The National Register. — London, England, 1808-01-04 00:00:00

15 JAN. 4., years, find they are a Wines, formerly this count The pri from the manufacti country. nitre, ani and ship-I we have I be procur the preset chiefly in FAr.mol guns ; Cap the Thais, the fleet ( which the THE NATIONAL REGISTER. find the demand for them in the Brazils not less than are at present in North America. Ines, and the various luxuries of Europe, which were terly procured from Portugal, must now be drawn from !ountry. ie principal imports which our merchants will derive the Brazils in return, are articles capable of further ufacture, and consequently extremely beneficial to our :try. Cotton, wool, hides, tallow, the precious metals, !, and wood of every description both for furniture ;hip-building. Nearly all the principle articles, which !ave been accustomed to derive from the Baltic, may :ocured in this new kingdom : and will, of course, in present state of things, be that part of its produce !fly in demand at home. MONDAY'S POST. PORT NEWS AND LLODY'S LIST. tram:Tit, J.tN. I.—Arrived this day, the Virginia, 44 , Capelin schooner, and King George cutter, from a cruize; 'hais, Burns, from London, hound to St. Kitt's, parted with legit (about 1:30 sail) in a gale of wind live days since, by h the whole were separated on the following morning : spoke the Astrea, at which time several sail (scattered) were in sight, Captain Burns was commanded by the frigate to proceed for Falmouth. Yesterday put in here his Majesty's ship Mino taur, of 74 guns, Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, having on board General Spencer ; also his INiajesty's ship Antelope, 50 guns, and Batavia frigate with shout 20 sail of transports, being part of the Expedition under General Spencer. The remainder of the fleet (from which they parted in a gale of wind on the 23th ult.) are expected to have got into Plymouth or Torbay. Yesterday arrived the Mars cutter privateer, of this part, and has sent in the American schooners, George, Loward, for New Orleans; Morning Star, Stacy, for New London. both from Bourdeaux, with wine and brandy. The Mars has also detained (not yet arrived) the ship Thalia, Scllerman, from Bourdeaux, fur Philadelphia, with wine and brandy. Co NV ES, J AN. 3.—Yesterday arrived at this port, the Drake Customs cutter, Mr. William Ferris ,jun. Commander, having in charge a French privateer called the L'Escalier, of Cher bourg, L'Escalier Commander, which she captured the day be fore, seven leagues S. E. of Cherbourg. The privateer is quite new, out one day and had taken nothing ; had a compliment of 23 men, with two carriage guns, and a proportionate number of small arms, ;is marked on her stern " Hope of Cowes," by way of deception, and has very much the appearance of an Lnglish coasting vessel. Arrived the Iniogen, of Plymouth, .T. Fourneaux, master, from Bristol, bound to Guernsey, put into tlik port in distress; Success, Blandford, from Greek. Sailed, Redbridge, Cum ;sings, from Dartmouth ; the Hope, Bradshaw ; and the Union, Man, from Portsmouth ; the Mavflower, Aslet, from Southamp ton. -- - PLYMOUTH, DEC. 31.--We arc sorry to state, that letters reached us last night, under date Tuesday evening, stating the total loss of his Majesty's tine frigate the Anson, Captain Ly diard, in Mount's Bay, in the hurricane of last Tuesday morn ing, at six o'clock. The At:son was going from Fahnouth to her station ont. Black Rocks, and we understand got cmhayed on Monday night. She parted all her cables and anchors just before six o'clock, and went plump ashore, where she soon beat to pieces unfortunately Captain Lydiard, his first Lietenant, and 60 of her crew perished, ere they could reach the shore : all the other Officers, and about 160 of her ship's company, got safe on shore in Mount's Bay. The Grinder, from Halifax to St. Domingo, and the Atlantic, Neil, from New York, have been taken ; but both recaptured, and carried into Jamaica. A copper-bottomed guineamen, of 18 guns, belonging to Li verpool, with 250 slaves, last from Harbadoes, is taken and car ried into Cuba ; supposed to be the Beaver. The Eliza and Sarah, from Cuba to Baltimore; the Antoi nette, from St. Domingo, to ditto ; Louisa, Harley, from ditto, to Savannah; Fox, from ditto, to New York; Horatio, from New York, to Honduras ; Rebecca, from St. Thomas's, W Araba; Hector, from Guernsey, to St. Domingo ; and the Mo narch, from St. Domingo, to Guernsey, are detained, and sent into Jamaica. The Arid, Colley, arrived off Scarborough, from Pernau ; sailed from Nlarstrand the 9th inst. in company with the ilebt armed ship, and 14 bail ; experienced bad weather since. A prize ship, marked No. 3, from Monte Video, and laden with Jesuit's bark, is totally lost. Extract of a letter from Captain Mac Lean, dated off Dover, Dec. 28.—" I sailed from Cape Francois, the 27th ult. in com pany with the ship Lady Warren. On the 29th, when off the Cnrcoo, I hove too to speak to her, she being then on our wea ther quarter. When she came almost within hail of us, to my great surprise, I saw her put about, and stand in shore from us, and saw no more of her. I left at the Cape the Alexander, Wate ; Charlton, Cleut ; and Duke of York, Dunn. The Samuel, Orr, from Londonderry to Quebec, is totally lost near Cape Pierre, only one man saved ; not the Samuel, front Clyde, as before stated. POLICE. PUBLIC OFFICE, BOW-STREET. • On Monday evening, Mr. Decamp, of Drury Lane Theatre, went with his wife to Covent Garden Theatre, to see the new Pantomime. Soon after the performance commenced, he ob served the door of the adjoining box opened by the box-keeper, awl a Gentlemen entered, who remarked, that his friends were not in that box. but they were in that which Mr. Decamp was; the box-keeper then opened the door of that box, and Mr. De.. tamp supposing his friends were in the front, lifted up the seats and made way for him to pass; the Gentleman immediately seated himself before Mr. Decamp, and took his place; Mr. Decamp observed to him, he presumed his friends were not in that box, and it being full, he could not remain in his plate. After some ineffectual remonstrances at this behaviour, Mr. De camp became peremptory, and insisted upon his leaving the seat, and forced him out ; a scuffle ensued, and the intruder struck Mr. Decamp a violent blow, and tore oil the left side of his coat. Donaldson, the Constable, and Rivett, the Bow-street Officer were called to keep the peace. The parties went to Covent Garden Watch-house, where the accused gave hi his name, and endeavoured to persuade the Constable of the night to take his charge against Mr. Decamp ; but the Constable observing the violence with which Mr. Decamp had been treated, refused to take it. Tuesday morning., the parties attended at the Office, when Mr. Nares, the sitting Magistrate ordered the Defendant to tind bail ; they, however, settled the business after they had left the Magistrate, by the Gentleman paying Mr. Decaznp two guinea; and a half fur the loss of his coat. MARRIACE. Last week, at Haverfordwest, .1. H. Harrier, 11f Heathfield, Pembrokeshire, Esq. Major of the Pembrokeshire Militia, to Miss Frances Jordan, of Haverfordwest. D EA 1'!!S. The Dowager Countess of Mount Edgecumbe. on Saturday se'nnight, about two o'clock, at her town residence in Upper Grosvenor-square. Her Ladyship was in a declining state of health during the whole of the preceding summer, which she passed at Tunbridge Wells. By the death of his mother, the Earl of Mount Edgecuinbe will have an addition to his fortune of 30001. a-year. The deceased was entering into her 75th year. Tuesday last, at Worcester, Francis Buller Coxe, Esq. of a decline, nephew to the late Henry Hippesley Coxe, Esq. M. P. of Stone Easton, Somersetshire. At his seat, at Bolton, in Lincolnshire, in the 6.lth year of hit age, the Right Hon. Lord Brownlow. He is succeeded in his title and estates by his oldest skt, the Hon. John Cust, M. P. Nl' the Borough of Clithero. e. i • •.• • 'lr ,