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krr.e fcratjries r.s ixl.e I*ad pcr&n* rlly preferred hirnfelf for enroll- inert ; Provided alfo, that ir" any rUflereace ftiall strife between any Captain or Officer ?.r,d any Mili- ria-Man fotiehing the age of fuch jVIiUtia-Manj it flball be incumbent rmthe&id Militia-Man to prove Ids age. FTu be con15 mH.] Ilo*" ll TTorr^ : fi.r us thai yaur ^asneifto rf&rre the Co r.mand, and b* r eoaiuremate■■ -flctfl to change a partial VOU \*n VORi:.05tober 24. f.Jajrtr General Sh-afTearrived hereon the fright of the jo?h f.ift. to take the Oaths of Office as Frefid nt, and the following Ad- ^i-cfl% were pr-fe ted to him—thefirflby the Hono-ablt* the Fxeeutive Council-, and the fecond by a deputation for the purpofe. *?o Iu.ipr Getirral SFiEJFFE, Command- , fng his $!<tjffifl Forces m ttyper Canada, &'c. &c. k?c. ?«t .. . . WE his Mnjefty's E*enitive Council of Upper Can-1^3, 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 eff-rt of [he cnoli)!-fs, intrepidity and judgment which you dilphy- ed in that eminent lituition, the inhabitants of this Province do row feel, aid will ever noil jTra'cfillv remember.—Such a com- nr.ene^t 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. B'itwhile thus thankful fir'the mercies which if hath pleafed Providence to befl >w, t?e 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 Kind'icfs in private Life; and a- bc-c all, the love of h'\< King and his Go tin- Cry, were the diftingutfhing marks of his Cha* after.— May Britain never want f.ich Defenders, and may we in our refpe&ive fit- ratfons, ever profit by fuch an Example. We now, under Providence, lo< k i»p to yon, Sir f r protection, hoping that by your wife and vigorous efforts, \ve may be en ibled fi.a'lr to refill and triumph over our Ene¬ mies/ THOS. SCCJTT. To which HU Honor was pleafed to make the following 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% ur,d-,r 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 confecutive 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 Majefty's 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 r-nJ 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 Sheafe, Prefident Admlniftering the Government of the Prov¬ ince of Upper Canada, and H/ujor Genera/ Commanding His Moj.fly's Forces within the fame. May it pleafc you- Honor, WE the Mag&ratc* and Inhabitant; of the Town of York, be^r Lave to condole wjih your Honor on the Dea'h 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 Honor's grief on thift unfortunate event. Yet the farrow nnive-fu'ly manif.-ilcJ, muft afford your Honor a melonulwly pleafurt, becaufe it is a pledge of th- excellent difpohtious of thofe whom your Honor is no\v called upon to command. t But while we lament that the Day of Bat- t e was clouded in iia commenceu'ent, \,c fhould be moa uivgiatefiii to Fiovidencc, as ■H-JI astoyour Huncr, v.eie \.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 Admini'ltration, tq declare'ourfirmeil confidence in yonr tvifdom and valour, and our desermination to fuppon your cxertiong ;,. defence of our Ring^ oil* Live, and Liberties,to the utmolt tit oui PreSJeflf, Admi.uflenn.r the Civil Govcinn.cnt 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 ocllcv^ that but few of the French would e'feape hontym, Aug. r2.—A regiment haabca ordered rrotn Barbadoes to Halifax, and giment from this country has alfo' received the fame deOir.a'Jon. 49th Rco-iment, I lower. in the town of Queen^on, or. the Morning of the 13th October, 181 J. Aired £-2 •'-ears. Jt iV.ablefHng 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 fimati"n and commence with an exploit tliat covers him with glory. To which His Hnrtoi was pleafed to make the followi ig Rep'y. Ccnilrr.cn, Inhabitants cf'Tori and its Vicim'.y, IT is with unmingled emoti ins of farrow, fend pride. th:;t I receive your nfFerting ad- drefb'—with you 1 grie«/e 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 p'aced 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 leb'ed 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 Majcfly'dShip Guerriere, being off her return from a cruife, her foreman: and bow:p:it cripled, and moft of her fore rigging gone." \ Idurof His Majefty'S Troops and of the aux¬ iliary Indian's, 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, 16th Oc¬ tober, 1812, for the interment of Maj. Gen, Pjrock, and hii Provincial Aid*de-Camp, Lieut. Col. M'Donell. 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, thrci:^li which the Procemon raffed, extending from the Government IToufe to the Garrifon. Band itt Regiment, Drums covered w:h black Cloth cc muraed| Late General's Horfc, fully caparifoned, led by four grooms, Servants of the General* The General*? Body Servant, Surgeon Minehead, D'oct >r Kt-rr, Doctor Moore, Stuff Surgeon Tnofty Rev. Mr. A'hhTou, Chaplain. Pall Bearer* "< Chief M«urner-- Mr. MacDonell, Supporters^Mr. Diekf m, Capt. Cameron. 4 Pall Bearers, Lincoln Mil. Li Col. Uutler, Col. Glaus. Pall Bearers 4. Capt Fi<roureaux\ Ryl. Lngrs. Capt. Dcravz,\\ 41ft Regt. Capt Dennis, 49th Regt. Capt. Holcroft, Ryl. Aity Brigade Maj01 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 a«raintt Great Brtain was not known when me failed, there had been no oppottnnity ofdifcharging them, ai>d Capt. Dacres, confidering it a* unjufl to compel n nntiec of the United States to I'ght 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 1600 tons burthen, hiving en board 4?c men, mounting 15 long 24 poundersoii 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 o'clock. Trie Adventure Packet, Cap** Sampan, Has this moment arrived from Faln,outhP which flie left, the 161I1 ult. and bro5t 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 f;om 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 Tor'mcs, rear Salamanca .....I: tzemtiivwA on rh« ^'^: Hay until 10 o'clock in the evening, and the da.knefs of the night alone preferml the ar¬ my of the enemy from annihilation. About 6ooopriibners wcrtc:6tnalIyb-ought 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 2gog Infantry, cut up 500, and made the rcll prifoucrs. The 1 ithj 33d, and 6id Regt^. fuffered feviTily : but the latter took a golden Eagle from the 62d French rc^t. The l.»fs of the Allies, in the whole, is faid to have baen about 4000 killed and wounded. We have taken 4 Eag1es, 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 P>onnet, 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 Murmont's arm was amputated about half 1/ ' AT L- *ul ^our after he was tarried out. i-i o r Marflial Beresford received a /hot thro' his t< n$ r-i V " fcft tidti when leadtW 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 Lr.graven vpon a fmall oval oilvc Flute upon the iiie Maj. Gen. U rod's Co fin. Here lie the Earthly Remains of a Brave and Virtuous Hero, MAJOR GENERAL ISAAC Commanding DKPCK 1>?.B-H& Fcrc f\ and ger who left Valadolid two d lys later than lord Wellington's dulpatches, Uate>, thai the French had been purfued ia their retreat ; •that their total lofs was fuppofed to exceed 24,000 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 Fid.'iiued 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 inflar.t dates, that it is believed that King jolepl;, with a guard of Cgoo men hai decamped for France. Zamara and 'I'oro are in the hand of the Al- tes. OBntona at,d Atiorgt w rehourly ex- f«clcd to fall. '!'/ It uc!. wrc r-duecd 9 10 ux their hufki. jjtily brttles were p>Bgftt Hem th. iRrh •o^.jieth uh The advance rf'j -' •; :. ••., -----• .•- ..:v.v r OTJE3EC, Oct. ^ fS T?. :••'. Johns, N. F. L, §g,t, 24 1W file Brig Syren, Capt. GarrJ. ner from Oporto, Dated to 2q 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 22,000 (land of arms —2co pieces of artillery—joco bis. powfl;r—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. 'J'UI-SPAY, N'OVEMBFR ]"}yl6l2. Early on Tuefday morning lift. ii.forma; tion was convved to town that feven Amer- iean v..nTcls, full of men, were approaching. At day liVht the noons and militia were mi- d?r 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 t;i land — The Jlying Artillery were difffetcfad »^ vancepf the troops. When theyWpaf- fed Collfris's Bay, feveral fhcitt were fired b| our Gun Boat at the neartlt ve^ls, which they returned, but without effeft on cither fide.—At Everitt's Point one of our M* pieces opened upon them, the fliot fr-rn 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 &r* in their turn upon the Royal George and oj> on our Batteries, which was-cont.nue-i ni» £.fur funfet. when the enemy hauled tlicr wind and anchored fender the W» W* «v - , , a '. " '*^*fr-ifii|J yynu, having done no •other mifchiefZ! Jailing one man on board the RnnlQt h is fuppofed that fome damage 'w»*aJ^ 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, a^nd perfons of tm arre Hocked into towri from every qua.tcr ea^er 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 ni:-;ht 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 Di'drifton this occ;-.fion 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* li/.aueth, Hen.y Murney mafter and owner, which failed from York on WeMjty llight under convoy of the Karl of M^ y,H, taken by the Julia, one of $e Anient fijiiadroii. rjT> 1);(appointment in procuring Paper fr Hives m iof'ubli/h on afnudkrjhecUand^ *