The National Register. — London, England, 1808-09-11 00:00:00

~"- ~~, • --- ep,s-A I . 5114 • 1 IRELAND. A THE NATIONA irour to extirpate this nest of depredators. Our men soon ob tained possession of the lower fort, or six guns, which were in stantly spiked; their loss so far was trifling; but on ascending the rocky heights, covered with the prickly pear, the superiority of the enemy was very severely felt, as a number of brave fel lows fell, among whom was Lieutenant Spearing, their gallant leader, who was shut through the chest within ten yards of the apperfort, and almost instantly expired. His fall occasioned snitch consternation among his companions, who reluctantly re treated to their boats, but were obliged to surrender. Captain Crofton, of the Wanderer, finding the fire from the foit so tre taendous and incessant, sent a flag of truce on shore, which was accepted, and the whole of the prisoners who could be removed with safety, were given up. Thus fell, in the prime of life, in a* most daring and gallant attempt, a promising active Officer, whose long services in his profession certainly entitled him to the notice of his country; in whose cause he had received eleven wounds, particularly at the battle of Copenhagen, and in the *est Indies, and closed a career of glory, anintating his men by his example, on the batteries of St. Martin's.— Lieut Spearing was interred with all the honours of war, the French Commandant himself attending, and also permitting part'of the gallant crew of the Subtle to pay their lastsad duty to their beloved Commander. It afterwards appeared, that the enemy had received inform ation of the intended attack, and were prepared accordingly ; upwards of %XI troops being in the fort, while the storming party consisted only of 135 men. Out of forty-tree sent from the Subtle, seven were killed anti 'seventeen wounded. • The following is a copy of the order issued on the melancholy occasion, by Capt. Crofton, of his Majesty's ship Wanderer: — "To Tint COMMANDING OFFICERS OF MIS MAJESTY'S SCHOONERS SUBTLE AND BALLAHOU. .._ " Yon all well know the melancholy though glorious death at Lieut. G. A. Spearing, late Commander of his Majesty's Schooner Subtle, who fell fighting fur his King and Country ; his corptce this evening is to receive the honours of war, con ferred by his enemies, admirers of his gallantry and courage:— You will join, un a signal from me (when the fort shall bare bred a spotted gun), 'to are minute guns."—Dated 4th July, of at, Martin's. JeLat 23.—The Preach sloop Phoenix, from Cayenne, which arrived here on Sunday last as a cartel, having excited sus picions as to the real object of her voyage, has,, upon examin ation, been discovered to have been charg ed with dispatches from Victor Neches to the Captain GeneralErnouf, of Guade loupe, transmitting duplicates of those sent by Bonaparte from Bayonne, in the lately captured schooner La Rapids, but which Were thrown overboard during her attempt to escape from the Belette. On board the Phoenix, these duplicates were found concealed in a bread-barrel; and are not merely dispatches from Bonaparte, but embrace a large mass of edicts, proclamations, and instructions from the fallen Monarch of Spain, and his ex tinguished satellite, the PrinCe of the Peace, to the provinces of Ceracits, St. Martha, Carthagena, Vera Cruz,'Mexico, and the River Plate, and, in short, to the Viceroys, Governors, and Councils, throughout the whole of Spanish South America, announcing, on the one part, the abdication of the Throne; and the eleiation to it, on the other, of Joseph Bonaparte, to whom they are enjoined to pay vassalage and obedience, and deliver up all those extensive and valuable Provinces; to which the Emperor Napoleon guarantees a flourishing commerce and extensive trade, under the protectiall of the great nation which be controuls. Sir A. Cochrane, upon investigating the several documents discovered 8n board the Phoenix (by being charged with which ;he do palpably violated the sacred rights of the cartel flag), bad the vessel seized, and she has since been libelled in the Ad -I!;iralty Court; and M. Bouron, who was in charge of the dis patches, and the Captain of the vessel, have been sent pri toners to England in the Subtle schooner, by which the Admiral also transmitted the discovered papers, entrusted to Lieut. Sen house, who sailed in the Subtle on Wednesday lust. imascumanalt; s►— sorry to say, that the tranquil disturbed by nightly meet - a most flagrant and auda statement occurred no Friday Hallpran, at Palace, which raglans, who Itnoeked at his Mr. Halloran ?erased to de ' ismedisitely withdrew be L REGISTER. + -I. SEPTEMBER 11. and his sons, who were well prepared for defence, would in stantly fire upon them. On hearing this the fellows went for a reinforcement (ant thinking themselves strong enough to force the house), threatening Mr. 11. with the most dreadful punish. ment on their return. In about two hours after they again made their appearance, greatly increased in number, the whole amounting, as well as could be ascertained, to nearly three hun. dred ; but Mr. H. foreseeing their intent, during their absence, prudently retired with his sons, well armed, into an orchard near the house, where he waited their arrival. The villains cm coining to the house a second time, fired several shots through the windows, which they pelted with stones, demolishing the glass, sashes, &c. after which they placed fire in the thatch in order to consume the house. In the mean time Mr. H. and his sons, who were waiting for an opportunity, suddenly discharged the contents of their pieces, and immediately a second discharge, when the villains, alarmed by the firing, and not expecting so warm a reception, ran of in the greatest confusion, leaving be. hind them five harses, two of whom were killed, which belong. ed to people in that neighbourhood; they also left behind then; a number of muskets, pistols, swords, great coats, hats, shoes, &c. Three of the ruffians, it is said, were shot. The houses of several farmers of Bally-M'Elligott, in the vicinity of this town, were attacked on Sunday night last, by a party of White Dols, who robbed them of whatever fire-arms were in their possesbion. PROVIN CIA LS. LANCASTER ASSIZES, SEPT. S. Yesterday, the trial of Charles Angus, Esq. of Liverpool, which has been the subject of general conversation, caper on, for the murder of Miss Margaret Burns, of Liverpool. .4t eight o'clock, the Prisoner was placed at the bar. He is a tall stout man, and was dressed in black. The indictment charged him with having poisoned the deceased; and another count charged him with buying given her poison to cause an abortion, she being pregnant. Serjeant Cockell, for the prosecution, stated the substance of the case as follows: The prisoner married the deceased's sister, who died about three Years since, and left two children, since which the decea sed had lived with the prisoner as his housekeeper and governess to the children. For some time previous to her death, she els suspected by the neighbours and others to be pregnant. She died on the 25th of March, and for two days previous she was con fined, and no person attended her constantly but the prisoner; and the circumstances of her death were of such an extraordi nary nature, that the Coroner, hearing of them, called a Jury to investigate them ; and the result was a verdict of wilful mur der against the prisoner. Elizabeth Nixon deposed, that she lived as housemaid to the prisoner, at the time of the death of Miss Burns, who, she said, appeared in good health on the morning of the 23d of March lasi, at seven o'clock in the morning. At a quarter before nine o'clock she saw her in the parlour, when she appeared very unwell, nod was leaning upon a chair. She vomitted the whole of the day black matter, which turned to green; she drank about three quarts of water-gruel in the course of the day ; the prisoner was generally with her, and he rem.tined with the deceased all night; she and her fellow-servant offered to sit up, but they were re fused. Previous to her going to bed, she took two pi►lows, a counterpane, and an easy chair into the parlour. The next morning the first thing she did she went into the parlour, tind found the prisoner and the deceased, who appeared worse, hav ing vomitted all night. She continued very bad all day ; the pri soner continued with her. At night she offered to sit up, but was again refused. The next morning (Friday) she found the prisoner and the deceased iu the parlour as usual ; the dTeeased appeared much worse, the vomiting continuing upon her, toge ther with her bein. , disordered in her bowels. She had changed her dress, and ba d no stays on; was lying on the sofa in a fixed posture; (this was to insinuate that she- had been delivered of a child.) She gave the deceased some warm beer, agreeably to her desire, and in * short time aftershe was sent out by the prisoner for some Madeira wine; on her return she went into the par lour, and observed an object in a corner which frightened ha much, that she ran back and went into the kitchen to the cook. They both went into the parlour, and the object proved to be the deceased, with her face and knees to the wall, and one of her legs bent under her, and she a corps, which alarmed them very much; they did not observe the prisoner at first in the room; but discovered him sitting in an arm-chair in the corner Of the room where they fouLd the deceased, asleep, with a cap over his face, ead *lapped up in a counterpane, and had cemidere TRALLE, AUG. 30.—We are sorty lity of this county still continues to be Tugs an. sociatim -of While Boys ; e• . . -4 ,, • .. '' , . r trutb of this stat A , o . f Mt. T. 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