The National Register. — London, England, 1809-07-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. merit of their Commanders hear 4 so conspicuous a part, as their Lordships must appreciate better than 1 could take the liberty of expressing of Officers superior in rank to myself. And it is but just to say, that the thficers employe in toe gun-boats, exe cuted well the instructions they received from lion tr.n.Carran sas, whose unwearied:attention to give ever, - aid anil a:ssistance (9 the army with the most active promptitude excited admiration. Lieutenant Toledo, commanding the Tigre Spanish schooner of Isar, who was up the river tsigi ye succour, was most active, and Lieutenant Alves, commanding the Portug uese schooner Curioza, cas ;siert and zealous to support the caue ; and you will also be pleased to express to their Lordship4the happiness I feel in being enabled to inform them that Cap') Winter, and the British Officers and men felt all that ardour tp assist real friends which is inherent in their character. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) GEo. APKINLEY. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. MOT ARD TOWNROE, Nottingham, maltster, from July 11 to Augast 9, at ten, at the Punch Bowl, Nottingham. JOHN WII.KIF, Howard-street, Strand, navy-agent, from July 15 to August b, at ten, at Guildhall. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. WILLIAM STANLEY, Manchester, innkteper. BANKRUPTS. RICHARD LAKE, Plymouth, baier, to surrender, July ill, 19, and August lb., at eleven, at th e London Inn, Plymou th . Attornieg, Mr. Samuel Kelly, Pl y - mouth; and Messrs. Twynam and Walker, Inner Temple, London. ROFiERT SILVFSTER, Reading, Berkshire, timber-merchant, July 17, 2 t, WWI August 8, at eleven, at the Upper Ship lan, Reading,. Attornies, Messrs. Btaady and Sanders, Reading; and Mr. Holmes, Great James-street, Bedford row, Loudon. WILLIAM STANLEY, Manchester, innkeeper, July 24, 26, and August 15, attwo, at the Ring's Arms Inn, Lancaster. Attornies, Mr. John Robinson, Man chester; and Mr. Lyon, Gray's-Inn, London. • DIVIDENDS. July 8. John Cockin, Tottenham, Middlesex, merchant, at ten, at Gaildhall, London. July 214. John Lewin, Gosport, Southampton, vintner, at one, at the India AVM Inn, Gosport. July 26. Joshua Morgan, Lianfair-ary-brin, Carmarthen, at eleven, at the Golden Lion Inn, Brecknock. July 28. Thomas Norris, Gosport, Southampton, corn-me the India Arms Inn, Gosport. July 29. William Pearce, Dover, eordwainer, at eleven, at Guildhall, Lon don. July 29. William Urquhart, Sion College-gardens, London, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. July 25. Richard Lawrence, New Windsor Berks,bricklayer, at ten, at Guild hall, London. July 29.• George Pickwood, Cloak-lane, London, sine -merchant, at ten, at Gultdhall. July 25. Frederick Francis, Chiswick, Middlesex, smith, at eleven, at Guild ball, Loudon. August 5. Elijah Goil,Wellelose-square, M iddleiex, coal-merchant at twelve, at Guildhall. July 29. James Mansell anti George Rurkinshaw, Sheffield, saw and edge tool snannfactlirers, at twelve, at the Angel lan, Sheffield. at one, at CER7'I FIC.VT ES —.11? L v 25. • Richard Jefferson, iiinesston-upon-11.111, oulleit-41raper —William Dicki n son, Kingston-upon-Hall , woollen-draper—William P01it..% , Sledincrc, York, corn factor—James Henry Alexander Scott, King's Road, Pimlico, nurseryman— John Lewis, Old Jewry, wareh,niemaii—Jolin St ee, Bloorn.hur-square, wine merchant—Alexander Young awl John Bacon, St. Mar)-hill, London, pier chanis—Thomas Wakefield,Tork, dealer and chapnian —John Jack son, Farnham, Surrey, surgeou —Robert Whonison, Southwark, dealer--Waltec Lombard-street, banker—John Lockhart Barnard, Shorter's-court, Throimortou-street, stock-broker— : -Guvrge H3rri3on , Globe-street, Wapping, carpenter. SATURDAY'S LONDON G,IZEITE. Admiralty Office, July 8, 1809. The following particulars relative to the evacuation of Co runna oild Ferrol by tile French, are contained in a serie• of letters froinTapt.-Hoilwm, .of his Majesty's ship the Defiance, to Admiral Lord Gambier, dated - from the 22d to the 30th of last month. In consequence of the defeat sustained by the enemy's arms under :Marshal Net in the action against the Spanish forces at the bridge -VI he Payo, that General fell back on Corttnna on the 13th July., and immediatel ) began to take measures for re. limpishing she possession of that place and Ferrol, removing bi• forces by divisions to an coratopment three leagues from 13e tasszos towards Lugo. The lair divisions of the French left Ferrol on the 21:4, and Corunna on the Vsl, after hat in in both places spiked the gull., and destioyt d the defences no the land side, together with the magazines and stores of e'.rry kind, and completely disarmed the places and their inh a bita n t ; . The pro t Omit) . of the enemy 's position continuing to hold thy authorities established by the French at Corui a iu buttjectiuu JULY s. through the fear of his return, no communication being suffered with the British ships but by Fags of Truce, and the stale of defence in which the batteries and lines on the sea side were left, rendering it dangerous for the English to land or approach the coast ih the event of the re-appearance of any of the enemy. Captain Hotham on the 24th ordered a detachment of seamen and marines to land and disable the guns an the different batteries Waring on the anchorage, offering at the same time to the GO vernor the services of the detachment in rendering any assistance that might be in its power to the cause of the Spanish lialtriots. The cannons and mortars on the sea lines at Corunna, and in the forts commanding the bay, were accordingly all dismounted on the same day, leaving untouched those on the lines towards (ho land which had been spiked by the enemy. On the 26th, Captain Hotham sent Captain Parker of his Majesty's ship Amazon, to Ferrol, where he was received by the people with the loudest acclamations of joy, and received front the higher orders of the inhabitants 0;e strongest possible marks of attachment to the English, and happiness at seeing once more among them an Officer of 'that nation. The castle of San Felipe, however, was still under the command of a person appointed by Marshal Ney, and attached to the French interest, with agar risen composed of a detachment of a legion raised by the enemydur ing their possession of Ferrol and Corunna ; and on the 27 t h Capt. Ilotham received information that the above Commandant had given orders to lire on any English ships'or' boats that might at tempt to pass the Castle. In consequence, Capt. Hotham, re paired to Ferrol in the Defiance. and lauded the marines of that ship and the Amazon, with a party of armed seamen, under the direction of Capt. Parker, who entered the Castle without op position,. preceded by a flag, bearing the name of King Fit dinaud the Seventh and the Spanish colours. The detachment theti proceeded to the town of Ferrol, where it was received in the most affectionate manner by the inhabitants, and having arrested the Commandant of the Castle in the name of King Ferdinand; sent him on board the Defiance. The Gc s vernor of Ferrol not having any means of garrisoning the Castle, the guns in it were spiked, and the powder removed to the arsenal; and the place left under the command of the forifier Governor, who had been superseded by the enemy. On the 28th Captain Hotham entered ;he port of Corunna, where he was informed by the Governor 'that he had re.„-eived instructions front the Marquis de la Itoinana, dated at Orense or, the 27th, to proclaim his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand the Sc.; venth ) with advice that he had dispatched a' regiment from his Army to attend the ceremony and garrison the plaCt : the Go vernor at the same time gave Captain Hotham assurances - that the port was from that i!ou• to be considered tinder the controll and authority of the law ful King of Spain; and the Captain placed hinhelf and every assistance that the ships under his orders might be able to afford, at the Governor's disposal„ • On the 29th, Major-General the Conde de N orcna, Cap tain.. General of Gallicia arrived at Corunna from St. Jaw), and was followed on the next day by General ('arera, with about eleven thousand men, forming the Conde's division of the Mar quis of Romana's A rmy. The French army under Marshal Ney moved from its ramp near Betanzos on the 22d, taking the road to Lugd 4nd Astorga. lt was reported that, previously to its breaking th e camp, it destroyed its baggage and heavy artillery. 011 the 27th the Marquis de la Romana was stated to he at Orense with General Mahi and 30,000 men. Marshal Smiles position on the 12th was said to have been at Monforte and Quiraga: Copy of a Letter from George M`Kinlev, F.sq. Captain of his Majesty's ship Litely, to the lion. W. W. Pole, dated on hoard that ship at Vigo, the 2d of last month. Sir,— I have the honour of inclosieg to nn, for the informa tion of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter I received from Ilrigadier-Generol Carrera, commanding a division of loyal Spanish troops, giving an account of his taking front the French the city or Saint Jago Compostella ; by w hick their Lordships will see the spirit and gallantry of (he 13rigadier-General,aud the ardour of the troops under his orders. 1 have the honour to be, die. (Signed) GEORGI: 'lead Quarters at Santiago, May 23, Iho9. Santiago is in our possession :—the enem consisting of 3003 infantry, ilk 11 pieces of artillery, and ;;O9 horse came out to meet us, and attacked 115 on nor march in the plain called De la Estrella. Our scouts has ing fallen in with their Voltigeurs, mid exchanged some limn, , hi-might me the information, and I ordered the division to farm in the he:it position that conk, be taken. The eneary attacked with vigour, but were unable to gain the smallest • NM I I