THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. JAN.-9. frustrated his attempt, and .the Aaiern An at mada was obii. , ed to sustain a heavy and destructive cannonade during the whole of that operation. having anticipated the possibility of the American Governiment sending its whole concentrated foi cc from Lake Ontario, towriis this part of his Majesty's territory, I had. ordered a corps of obser vation, consisting of the remains of the 49th tewitne :it, .2(1 be.t of the 89th regiment, and three c.anpanies of voltigents, with a of gun-boats, vie whole t 1w placed tinder the command of • Lieut.-Col. Ilorrison of r.le 1001 re-,;inient, to follow the movements of 'Major-60)0%d army, as soon as they should be as-. co tainod to point toward. this quarter. I have now the sati-f flint of transmitting to your Lordship a copy of a report, made by Lieut.-Col. Morrison to Major-Geheral De Rottenherg, containing the details of an Attack upon the corps of obscrvation placed iii kV y a part of the American foruc tinder Paig.• (ie.,e! at Loyd, amounting to near 4900 men, w hie!) terarimiteri in the eon- . piety reptile and delta of the enemy, with very considerable loss • upwards of 100 prisoLers, together with a tield•ptece, remained io . oil po,,session ; awl, as I understand, that mine than WO svery tOlilid liC.(11 on the field, their total loss, in killed, won:tiled, and pri• so: er , , retold not he less than 800 men. The con-rquenee of this gallant anent . , whir% retlects such high credit on ail the otheers and tacit eirgaged in it, and particularly on Lieut.-Colonel orrison, for the skill awl jodgineot manifested by hint in his choice of posi tion, and for the coolness and intrepidity with %%kith he maintained it, has been, that the enemy, disheartened by their losses and ill sneeess, re-einliarked the whole of their forces on the 13(1,, and crossed to St. Re4is and Salmon River on their own shore, not Icily /IM.; a roan iu (till' ttiitOrV, eXeeptilut mAch as N 4 Cie isoriers. 1! is )(A nacerntin whither General Wilkinson means to prosecute his original intention, of proceeding in his small craft awl boats from S. , lmon Raver to Montreal, or to unite his hoops with those tinder Major Gener,il ilampton, atol attempt to advance ioto the pr,,s ince by the Chateatigav, or Odel Town roads. ill. ,j r Gereral Ilamp(on his recei% ed positive orders to resume the pi-ition width he had abandoned on the Chateaugay River when he r, ticated to M4110)10;4, immediately a: ter the disgrae( di teat he lately ex pe riented ; hut the state of the weather is becinoile,/ so hi !: hly ; la% ron ahle to combined epei ;Ilion., that miles* General Wiiknison, ! iii a veto few days, succeeds l'orcing the position.: I 1 141 , e to he occupied at the Rapids of the taiteast the on the liemharwas Channel. which I have rut reason to expect lie will do, I or that he ran make' his war into the province by either of the other routes I have meetioned, vtltirh 1 think very the Awe- I, firma alloy must soon 1w compelled, by that severity (ii tl:ls •l'am)11, to LO lOU %%inter-quarters, and to oh:onion all thoughts or the con quest of Canada for this campai.m. llt ire also 'he• licllos:r of trans- , ;Hittin to your Lord-hip a copy of a leiter, I) ith its eneh/sores therein referred to, ad:hessed to Major General De R•itieinorg by Lient.-Colonel Monism', i o %foin further proof of the vi"ilatice and activity of that Officer, iu e venting the ;ray stint which he has been entrusted; and 1. have the tart her plea.ore to re• port to your Lordshi!). that a thirteea-inch iron and a tuo-inch brass mortar, with the it stores, and a large supply of hit ovisions, depo s ited Iry the American armv at Ogdensberg, have been br.aight away (rum thraice by Captain Muleaster, of the navy, and lauded at Pres- .! uott. I have again witnec4ed, with peculiar satisfietion, the loyalty and active zeal with winch all classes have In-en animated in their en tlea%owts to oppose the tlireatt tied invasive of tlie enenay, and which I have great pleasure in repotting to your Lortkliip. I have the ho: our to (Signed) GEE R GE PR EVOST. [Here follows Colonel .%Torricoon's act.clout the• eogaffetnents which we gave in our last, together with a list of hided and wound ed.] .23 at Onllollall, Atiotnies, Messrs. Swain, Stevens, M.,islts, und Pease. *Old E. Gray and T. Laver, of Newgate-mi. et, w ()Ist( trimu:ing ma nufacturers, Jan. 15, 18, dUd Fa). 15, at one, at Guildhall. Attor ney, 141 r. Su AIM, N - VIV J. Fletcher anal J. Smethurst, of Stock-Brook-Mill, in Chaddi4. ton, Laiirtsliire, t le;ers, Jan. 17. and Ch. 1 .5, at Wri at the Bridgewster Arms Manche:ski.. Amin, Mcssrs. Bar lett and Wilson, Aiztticlicster: and Mews. Willis, Fall theint, and Clarke, Warnford -court, London. W. email, of Li-. keard, victualler, Jan. 11. 4 , ( * ch. 15, at etc% en, at l'helps's Rooms, mouth-dock. Atturhey, 31r. Tin k, Plymouth-duel:. M. Flamm, of Lavcriek-Nall, Dm - ham, merchant, Jan. t:1, and Feb. 15, at eleven, at the Geor,:e inn, New easlle-ei...n-Tyne. At toinev, Newcastle uponi) ;a d INICSsES son, iVdles, and Miteka• all, Chatice• v.-lane. London. C. le, of Ilatieltester, 'ercr, Jan. 17,-13, and Feb 15. at eleven, at the Bridgewater Arms.lel , , Mancilesh r. A ttornics, Mr. Manz-lle.ter ;_aild Mr. Hurd, Teivide, Lontlett. • W. Ilecham, of Hi , dt-street, Shored.tell, elin.aluan, Jae, 15, '25, add Feb. at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorne ,Mr. Alitealf, Ba:.ing• W. Likon, of Ampthill, troPer, 1“, ;:nd I.*), at Guildhall, London. Al tornics, Messrs. Robinson anti hin.e, Chin tcr-llousc-quare, I,ond n!. PRO VI NC I L . C. Al few da - ,s since, a labourct at Cleve, near IVoreeiter, struck his po.:Laxe Itito a urn, and out tumbled a tpialoity of silver cont. abo .t the size ot a tilvtr Seafeiling I.n livr Itr ribeovered ;mother pot tilled with eold. 'the man, after it-tiection, made up his as•ito hi, pirz..• to the ot%ner of the estate, 0: c ut the Canons N‘orees , er t)it making lite tender, tioit G e ntl e m a n, %%tilt .1 not le disinterestedneb•, rulti•ell to iiccept it. I.iltln fully' 11 few Pb•ces to be kept as ineottoi . :l-. The chill, wf re of g; •at atititlui y, 15,009 year's ohl. The man 90;0. by .tve Rt.u.i ‘llLl' I'IN E EAttt.E.---()11 ;:rmektil per to '.['ii .imis Thornhill, Esq. of Itiddle,w. , t:ll, an rattle, u hich is in l e twth, from the point of the beak to the 1•:111 of tile tail, three feet : the breadth, %%lien its wings arc extunded,k seven lect one iii ti, and ;t wi 91b. Ay(•' nvN.rs tN Cott vrs.—" tre we 11113 ei , a,ed Itr n 1 )11111111( e :he Nt weastle paper) the receipt e,f •1111.11 . 11111011 , Ilir, thr the sufferers by the firvadttil accident vtltich took place at the Feill o g collar ry, about 1;t molitl.s itgo, the melancholy ta•k loan agatti devolved itpon os, of reetoding another disaster, alistipzt equally List Fr tdav about hitt o'e'ock, the tool ;tic lii th e . ao . e Fiery, by some fill ons took file, causing destrtActiott to ne:oly t"veyy crentine within the range of its explosion. Sloe mein tniitecn boys, and tiaelre hor•ev, fell victims to the luiy ot the Wool, and tot lit It ore pitinett %%I'M severely seo:ched, though likely to recover. fly this heitet•it tolimg occurrence, eight wittows awl eighteen bulimic-I children are become the deserving objects of pulibe benevolence Last week, id laity n stone fell on two pitmen while, at . and crushed then, to death: both left fatnilies.—A similar acci dent happened on . 1 nesdav, in a pit belonging to Mr. liurt.on, Hartford. A man, named • Nielitikini, upon whom a Loge stone Sell while n , eendititz the pit, had his head litei ally deli in Its o, atordieiJ iostatnly; another, in the YuQ.Je loop, had his thigh dread:ldly :!et•rated, not, I:t;rt bi, bold both of the rope and the dead matt till rho, re...elied Illy lop. , '1 wo men at the bottom of the pit were a:so notch ittiort-il." St Ere 11',i1 --- •ervant Fitt, in the service of Mr. Pvll. of Stß.titOrtir ou Chti:lliois eve, in bet sleep (in her from her own taint 't oo her nr•Ster'S diumber, and there ihtim 111. , tip 4 Ikabh tt in(low, let herself down a lit , ight of ten feel into the sire' awoke he ing hind of a cold pump•handle, and luckily eseved any f titter injury than a cold and a Si) , ) We base r,•,... , .111 a t0....t al limner it.terposition of Provicretwe •Itii flur tirradttil tohe ot tl itiao, ho, trout t'l( coh-tant I',ll'l;'s et . It !I froio lii, mouth, was niek-naiovd 1• under. lie IN,S 11-1 'seek 111 a village near 11'olverhaitiiiton, procuellitig with his ii•ital Whits ot earsint, and swearing, svitea lie was ite.tantly less anti siteectilet— to the ground, in the presence ot 'catty hi His h..(ly was Cott% e‘ erl home in a cart, arid he now lingers ble ;mil awful tionitonent . f Div in vengtattee•—(•Shrelebblit'V cle, Dec. 31.) Wednestluy last, Christian Sinclair, convicted beture t' 50.tictary, c if lii; murder Of a letnale coild, the reputed du , her bruther,Thoma• WAS executed at Editiburch. I, motion- a sill•t•1;1- y Chi ow- the Court tudviittl lIANURUPTS. J. Walker, of iVortley, Yorkshire,mereliant, to stirrenderJan. 21, of tour, ta, and 1:c I. 1,, at eleven, at the lintel, Leeds. Attornies, 31essrs. Upton, N;chokon, and lientingvt ay, I.•eds; and Alessi's. Linther6.,'Faylors, and 1)t (;ray's Inn Squire, London. I'. Brazier. of Oxforo, Sin ey. earpentcr, .lan. 8, 1.1, and reh. 13, at clever', at{inildi►ali. Attorney, Mr. Lloyd, (lenient's-lane, Lon). bard , t rect. W. Ta y lor, of Woolwich, Kent, victualler, Jan. 1, at eleven, 15, and Feb. 15, at one at Guildhall, bunion. Attorney, Mr. Godntond, Elq.steto t, Iltickifiars. A. Pollon and Lewis Evans, of Lime-street, London, and late of eltingfbrd Mills, &sex, millert , , Jan. 11, 14 and Fub. 1.5, at eleven,