captains, 3 lieutenants, 2 ensigns, I adjutant, 1 assistantsurgeon, 21 serjeants, 2 drummers, 280 rank and file missing.

Extract of a Letter from Sir G. Prevost to Earl Bathurst, dated

Head-quarters, Montreal,
October 4, 1814.

I have the honour to transmit to your Lordship the enclosed extract of a letter I have just received from Lieut. Gen. Drummond :

Extract of a Letter from Lieut.General Drummond to his Excellency Lieut.-Gen. Sir George Prevost, dated

District Head-quarters, Falls of Niagara, Sept. 24. The troops fell back at 8 o'clock

on the evening of the 21st to the position alluded to in my letter of that date, and bivouacked for the night under torrents of rain. Soon after daylight on the 22d the enemy discovered our movements, and pushed out his picquets posted on the plain opposite Black Rock, and immediately retreated, after exchanging a few shots, without attempting to molest them. Having waited until two o'clock, (as well for the purpose of giving battle to the enemy should he have ventured out, as of giving time for the movement of all incumbrances behind the Black Creek,) I ordered the troops to retire across Frenchman's Creek, and the bridge over that creek to be destroyed. A cavalry picquet was left to watch. this brigade; and the troops then proceeded to take up their cantonments. The whole of the movements has this day been completed; and the troops are now in comfortable quarters, where it is my intention to give them a few days'

repose.

Foreign Office, Dec. 26, 1814

Mr. Baker arrived this afternoon at this Office, with a Treaty of Peace and Amity between his Majesty and the United States of America, signed at Ghent, on the 24th instant, by Admiral Lord Gambier, Henry Goulburn, Esq. and Williams Adams, Esq. D. D. L. Plenipotentiaries of his Majesty; and by John Quincy Adams, J. A. Bayard, Henry Clay, Jonathan Russell, and Albert Gallatin, Esqrs. Plenipotentiaries on the part of the said United States.

PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS.

Passed in the Second Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.-54 George III.

A. D. 1813-14.

An act to enable his Majesty to accept the services of a proportion of the militia out of the united kingdom, for the vigorous prosecution of the war.

An act for continuing to his Majesty certain duties on malt, sugar, tobacco, and snuff, in Great Britain; and on pensions, offices, and personal estates, in England; for the service of the year 1814

An act for raising the sum of 22,000,000l. by way of annuities. An act to continue, until six weeks after the commencement of the next session of parliament, an act, passed in the last session of parliament, intituled an act to continue and amend an act of the present session, to prevent the issuing and circulating of pieces of gold and silver, or other metal, usually called tokens, except such as are issued by the banks of England and Ireland respectively.

An act to indemnify such persons in the united kingdon as have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments, and for extending the times limited for those purposes respectively, until the 25th day of March, 1815; and to permit such persons in Great Britain as have omitted to make and file affidavits of the execution of indentures of clerks to atttornies and solicitors, to make and

file the same, on or before the 1st day of Hilary term, 1815.

An act to stay, until the 20th day of April, 1814, proceedings in actions, under an act, passed in the 43d year of his present Majesty, to amend the laws relating to spiritual persons.

An act to continue, until the 25th day of March, 1815, and amend an act for regulating the drawbacks and bounties on the exportation of sugar from Ireland.

An act to provide for the charge of the addition to the public funded debt of Great Britain, for the service of the year 1814.

An act for fixing the commencement and termination of licences, to be granted for the distillation of spirits from corn or grain in Scotland.

An act to amend an act, passed in the 51st year of the reign of his present Majesty, intituled an act to permit the interchange of the British and Irish militias respectively.

An act for extending the provisions of an act, passed in the 46th year of his present Majesty (for making better provision for soldiers) to serjeants of the militia.

An act to enable his Majesty to augment the sixtieth regiment to ten battalions, by enlistment of foreigners.

An

An act for giving effect to certain engagements of his Majesty with the emperor of all the Russias and the king of Prussia, for furnishing a part of the pecuniary succours for assisting his Majesty's said allies, in supporting the expenses of the war with France.

An act to provide that property tested in the accountant-general of the high court of Chancery as such, shall, upon his death, removal, or resignation, vest, from time to time, in those who shall succeed to the office.

An act for the more easy recovery of debts in his Majesty's colony of New South Wales.

An act to explain an act of the 41st year of his present Majesty, for declaring what persons shall be disabled from sitting and voting in the House of Commons of the united Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

An act to enable his Majesty to accept the services of a proportion of the militia of the city of London, out of the united kingdom, for the vigorous prosecution of the war,

An act for raising the sum of 10,500,000 by exchequer bills, for the service of Great Britain, for the year 1814.

An act to enable his Majesty to accept the services of the local mitia, out of their counties, under certain restrictions, and until the 25th day of March, 1815.

An act to explain and amend an act, passed in the present session of parliament, for enabling his Majesty to accept the services of a proportion of the militia out of the united kingdom, for the vigorous prosecution of the war; and to extend the provisions thereof to

the regiment of miners of Corr wall and Devon.

An act for charging an equalizing duty on Scotch salt brought to England.

An act to continue, until the 25th day of March, 1815, an act of the 52d year of his present Majesty, for the more effectual preservation of the peace, by enforcing the duties of watching and warding.

An act to amend an act of the 53d year of his Majesty's reign, intituled an act for the relief of insolvent debtors in England.

An act for further ontinuing, until the 25th day of March, 1815, certain bounties and drawbacks on the exportation of sugar from Great Britain; and for suspending the countervailing duties and bounties on sugar, when the duties inposed by an act of the 49th year of his present Majesty shall be suspended.

An act for punishing mutiny and desertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quarters.

An act for repealing the duties of customs on madder imported into Great Britain; and for granting other duties in lieu thereof; to continue in force until the 5th day of January, 1817.

An act to rectify a mistake in an act of the present session of parliament, for repealing the duties of customs on madder imported into Great Britain, and for granting other duties in lieu thereof.

An act for the relief of certain insolvent debtors in England.

An act to charge an additional duty of customs on brandy, imported into Great Britain for the purpose of exportation, and which

shall

shall be taken out of warehouse for home consumption, before the 31st day of March, 1814.

An act to continue until the 25th day of March, 1815, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament, several laws relating to the transportation of felons and other offenders, and to the authorizing the removal of offenders to temporary places of confinement in England and Scotland.

An act for the regulating of his Majesty's royal marine forces while on shore.

An act to amend the several acts for preventing the illicit distillation of spirits in Ireland.

An act to continue, until the 25th day of March, 1815, an act, made in the parliament of Ireland, in the 27th year of his present Majesty, for the better execution of the law and preservation of the peace within counties at large, as amended by an act of the 36th of his Majesty.

Ar. act for the further regulation of the trade to and from the places within the limits of the charter of the East India Company.

An act to extend the period for allowing importations from, and exportations to the places within the limits of the charter of the East India Company, in ships not of British built, until the 1st day of January, 1815.

An act to repeal the duties of customs payable on goods, wares, and merchandize, imported into Great Britain from any port or place within the limits of the charter granted to the united company of merchants of England trading to the East Indies; and to grant

other duties in lieu thereof; and to establish further regulations for the better security of the revenue on goods so imported; and to alter the periods of making up and presenting certain accounts of the said company to parliament; to continue in force until the 10th day of April, 1819.

An act for repealing an act ma le in the 51st year of his present Majesty, for the more effectual administration of the office of a justice of the peace, in such parts of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey as lie in and near the metropolis; and for making other provisions in lieu thereof; and to continue in force until the 1st day of June, 1820, and from thence until the expiration of six weeks from the commencement of the then next session of parliament.

An act for allowing a certain proportion of the London militia to enlist into the regular forces for the vigorous prosecution of the war; also, a certain proportion to enlist annually into the regular forces; and for completing the said militia.

An act for raising the sum of 5,000.000l. by exchequer bills, for the service of Great Britain, for the year 1814.

An act to remove doubts respect ing the payment of drawback on the exportation of French wine in certain cases.

An act to continue, until the 1st day of July, 1814, an act made in the 49th year of his present Majesty's reign, to suspend the importation of British or Irish-made spirits into Great Britain and Ireland respectively.

An act to repeal an act of the

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