krre fcratjries rs ixle iad pcrn rlly preferred hirnfelf for enroll- inert provided alfo that ir any ruflereace ftiall strife between any captain or officer rd any mili- riaman f otiehing the age of fuch jviiutiamanj it flball be incumbent rmtheid militiaman to prove ids age ftu be con 1 5 mh ilo ll ttorr fir us thai yaur asneifto rfrre the co rmand and b r eoaiuremate flctfl to change a partial vou n vori05tober 24 fjajrtr general shafte arrived hereon the fright of the joh fift to take the oaths of office as frefid nt and the following ad- icfl were prfe ted to him thefirflby the honoablt the fxeeutive council- and the fecond by a deputation for the purpofe o iuipr getirral sfiejffe command- fng his tjffifl forces m ttyper canada c c kc t we his mnjeftys eenitive council of upper can13 take the earlicll ooportu- ritv of congratulating you on the victory obtained queen ft on by bu mijeilyn arm called upon to take the supreme command by the moft arlbcling and melan choly event the happy effrt of he c noli fs intrepidity and judgment which you dilphy- ed in that eminent lituition the inhabitants of this province do row feel aid will ever noil jtrac remember such a com- nrenet i ads t lo k to the future vrith confidence and hope and t co llider vhat is pall as but a prefage of what is to come bit while thus thankful firthe mercies which if hath pleafed providence to befl w te mould be wanting in our duty to the province to ourfcives and to you if we did not filed a tear over the allies of our late much lamented commander words cannot cxprefs what we feck his bravery 5n the field as a general gcntlenefs hu manity and kindicfs in private life and a- bcc all the love of h king and his go tin- cry were the diftingutfhing marks of his cha after may britain never want fich defenders and may we in our refpeive fit- ratfons ever profit by fuch an example we now under providence lo k ip to yon sir f r protection hoping that by your wife and vigorous efforts ve may be en ibled fialr to refill and triumph over our ene mies thos sccjtt to which hu honor was pleafed to make the followi ng reply gentlemen of the honorable im executive council please to accept my warmeft thank fir this add refs the victory that has recen tly crowned our efforts i urdr providence chi fly to be afcribed to the zeal valour and ood conduct of the troop of every drferip- tion at the head of which i was placed by an event that we cannot too much deplore many con fecutive yeais the prdfeiuonal companion of my predecefior no one can better know than myfclf theemf lent as well 8 engaging qualities that fojuftly entitled him to the tribute of public regret and of private sorrow his ability his energy of character his ardent zeal for his majeftys service and for the public good peculiarly fitted him at fuch a period as this forth ar duous fituation which lie filled that it has devolved on me but makes me more poignant ly feel the twofold lofs that is inflicted j it will be my endeavour to discharge the du ties thus ajbgncd tc me at lead with seal rnj fidelity and i ttuft that the almighty difpofer of events will look down with an eye of favour on our exertions for the defence of this province and crown them with fuc- cefs r h sheafff maj gen c c ka york loth october 1812 to his honor rarer hale sheaf e prefident admlniftering the government of the prov ince of upper canada and hujor genera commanding his moj flys forces within the fame may it pleafc you- honor we the magratc and inhabitant of the town of york ber lave to condole wjih your honor on the deah of our tnoft gallant and beloved commander general 15rock we are quebk that the feelings of private frendfliip unite with the public loft ia augmenting your honors grief on thift unfortunate event yet the farrow nnivefuly manifilcj muft afford your honor a melonulwly pleafurt becaufe it is a pledge of th- excellent difpohtious of thofe whom your honor is nov called upon to command t but while we lament that the day of bat- t e was clouded in iia commenceuent c fhould be moa uivgiatefiii to fiovidencc as hji astoyour huncr veie x nut to con fi- with exultaiiou that ft was a proud day defeat into the molt brilllnt victory permit us to congratulate your honor on entering upon the civil adminilt ration tq declareourfirmeil confidence in yonr tvifdom and valour and our desermi nation to fuppon your cxertiong defence of our ring oil live and liberties to the utmolt tit oui presjeflf admiuflennr the civil govcinncnt of upper canada ehofell hen glorioully enframing the enemies ofhis country at the head of the flank companies of the nfne jeagncs of neaurti nnd it was ocll that but few of the french would efeape hontym aug r 2 a regiment haabca ordered rrotn barbadoes to halifax and giment from this country has alfo received the fame deoirajon 49th rcoiment i lower in the town of queenon or the morning of the 13th october 181 j aired 2 ears jt ivablefhng for which wc can never b fufhciently thankful that at inch a moment the perfon wi o fucceeds tothe command ot the forces and to the government of tin province fliould be jo intimately acquainted with our local fimatin and commence with an exploit tliat covers him with glory to which his hnrtoi was pleafed to make the followi ig repy ccnilrrcn inhabitants cf tori and its vicimy it is with unmingled emoti ins of farrow fend pride tht i receive your nfferting ad- drefb with you 1 griee that the pr vince has lofl at fuch a period a chief who had ever its confidence ia- the wifdom energy and fuccef- with which he had employed the means paced at hi difuofal for its de fence rnd 1 cannot but feci proud that in being elevated in the fituafon which he fa my filled that 1 am aflured of fucceedi ig too to the pohefilori of that confidence my bed efforts wi not be wanting tojuiify it for the recent fuccefs obtained agaj 1ft the enemy y u are in lebed 10 tlie loyal and brave fpi it of the militia aided by the va- rr halifax sept we have been favored with the followrnc extract fom the lorjj book of an officer who was on goard h m s gucrriere in the late action his majcflydship guerriere being off her return from a cruife her foreman and bowpit cripled and moft of her fore rigging gone idurof his majeftys troops and of the aux iliary indians from the future exertion of vwii h the mod f rtiinare refults to the pruv- jnce maybe anticipated the funeral proccjfion that took place at fort grorge 1 6th oc tober 1812 for the interment of maj gen pjrock and hii provincial aiddecamp lieut col mdonell foot major campoeltj 60 of the 41ft regimesttj commanded by a subaltern co militia commanded by a captain two six pounders fririg mimw ma kcnaini corps and det ichnients of the gari lion with about 200 julians in le- verfed order forminff a ftrcei thrcili which the procemon raffed extending from the government itoufe to the garrifon band itt regiment drums covered wh black cloth cc muraed late generals horfc fully caparifoned led by four grooms servants of the general the general body servant surgeon minehead doct r ktrr doctor moore stuff surgeon tnofty rev mr ahhtou chaplain pall bearer chief murner mr macdonell supportersmr diekf m capt cameron 4 pall bearers lincoln mil li col uutler col glaus pall bearers 4 capt firoureaux ryl lngrs capt dcravz 41ft regt capt dennis 49th regt capt holcroft ryl aity brigade maj 01 evans capt glegg a d c mr james coffin d a c c captain wil liams 49th chief alourners maj gen sheaffe lt col myers i m gen enfign coffin lt fowler a d m gen civil staff friends of the deceafed inhihitants tik guerriere was a figtfc of 1084 ton burthen taken from the french in 1806 and had 302 men and boys belonging to her but the 3d lieut 2d of marines 3 midi and 24 men were away in prize there were i a american feamen on board who had belonged to her fome years but as the dec laration of war araintt great brtain was not known when me failed there had been no oppottnnity ofdifcharging them aid capt dacres confidering it a unjufl to compel n nntiec of the united states to ight againft hfs countrymen granted them permiition to quit their quarters and go below fo that he had actually in action 244 men and 19 bo vs the ccndirutinn is a frigate of upwards of 1 600 tons burthen hiving en board 4c men mounting 15 long 24 pounders oii each fide of her man deck 1 i earonadea and a long b pounder on each fide of her fpar deck chronicle office half pall one oclock trie adventure packet cap sampan has this moment arrived from falnouth which flie left the 1 61i1 ult and bro lon don papers to the 13th of that month falmouth aiig 14 a fill confirmation of the defeat of the french army under marmont was brought tliis day by the duke of kent and scallow- cr fl cp they both failed fom lilbon on the 5th mil ford clinton u bearer of tlie enrl of wellington a difpatchei nd the jiames and stnndards taken from the enemy fne battle was fought on tlie szd and 23d of july on the left bank of the tormcs rear salamanca i tzemtiivwa on rh hay until 10 oclock in the evening and the daknefs of the night alone preferml the ar my of the enemy from annihilation about 6ooopriibners wcrtc6tnaliybought in and the lofs of the french iti killed wounded and prifoners was lated to have ii en ftom 0 to 1 7000 men on the 23d the heavy cavalry charged a eolnmn of 2 gog infantry cut up 500 and made the rcll prifoucrs the 1 ithj 33d and 6 id regt fuffered fevitily but the latter took a golden eagle from the 62d french rct the lfs of the allies in the whole is faid to have baen about 4000 killed and wounded we have taken 4 eag and fix stand ards and among the priibners are two gen erals feven colonels twelve lieutenant col onels and one hundred and twenty other offi cers generals marmont and ponnet with four or five other french generals were feverely woifnded marmont lofi an arm was hot through thethigh and it i reported he is dead lord w entered the houfc where murmonts arm was amputated about half 1 at l our after he was tarried out ii o r marflial beresford received a hot thro his t n ri v fcft tidti when lead tw a portuguefe rep-im- u col clarke u tx 1 o- c n tnt to the charge sir s c otton was woun ded mod of lord w s staff were alfo woun ded and general le marehand unfortunate ly killed the prince ernefl packet left lifbon two days after the duke of kent and a pafien- 3 pall bearers infripiion lrgr aven vpon a f mall oval oilvc flute upon the iiie maj gen u rods co fin here lie the earthly remains of a brave and virtuous hero major general isaac commanding dkpck 1bh fcrc f and ger who left valadolid two d lys later than lord wellingtons dulpatches uate thai the french had been purfued ia their retreat that their total lofs was fuppofed to exceed 24000 men and that the victorious allies would follow them to the paflcb of the pyre nees unlefs they capftnlavd lord clinton dates that the actual lofs fidiiued by the britifh n the late glorious victory did not exceed 600 killed lord wellington we are happy to fay was 11 t wounded a corunna paper of the id inflart dates that it is believed that king jolepl with a guard of cgoo men hai decamped for france zamara and ioro are in the hand of the al- tes obntona atd atiorgt w re hourly ex- fclcd to fall it uc wrc rduecd 9 10 ux their hufki jjtily brttles were pbgftt hem th irrh ojieth uh the advance rfj vv r otje3ec oct fs t johns n f l g 24 1w file brig syren capt garrj ner from oporto dated to 2 o lord wellikotok entered madrid on the j2th on the 14th the garrifon of the retire furren- place dered 1800 men ia this were found 22000 land of arms 2co pieces of artillery joco bis powflr an immenfe quantity of doathing 8 months fupply of wheat for the inhabitants of mad rid and other valuable articles aftorga capitulated on the i3th d fevcral fmaller 1000 pnioners a rarrifons have done the feme we now arc looking with an xiety towards soult rwjlu -i- kingdon gazette juispay novembfr early on tuefday morning lift ii forma tion was convved to town that feven amer- iean vntcls full of men were approaching at day livht the noons and militia were mi- dr arm and drtatrhments were immediate- 1 fen to occupy the different a ten ues to the town in order to give the enemy a proper reception ihould they be difpofed ti land the jlying artillery were difffetcfad vancepf the troops when theywpaf- fed collfriss bay feveral fh citt were fired b our gun boat at the neartlt vels which they returned but without effeft on cither fide at everitts point one of our m pieces opened upon them the fliot frrn which appeared to flrike feveral time and they thought it prudent to fheer further ot- about two cvlock they approached the own and were fired at from all our batte ries they opened and keot tip a brift in their turn upon the royal george and oj on our batteries which wascontnuei ni fur funfet when the enemy hauled tlicr wind and anchored fender the w w v a frifiij yynu having done no other mifchiefz jailing one man on board the rnnlqt h is fuppofed that fome damage waj cmu- mot from the lottery at i mat were feen to flrtke her on theirw down the bay of kctjr in the ttomfirt burned a fmall sch oner lclongii j mehvs b fairfield co g t0 the alarm had been early commu through the country and perfons of t arre hocked into towri from every qua t eaer to rcpulfc the invaders from our peace fill ivires the veteran loyalifta who had manifefted their zeal for their sovereign a ring the american rebellion hewed that age had not exttnguifted their ardor and though many of them bad paftcd that time of life w hen military fervice could not bele galjy required they fcorned exemption when their inveterate foes a pronched before niht the town was crowded with brave men who infenfible to fatigue were anxious only 10 grapple with the enemy who had they attempted to land would have paid dearly for their temerity the conduct of the inhabitants of the midland didrifton this occfion will be long remembered to their honor on weduchlay morning the american fleet got under way after beating up to wards the lake for fome time two of then bore away and failed down the river keep ing at a rdpeclful diftance from our batte ric- which ncvenhelefs gave them a hot ia patting the other five continued their progreis early in the afternoon another veflel appeared in fight which proved to be the simcoe she was chafed by the enemy who fired upwards offiftv hois at her but f caped by the intrepidity and dextrntr ofhei mailer and ctew not however with out receiving a fhot between wind and water that mult have amk her had me been much farther f 1 om port in the escaingthef were out of fight early on saturday morning the sloopt liaueth heny murney mafter and owner which failed from york on wemjty llight under convoy of the karl of m yh taken by the julia one of e anient fijiiadroii rjt 1 appointment in procuring paper fr hives m iofublih on afnudkrjhecuand