The National Register. — London, England, 1812-06-14 00:00:00

364 The „following extract of a letter from the Anholt mail cobtains some interesting intelligence :- 4f Go TTEN*URGH, JUNE 6.—We are waiting with anxiety to hear of the appointment of your new Ministry, and the measures they will adopt in regard to this country. to the movements in the North. nothing bas as yet been done. The two contending armies remain opposite each other, without doing any flung. This may be accounted..for fro% the report - •we have.herev by letters from Koningsbcrg, of the 22c1. ult.. which state, that the FrencbErnperor has proposed to ALEXANDEa ' if he will consent to shut aIP his ports in the Baltic a g ainst Englapd, he will immediately, with his army, evacuate the whole of the Prussian frontiers, and Poland. We also learn that a duel has been fought at Berlin, between the Prussian General LAY sly ri, and the French Go vernor of Berlin, and that the latter has been killed. No doubt bu t th e Prussian General must make off immediately, otherwise he may fall a victim to BUONAPARTE. . Our information from St. Petersburg is .of the 22. d ult. which states, that the Emperor ALEXANUER. was. expected soon to return to his capital, and, it was supposed, that an accommoda -tion would dire place between the two contending parties. It was also reported there, that Pillau was open to all vessels, and that a Russian frigate was laying ready in that port, in case matters should nut end ami cably, to bring over a Russian Minister to England. It is said to-day, that the French have entered Koningsburg, but we do not give much credit to the account. Courlund and Livonia are to have Military. The Exchange is 13i. Government. _ Friday morning, the gentlemen who intend bidding for the Loan waited on Ministers, when they were informed that the loan is to be. 22 millions and a half, to be taken in the three per Cents. For every 1001. to be given 1201. Reduced, and the bidding to be in Consols. It is sup. posed that the two and a half millions for the India Com pany are included. They are to wait again on Ministers, to tender their biddings, on Tuesday next. The Lists for the funding Loan of Twenty-two Mil lions and a Half, do not fill with the rapidity formerly experienced ! and it appears to be the prevailing opinion that without a Coalition of the various parties the amount cannot easily be subscribed.—Stocks fell again yesterday nearly one per Cent. Tuesday, a Mail arrived from Malta and Gibraltar. The intelligence from the latter place, though not of so late a date as that which lately reached us from Cadiz, is more important. It appears that extensive preparations have been made for the advance of the Allied Army into the South of Spain. The private letters, Vk hiCll are dated the 25th ultimo, state, that it was understood that Lord WELLINGTON would proceed in the direction of Cor. dova, and as the French are diminished in force, and ill supplied, it is supposed that Soma will retreat from An dalusia without fighting a battle. The following is an extract from the Gibraltar Chro- . nide, of the 23d of May The Cadiz papers contain a fresh dispatch from MINA, of the 31st of March, by which it appears, that that astonishing man had eluded the pursuit of General DORSENNE'S numerous divisions ; and from Carthagena another has been received, of a still later date (the 11th of Apt-a), relating the particulars of a successful attempt which he had made two days before at Salinas, beyond Vittoria, to intercept a convoy of the enemy, escorted by 2000 Poles, and 100 horse of the Imperial guard. In one hour's time, the whole of the convoy was captured; from 600 to 700 men of the es cort killed, 500 wounded, 130 taken, and four hundred prisoners, belonging to General BA LLASTEROS'S army, released. LESLANDES I Joswi's Secretary, was among the killed." It appears, by authentic accounts, that the following cities and towns had suffered by the earthquake which de stroyed CarAccas 2r.cl La Guira :—Cumana, New Barce lona; Valencia, trod Maigueta, nearly destroyed; Bar isimeto, Santa Itnsa, and Caudare, totally destroyed ; Charles and Caramocte, very much injured ; Arila. 1, sunk; and the inland town of St. Philip, with a po- Ation of 1200 souls, entirely swallowed. JUNE 14 ESCAPE FROM FRANCE.—Saturday nine men ;, , ere puton shore at Sandgate, out of a schooner which had picked them up at sea, they having made their escape from th e prison of Verdun, which they effected by means•of work. ing through the common sewer. The original number which. escaped in this way from the prison was 48, hut on their arrival at the sea-shore, which they accomplished in safety, and where they had procured a boat for their pur. pose, they were surrounded by a guard of soldiers : in this extremity they attempted to defend themselves with some tomahawks which they had found in the boat. •In the contest l 2 of them were shot, 27 made prisoners, and nine made. their escape, although every one of them was wounded. .. • An Anholt Mail arrived on Friday morning. Hostili ties have not yet commenced in Poland. The Emperor ALEXANDER continues at Vilna. Letters from Riga, St. Petersburgh, and Libau, all ftgree.in stating,. that orders had been received to open the Russian ports to flags of every nation.• St. qua puli THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.- 31ISCELLANIES. Government, it is said, have, with the apptobation of the Regency of Spain, determined to add 100 Spaniards to every British regiment now s erving in the Peninsula. Mrs. Perceval has broken up her establishment in Downing-street, and, it is said, has settled at a house at Cheltenham, whither she will bhortly retire with her family. The Paris Papers join with the English Editors in vehement language of indignation against the assassin of Mr. Perceval, and exceed them even in expressions of regret and condolance upon the luelancholy occa sion. _ _ Monday, at two o'clock, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held a Privy Council at. Carlton House, when the Recorder of London made his Report to his Royal Highness, of the several convicts under senttnce of death in Newgate, when Neil Daly, for forging a seaman's will, George Smith and Thomas Flannagan, for uttering forged notes, were orsieted for execution to-morrow. - - • The General Assembly for the Province of New Brunswick have granted to the Crown the sum of 10,0001. in aid of the defence of the province, in the event of hostilities with the United States. The ordina ry revenues of the colony do not exceed 63001. a year. Mr. Montague Burgoyne renews his solicitation to the Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders of the county of Essex, to become their Repre sentative on a dissolution of Parliament. ----- Sir Vicary Gibbs does not vacate the Recordership of Bristol, in con sequence of his recent appointment as Judge. Sir T. Tyrwhitt has been appoineed s ty the Lord-Chamberlain (the Marquis of Hertford to the Office of Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to the House of Lords, vacant by the death of Sir Francis Moli neux. The Hon. Captain Bligh was brought up in the Court of King's Bench on Thursday, on a recognizance entered into seven years ago, to keep the peace towards Lord Darnley, and committed to the King's Beech Prison, for violating this reccenizance, by his late conduct in threaten ing Lord Darnley, and going about with loaded pistols. He will be brought up to-morrow. By the Report of the Committee of Agriculture, it appears, that the total amount of Waste Lands in the United Kingdom is ag follow : England about six millions of acres, 'Wales two, and Scotland illeeit fourteen. If ministers would use their efforts to appropriate ane million of money to the cultivation of waste lands, it would prove a great sav ing to the Public, especially the poor ! The above quantity of land di vided into farms of fifty acres each, would make 435,525. No doubt, a Bill to enfor, e the general Enclosure of Commons, (Ste. would be the most advisable step to be taken. Thursday a boxing-match took place on Willsden-green between Maltby and Harmer, the latter a relation of Belcher. The oattle lasted 37 minutes, in which 15 rounds were fought, always to the advantage of Harmer, who was the victor. Harmer displayed eminent science, and is a strange punishing hitter. Daniel Redish sold his wife in Sheffield market-place, on Monday se'nnight, for six-pence, and actually delivered her to the purchaser in a halter, which cost nine-pence. Monday, a well dressed woman was sold with a halter round her neck, in Smithfield-market, to a decent looking man, who gave eight shillieg,s for the lady, and paid the salesman seven shillings. An immense crowd witnessed the scene. The woman declared it was the happiest moment of her life, and the purchaser declared that he would not take ten pounds for 1114 bargain MI ;~.':..