The National Register. — London, England, 1809-03-26 00:00:00

196 A t the flare of the last account* from Martinique (the 6th ult.) preparations were inakin4 for an attac . k upon the works of Furt Bourbon, which were expected to be completed in eight or ten da vs. The inhabitants of the island were at least neutral, if not friendly to our reduction) of it. They had not in any instance annoyed our troops, and towards the squadron had shown great hospitality, having repeatedly supplied them with fruit, vege tables, Sec. An offer to surrender had been, it was said, sent by the inha bitants of St. Pierre's, but its immediate possession was consi dered of no cousequence, as it must follow the fate of Fort Bourbon. CAPTURE OP' CAYLNNE. • Cayenne has surrendered to the united Briti.h and Portuguese forces. We are not informed of the previous operations against it, but have the satisfaction of lay ing before the public the fol lowing CA rittYLATION, J'roposed by Victor Hughes, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commissioner of his Majesty the Emperor and King, Com mander in Chief of Cayenne and French Guyana, and accepted by James Lucas Yen, P,ost Captain in his Britannic Majesty's Service, commanding the combined Naval English and Por tuguese Forces, and Manuel Marques, Knight of the Military Orders of St i lienois d'Avie, Lieutenant-Colonel in Chief, and Director of the Corps of Artillery, of Fara, commanding the advanced Army of the Portuguese. Although the advanced posts have been carried, and that the Commissioner of the Emperor and King h reduced with his Garrison to the town, he Owes it to those sentimenti of honour 'which have always distinguished him—to the valour and good conduct of the officers and soldiers under his command—to the attachment of the inhabitants of the Colony for his Mtgesty the Emperor and King—to declare publicly, that he surrenders less to the force than to the destructive system of liberating all the slaves who should join the enemy, and of burning all the planta tions and posts where there should be any Vesistance. • The Commissioner of the Emperor Commanding in Chief, after having witnessed the burning of several plantations, particularly his own, the most considerable of the colony, had attributed it at first to the casualties of war, and the disorganization of the gangs, and the liberation of the slaves, appeared to him a mo mentary measure ; but being assured in writing that the English and Portuguese Officers acted in virtue of the orders of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and wishing to save the colony from total destruction, and to preserve his august master's sub ject-, who had given hint so many proofs of their attachment and fidelity, the Commissioner of his Imperial and Royal Ma jesty surrenders the colony to the forces of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent on the following conditions: [The articles which follows are 16 in number. It is stipulat ed that the garrison, the Civil and Military Officers, &c. shalt be sent to France, and they agree no• to serve against the Prince Regent, or his Allies, for one year. ] At the advanced post of Bourde, this 12th of Jan. 1802. (Signed) VICTOR HUGHES, .1 AYES LUCAS Yso, MARVEL MARQUES. lINIPERTAL. PARLIANIEN HOUSE OF LORDS. Alondall, March 20. The Royul Assent was given by Commission to the following tills—the Mutiny, Two Sugar 'Trade Regulation, Annual In demnity, and Scotch Child-murder Burr. Tuesday, March 21. No business of importuitee. I Wednesday, .)larch 2 . resigned his post of Comtnanner in bole ', IL ELM 11‘1 , I WS,•••• ••m • arded in their respective stages, his judgment, why the House of Commons should not come to a Several Bills were forw and their Lotilships—Adjourned. detertartatinn :ui.some parts of the evidence which the had heard at their bar, and on which they had not yet expressed an opinion. lie felt as forcibly as any one could pos:ibly do Thursday, March 23. the lo , s sustained by the country in the resignation of the The Earl of Rossi. v N p.resenled a - Petition from the Prison- ilinstrinui personage wlio had lately been at the head of the ers iot.tined for debt In the Four Courts !!I!tr , halsea Prison, army, and no man could lament more sincer el y than he did, the Dahill:, which was ordered to lie on the table.—Adjourued, 11 cause which led to A. His intention was formed on ma- . THE NATIONAL REGISTER. MARCH 2 6. Friday, March 24. The Royal Assent was given to several public and private Bills by commission. The Earl of lay BRPOOL laid on the table of the House fee turns of the Staff of the Army of Spain in Portugal. FERROL SQUADRON. Lord AUCKLAND moved for the instructions sent to the British Generals in Spain, with regard to the squadron lying at Ferrol, which had been sullered to fall into the hands of she French, as he did not think it possible for his Majesty's Mini-. sters to have neglected taking, such measures which would have secured such a valuable squ adron. Lord MIT LGR AV E declared, that Admiral De Courcy having applied to the Admiral commanding at Fri-nil, in order that the ships might he removed to a more secure port, received for answer, that Ferrol was a strong place which could defend itself, and that it was thought more conducive to the interest of the Spanish that they should remain there. Acting as the allies, not the masters of Spain, it was impossible, after such an answer, that any violent measure should be taken to enforce what was thought by the Spaniards contrary to the interests of their coun try. After a few observations from Lord Buckinghamshire, Lord Gray, and Lord Mulgrave, Lord Auckland agreed to withdraw his motion. 11'.4 TY. Lord DARN! UV understood, since he had entered the House, that no opposition would be made to the motions of ‘i hich he had given uotice. He would therefore merely state them. Lord fay EneooL said, that there were two of the proposi tions to which he could not accede. The first was the produc tion of Mr. Canning'; letter to Mr. Friere, and Mr. Friere's to Sir John Moore. These communications were not official, nor such 115 in his opinion were proper for pro auction. To these papers, and the innructions they contained, he said, the ad vance of the army into Salamanca could not he justly ascribed. The other motion of the Noble Earl which he felt himself hound to oppose was, the letter from Mr. Canning to Sir flew Dal rymple, dated the 18th of September, relative to the Regency in Portugal, and with which were connected documents relative to the interior government of that country, which it appeared highly improper to lay before the public. The remaining Motions of Lord Darnley were deferred until the grand discussion upon the affairs of Spain shall take place on the intended Motion of Lord tirey.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday, March 20. THE DUNE OF YORK. The Ctrk'stcrritott of the Elicit EQUER said, after what bad passed in the House on Saturday morning, his Royal Highness *the Duke of York had felt it his duty to wait upon his Ma jesty with a tender of his resignation, and that resignation with heartfelt concern and regret, had been accepted by his Majesty. The reason why his Royal Highness had not before made an offer of resignation was, that the House should first decide upon the great question of his guilt or innocence in respect to the al leged charge of corruption or criminal connivance. While that charge remained undecided, if his Royal Highness had resigned his situation, it would have seemed as if he had done so to avert any further proceedings against him, and therefore his Royal Highness chose rather to delay his resignation till the House had come to a decision on that point, than leave his character ex-. posed to the suspicion of having done any thing through a dread or apprehension of what might be the decision of the House on a question so material to his character and honour. Ile was au thorised by his Royal Highness to make the communication which he had done, and the regret which he felt on the occasion would not permit him to say much on the subject. Mr. BATliuttsr said, though his Royal Highness had led hi• 'st of Commander in Chief, it was no reason, in