The National Register. — London, England, 1808-01-03 00:00:00

.!Ar4. 3 newel, the market be overstocked, the commodities be unsuited to it, and the result to our commerce be, at first ► distressing instead of profitable. The extent of the Brazils is nearly thirteen times greater than that of Great Britain but its boundless plains are as yet almost wholly uncultivated, and its population does not exceed above one million. Of these not above three hun g tired thousand are whites and freemen : the rest consist of the natives, who have survived the oppression of their Portuguese masters, and of negroes imported from Africa to dig their mines. It thus appears, both from the extent and nature of the population, that the market of the Brazils must, in its present state, be limited. We are, however, to take into the account that a large number of emigrants Nvill now ac company and follow the Court from Portugal ; and that these new settlers are much more accustomed to the con venieneies of the old world, and will consequently have a much greater proportional demand for its productions. We may also take it for granted, that the whole supply of the Brazils will be in our own hands, since the Amer►cans, the only other nation that can at present be permitted to trade there, are in want of almost exactly the same articles as the Brazilians. The commodities which, at present, will be chiefly wanted, are all articles of dress. Cotton, both coarse and line, will be in great demand, but woollens will also he much required, as the more southern parts of the Brazi!s, and even the higher ground of the more northern, arc subject to colds and damps at particular seasons of the year. Hats, shoes, boots, and e% cry manufactured ar ticle of dress will be equally in requisition. Here, as in North America, every article of furniture, both iron anti wood, is imported, owing to the total want of internal manufactures. Hardware of every description, je% ellen', saddlery, ail utensils both for the mines and for husbandry, must also l►e ,;:)plied from this country. The consumption of these I:01er art irks must rapidly increase with the progress of cultivation, and we may in a few years, find the demand for them in the Brazils not less than they arc at present in North ,Inierica. Wines, and the various luxuries of Europe, which were formerly - procured from Portugal, must now he drawn Inns this country. The pr:neipal imports which our merchants will derive from the Brazils in return, are articles capable of further nElqulact tire, and consetplently extremely beneficial to our couffirs. Cotton, NV 001, hides, tallow, the precious metals, nitre, and wood of every descriptio►t both ti►r furniture and ship-building. Nearly all the principal articles, which we have been accustomed to derive from the Baltic, may be proc•uu•ed in this new kingdom ; and will, of cours, - ., in fhe pre,o94 state of things, be that part of its produce chiefly in demand at home. PORT N 1.:11 . S AND LLOYD'S LIST. DEC. 31.—We are sorry to state, that letters reached its last night, under date Tueqlay evening, stating the octal loss of his :11ajesty's tine frigate the Anson, Captain by ,tard, in Mount's Bar, in the hurricane of last Tuesday morn g, at six o'clock. The Anson-vas going from Falmouth to her station off the Black !locks, and we understand got embaved nn Monday night. She parted all her cables and anchors just te'fore •ix o'clock, and went plump ashore, where she soon beat to► pieces : unfortunately Captain Lydiard, his first Lieutenant, and 60 of her crew perished, ere they could reach the shore; all the other Officers, and about ltiO s of her ship's company, got rafe on shore in Mount's Has. The Grinder, from Halifax to St. Domingo, and the Atlantic, Neil, from New York, have been taken ; but both re-captured, and carried into Jamaica. The Queen, Forbes, from Portsmouth, to Cadiz, fur the fleet ; I!i' pat into lurk, datuaged t and beeu obliged to unload. eArl , 44li. !Tv. afialgOlPrittit 2:1,41am , : TILE NATIONAL IttGISTER. A copper-bottomed guineaman, of 18 guns, belonging to Li verpool, with 250 stases, last from Harbadoes, is taken and car ried into Cuba; supposed to be the Beaver. The Eliza and Sara, from Cuba to Baltimore ; the Antoi. nette, from Mt. Domingo, to ditto; Louisa, Harley, from ditto, to Savannah ; Fox, from ditto. to New York ; Horatio, from New York, to Honduras; Rebecca, from St. Thomas's, to Araba; Hector, from Guernsey, to St. Domingo ; and the Mo narch, from St. Domingo, to Guernsey, arc detained, and sent into Jamaica. The Arid, Colley, arrived off Scarborough, from Pernnu sailed from Marstrand the 9th inst. in company with the 'lrbil armed ship, and 14 sail; experienced bad weather since. A prize ship, marked No. 3, from Monte Video, and laden with Jesuits' bark, is totally lust. _ _ Extract of a letter from Captain Mac Lean, dated off Dover, I)ee. 28.—" I sailed from Cape Francois, the 27th ult. in com pany with the ship Lady Warren. On the 99th, when off the Carc•o, I hove too to speak to her, she beinn• then an our wea ther quarter. When she came almost within hail of us, to my great surprise, 1 saw her put about, and stand in shore from na. and saw no more of her. I left at the Cape the Alexander, Wate ; Charlton, Clent ; and Duke of York, Dunn. The Samuel, Orr, from Londonderry to 'uelwe, is totally lost near Cape Pierre, only one man saved ; not . the Samuel , from Clyde, as before stated. POLICE. rertte OFFICE, On Monday evening, Mr. Decamp, of Drury Lane Theatre, went with his wife to Covent (I:mien Theatre, to see the new " Pantomime. Soon after the performance commenced, he oh served the door of the adjoining box opened by the box-keeper, and a Geatleinrui entered, who remarked,. that his friends were not in that hot, but they were in that which Mr. Decamp was t the box-keeper then opened the door of that box, and Mr. De camp supposing his friends were in the front, lifted up the seats and made wad• for him to pass; the Gentleman Immediately seated himself before Mr. Decamp, and took his place; Mr. Decamp observed to him, he presumed his friend 4 were not in that box, and it being full, he could not remain in his place. After some ineffectual remonstrances at this behaviour, Mr. De camp became peremptory, and insisted upon his leaving the ieat. and forced him out ; a senile ensued, and the intruder struck Mr. Decamp a violent blo►%, and tore of ' the left agile of his coat. Donaldson, the Constable, and Hi vett. the Bow-street Offi cer were called to keep the peace. The parties went to Covent harden %N . atch-house, where the accused gave in his 11/1111e, and endeavoured to persuade the Constable of the night to take his charge against Mr. Decamp ; but the Conftable observing the violence with which Mr. Decatnp had been treated, refused to take it. Tues:lay morning, the parties attended the 01lire, tvlieu Mr. Nares, the Sitting Magistrate ordered the Defendant to ti:ol bail ; they, hot% ever, settled the litt•ine:: a f;er hall left the. Magi:trate, b% the (;entleman payin;. , ; Mr. Decamp t%u guinea, and an half for the Iws of his coat. MARRIAGE. Last week, at Haverfordweq, J. H. Harrier, or Heathfi, - Id, R.iiihrokeshire, Esq. Alojor of the l'embi okeshire Miss Frances Jordan, of liaverfordwest. D LATHS. The Dowager Countcs., of Uncut Edgournhe, on Satorflay se'noight, about two o'clock, at her town resideore Upper Grosvenor-square. Her Ladv ship was in a declining. state of health during the whole of the preceding stonmer, whleh she passed at Tunbridge Wells. By the death of his mother, the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe will have an addition to his fortime of 0001. a year. The deceased was entering into her 13th year. Tuesday last, at Worcester, h'ranris huller Coxe, Fq. of a decline, nephew to the late Henry Higpcsley Coxe, Eq. M. P. of Stone Easton, Somersetshire. _ _ . At his seat; at Bolton, in LineeleFi ;re, in the 64th year of his age, the Right lion. Lord Brno . lie i=,.ureeeded 'n his. titre and estates by his eldest SOL, the. lion. John CuA, fur the Borough of Clitheru. at....u2 44 ' 4l evaraium..• -•.s &Mao ~:~ 'M I J 1