The National Register. — London, England, 1814-03-27 00:00:00

MATCH V. It is asserted, that the desertionsin the French army during the late actions in Ga-cony, smounted.to 46,000 men. They did not join the standard of Lord Wellington, but dispersed, and proceeded to their homes. Lotd Wellington, besides having been stunned for a time, by a cannon shot which passed. close by him, in the action o f the 27th, received a spent musket ball in the thigh. The hurt, we understand, was more properly a contniion than a wound. It did not force his Lordship to quit the fitid. Tle continued to attend to the exigencies of the con-• tlict, without even uotiging it, till the service of the day was over; but it became necessary then to lift him from his horse, and the pain, stiffness, and swelling, rendered him unable to stand, or move without assistance. On the sub sequent day, he appeared in the field, on horseback, at his usual early hour, and c heered his soldiers with his animating presence. Lord Wellington would not allow this wound to be noticed in the general return of casualties. _ _ _ The young Earl of March, son of the Duke of Rich mond, was wounded as he was walking about after the en gagement, by a French tirailleur. The ball has not yet been extracted, but no danger is apprehended for his life. The Hon. Lieut. Colonel W. flood, Assistant Adjutant- General to the second division, who gloriously ft in the enterprize of driving the enemy from Aire, on the 2d of March, was eldest son, and heir apparent of Lord Hood of Catherington. Bordeaux is a city and seaport of France, and capital of the de , aitment of the (;iroude, situated on the west.const of the Garonne : before the revolution, the capital of the Bour &lois, the See of an Archbishop, and the seat of a Lieutenant- General, a Parliament, &e. It has an university, founded in the year 1441 ; an academy of sciences and belles lettres. established in 1712 ; a public library, a large hospital, in which are several inaoufactures, &c. The hat hour is large, and the quays grand and extensive. Four or five hundred merchants' ships. are often found there at one time, import ing woollen stuffs, tin, copper, coals, herrings, leather, salted beef, tallow, drugs, deals, masts for ships, hemp, pitch and tar. &c. and returning loaded with cargoes of wine, brandy, (of which two articles they annually export near 100,000 tons) vinegar, fruit, rosin, paper, honey, cork, &c. Vessels of France bring from the West Indies sugar, cotton, indigo, and other articles. The whale and cod fishery form like wise a considerable branch of the commerce of this city. There are several vestiges of Roman grandeur, as the Tower Gate, said to have been erected in the time of Augustus ? an amphitheatre and palace of Gallienus, a temple, a foun tain, let. It contains above 7,000 houses, and about 150,000 inhabitants ; seventy-four posts S. S. W. Paris. Long. 17. 10. E. Ferro. Lat. 44. 50. N. • Extract of a letter from an Officer in Lord Wellington's army, dated Mont Marsan, March 7 :—" Nothing can be more gratifying than our reception since we commenced the march into the heart of France. To-Morrow we start for Bordeaux ; Sir Lowry Cole's division and our's, under tht command of the Marshal. The conntry we have come through is very rich, and every thing cheap, Fowls, fat and fine, a shilling each ; turkeys, two shillings; ham andebeese, six pence per pound each ; excellent claret and burgundy, one shilling and sixpence per bottles game of every kind, as well as fish, very reasonable, olives and fruit in abundance; moreover, in many places, the inhabitants will permit us to pay nothing at all, but treat men and officers with their best cheer." A plan is in agitation for the removal of the Post Office from Lombard street to the top of Cheapside. A great cart o f St. Martin's-le-Crawl is to be pulled down. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 203 Monsiet r, it is stated, remained at Vesoul up to -the be g'nn'ng of March. The Duchess of Oldenburgh's arlivai•in England may be daily looked for, the whole of the Pultnev Hotel in Pic cadilly having been retained for the reception of her Roya[ Highness and suite, at a rent of 50001. for six months. She is sister to the present Empress of Russia, is about 27 years of age, and has two children, and is destined, by the re- , putts in Germany, for the intended consort of his Royal. Highness the Duke of Clarence. ft is also reported that the Duke of Cumberland is about to be married to tho daughter of the late Prince Charles, brother to her Majes ty. Prince Charles married two sisters, the first of whom he divorced. The Lady on whom the Duke of Cumberland has placed his affection, is the daughter of the divorced Princess. A letter has been received in town fpm an Officer of the King's German Legion before Bayonne, stating that an attack had been made upon the fortress, which had proved. unsuccessful, and that the King's German Legion bad lost `27 officers killed and wounded. The force investing Ba yonne consists of two divisions of British (supposed between g and i 0,000 men) f one division of Portuguese, and 11,0u0 Spaniards. Lord C( chrane has pubFihed a long letter in vindlia'ion -of his character, against the allegations or suppositions o f the stock Exchange, relative to the late fraud. His Lord ship's statement is supported by the affidavits of tlyee of his servants, importing, that the dress of the Cflit er who called at his Lordship's house on the day of the imposition was dif ferent from that in which the pretended (!olonel De Bourg appeared, as descril)cd by the Police Oilicers, hac.kney conchman, and others. 1 here ate two other affidavits, one from the person said to have sold the French coin on a draft from his Lordship, denvieg that eircntnoance ; and the other from a manufacturer, stating, that his Lord hip was at his house on the morning when the fraud was carried into effect. About 11,0001. have been paid to the trustees appointed by the Members of the Stock ENchangr, as profits which would have accrucd to the parties suspected of the late fraud, but which arc to be withheld until they have proved their innocence. We regret to find, from the excellent charffe of Mr. Justice Day to the Grand jury of the (minty of Westmeath, delivered at the late Assizes fur Mullingar, • that a system of outrage prevails in that county, similar to that which pre• cede d the rebellion of 17i 1 -1.. At these As:, , izes nine men were convicted of admini: ten lug an unlawful, seditious, and. treasonable oath, and sentenced to seven years transportation; and six men were fourul guilty of conspiting to . murder, and actualiy murdeting a man who had informed against the persons convicted of administering the oath, in order to prevent his giving evidence against thorn. A Bill, it is said, will shortly be brought into Parliament, to amend the Convention Act, and thereby put an end to the Irish Catholic Board ; it is proposed that they shall not be permitted to meet except a Magistrate be present. An Ad dress from the city of Londonderry urged Government to some measure of this nature. Ma. flar.Rovn.—The Shre..voury Chronieic says, " we are in formed that Mr. HoJrnyd, of Manchuster, whose fate most be a 58b ject of interest to every •ne acquainted with tl a melancholy slid of the late Miss Lavinia Robinson, h.is put a period to his existences by poison. He arrived at Wooleerampt,.n by one of the c oaches,.ifit Thursday, apparantiv very ill, where he rerordued at the ton dtirno~ the night, and went Lit by another coach to Stathird On Friday !act • on his road to that place, he jumped into the canal, and cniumqte tunny other extravuganeies. Oa Sunday inorninv he took _poison titedtcal aid was icon adumiuistered, bum he died next utorionz." r : •tI l; 7 '1