The National Register. — London, England, 1811-07-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER • ESIB A 11K A '.119 •The second battalion of the Buffs, and the 4th dragoon guards, destined for Portugal, embarked at Plymouth on Thursday, in high spirits t PrArrisoo•rn, JULY 24.—We are happy to state the enthusias tic spirit with which the 2d battalion of the sd, or Buffs em bariced at Catdown, this morning. They cheered through all the streets of Dock, Plymouth, and Stonehuse, and on to Cat down, where on going into the boats, the baud and drums be gan playing General W olfe's old tune of— " Why, soldiers, why Should we be melancholy, boys, 'Vinose business 'tis to die. '— Which was loudly claeered by those fine fellows, and, to the credit of the regiment, every man was as cool and sober as on a regimental parade. S:x tro Ts of the 4th dragoon guards also embarked from the Jetty Heads of the Dock-yard. The ca valry horses were slung off into the hold of the transports, alongside the Jetty Head, into their births without the slightest accident, each horse in about two minutes ; and, it is observed, the s:ilors are most dexterous in this seemingly hazardous busi ness. MISCELLANIES. BANK NoTtr.s.—The amolmt of Note; of the Bank of Eng land in circulation on the 6th of July, 121, as laid before Par liament, was as follows : Rink Notes of I. and upwards Bank Post Bills - Bank Notes under 51. - - £13,938,710 ▪ 93P,,t 60 - 7,396,770 Total - - £22,322,540 The amount in circulation on the 13th of July, a week after, was as follows : Batik Notes of 51. and upwards - flank Post Bills - - Bank Notes under 51. - Total - - £14,969,300 ,007,31 A) - 1,588,7(.0 - £23,565,:;90 The latest Report of the Commissioners for the improvement of the vicinity of Westminster-hall, and the two Houses of Par liament, is dated the 6th of April, 1811. It states, that they had advertised proposals for bitilding on the ground between Great George-street and the north transept of Westminster-abbey ; but no adequate tender was made to them. They were in formed that there was no probability of letting the ground at an adequate value, unless the ruinous and offensive buildings be hind should be removed. They, therefore, propose, that these buildings should be purchased, and pulled down, which would cost 11,c00/ and a Mews erected in their stead, tronted with a row of decent shops, which would remove the difficulties in the way of erecting elegant houses on the ground now vacant. This purchase has been authorized by the .1 reasury. Lord Eldon, as Chancellor, received last year, by fees chiefly arising from Bankruptcies, the sum of 15,5321. 13s. and in his capacity of Speaker of the House of Lords, 6,3441. 15s. making together upwards of 22,0c01. sterling. The Princess Charlotte of Wales is about to visit Bognor for a few weeks. The tragedy of Hamlet was performed on Thursday at Covent-, Garden Theatre, to a crowded house, fur the benefit of the Bri tish prisoners in France. Catalani txerted her transcendant ta lents on the accasior. The hoarding of gold coin among the middling and inferior class of society seems to be very general ; a common fisherimm, in the town of Lympston, near this city, has now in his posses sion seven hundred guineas in gold ; the printer knows this to be a fact, but for prudence sake conceals the p.9 , ..)r fisherman's name. It is supposed the largest quantity of gold coin in this neighbour hood, ti iu the hands of a noted chime y-sweeper of this city.— ( Exelo• NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. Extract of a letter from an officer of his Majesty's ship Gibraltar, dated Basque Roads, June 25.—" In the afternoon of Friday last, the boats of the squadron at this anchorage were .dispatched by Commodore Panipin, under the orders of Lieut. Harrington, of this ship, to intercept a convoy of about twenty eiasse mar ries, deeply laden, making a nun from Isle d'Aix to Rochelle. Lieut. H. in a dashing style, drove the greater part under their batteries; but unfortunately while wearing off shore, the barge in which he was, received a shot in the stern sheets, which killed three men and wounded four; the boat im mediately sunk, having a twelve-pounder carronade with a por tion of sht.t in her. It is with disgrace to the enemy I inform you, four batteries instantly confined their object (with round and grape shot) to the sinking boat : however, we sustained no further damage, as the Sceptre and Diana's boats immediately picked them up, with the exception of the three killed. The enemy's force under the str.alg battery of Isle d'Aix, is one line of-battle ship and three frigates, seemingly with no particular wish to be conveled into an English port, as they have their bat teries very near.' A vessel, named the Constellation, to sail against wind and tide, has just been completed at Bristol. She has one mast of iron, with an upright windlass affixed to the same; her sails, which are of a peculiar construction, when in motion, can weigh her anchor, work three pieces of mechanism (two pro jectA; from her sides, and one in the centre), two pumps, and, upon occasion, two sweeps of 24 feet. Her canvas is also ex tended or shorteut d in an instant, and if required, the mast, with ail its appenr:ages, is as quickly lowered. She has neither blocks nor running rigging, except a fore and aft-stay, and tab:es. In fact, she is a complete life as well as packet-boat, and calculated to sail upon, as weil as before the wind. CITY BUSINESS. Thursday, a Ccurt of Common Council was held at Guild hall, which was numerously attended.—A letter of thanks from Mr. Joseph Lancaster, fen. the sum of 300 rtuineas, voted him at the la ,t Court, r. as laid before them and read, and ordered to be entered the Journals. — The Lord Mayor laid before the Court a lever he had received from Lord Wellington, expressive of his thanhs for thin honour conferred upon him by this Court. —A Pc , :zicn of the Contractors and Lessees ei Buildings in Skinner-ftatt, Snowhill, was presented to th'• Court and read, v,4..t.n a n.:o:ion was made to refer it to the Temple-bar Com mittee, to consider any, and what proportion should be paid by the Corp=ttion to them for their loss in the sale of the Tickets for the City Lottery, which was carried in the affirmative, and a division was den landed and granted, when the came was carried by a majority of eleven. SINGULAR GENEALOGY.-All the persons named in the fol lowing genalogy were living at Faversham, in Kent, 1760, ex cepting ~nly the former wife of the elder Cashich. Old Har wOod had two daughters by his first wife, of which the eldest was married to John Cashick, the ton, and the youngest to John Cae::!c t -7, the tither. Cus!iicit. the lather, had a daughter by his first wife, whom old Harw , .;od married, and by her hada son; then Lire C; , .shick's second wife could say My father is my son, and 1 am my mother's mother; my s : ester is my daughter, nd I am grandmother to my brothvt." SPORTING. Sunday morning, Capt. Boghutst and another gentleman of New Windsor, undertook, for a considerable sum, to sail in the Eliza sailing-boat front Windsor-bridge to Margate in 24 hours, which they performed with ease. PEDEsTRIANtsm.—On the 14th inst. Thomas Standen, of Salehurst, near barracks, finished the arduous task, which, for a mere trifling wager, he had undertaken, of walk ing 1100 miles in as many successive bouts, going one mile only in each hour. This man is nearly GO years of age ; and his per formance certainly considerably outdoes Captain Barclay, after such great training, at Newmarket. VA U.N. tl ta. ROWING MA IC H.—Wednesday the Annual Prize Wherry given by the Proprietor of Vauxhall, was rowed for by seven vvatermen in funnies, and won by Win. Collins, of Tem ple Stairs. The river was covered by boats, filled with com pany and music ; and in shoat, the spectacle to the admirers of water sports was all that could be desired. A silver cup and cover, given by the proprietor of the Minor Ranela.gh Gardens, Milbank, was sailed for on the Thames on Thursday, by eight gentlemen's pleasure boats, but from a failure of both wind and tide, the match remains undecided. A most sanguinary battle, for a subscription purse of twenty guineas, was fought in Cobham's Meadows, near Hitchen, I lerts, on Mond ty, between two game men, Wiver, a coach man, and horn ford, a miner, from Warwickshire. Neither posiessed science, but they stood to each other and exchanged heavy blows until one or both fell, for one hour and fifty mi r nutes. Dornford won the battle, at last, by giving his whit r sary a heavy fall. On Tuesday a meeting took place in the rope-walk, at Vial mer, near Deal, between a gentleman in the army and a respec table tradesman in Deal, attended by their seconds. After firing two resolute shots each, by winch the military combatant was wounded slightly in the ear, the seconds interfered, and, vnth much persuasion, the matter was adjusted.