The National Register. — London, England, 1808-10-02 00:00:00

THE NATIONA leigues from Portland, when the Daring gun-brig arrested his progress awl towed the beat nack into Portland Roads. Her Commander was taken and secured by the vigilance and activity of Mr. Rohiliard, a Gentleman of this town, who fell in with him on the road between this place and Chick well. There ap pears to he some want of precaution at the places of these Offi cers parole, as well ai in this town and harbour, and it is to be hoped that proper cent inch will be fixed on the Pier, as is the case at Guernsey, and not to sutler any boat in the night to pass without strict examination. On Saturday sennight, the Beeston packet, Captain Jewitt, at her pa , sage from Hull for Gainsborough, struck oa Whitton Sands, in the Humber, and almost instantly upset. Mrs. Dewitt, and two young children, by the shock, were thrown into the river, and all must have inevitably have perished, had it not been for the prompt assistance rendered by her husband, and three men who put off from a brig (as also some people belonging, to the W hitgift Packet), which fortunately happened to be near them at the time. Mrs. Jewitt had only a short time previous to he accident, put another young child (a h% in) in the cabin bed, which unhappily perished, its there was not a possibility of extricating it, the cabin immediately filling w ith water. A most melancholy accident happened at a coal-pit, near Rimbleworth, Cumberland, belonging to Messrs. Walker, by the explosion of sulphureous matter common in pits, called the fire-damp, which unfortunately killed four persons, viz. George .ilugue, 1' homas Hague, John .Jervis, and William Firth; the Iwo !'ormer were father and son, and what added to the distress of the scene was, they were found locked in each other's arms—a striking instance of parental and filial affection in the agonies of death. MI:A NS OF CUEINSING iTOVSF,S,&r. OF RATS AND MICE. — A pima, which grows in abundance in every field, the dog's tongue, the eptogfaiNtim dfil:ittale of ',humus, has been found by Boren xto possess a very valuable quality. If gathered at the period w hen the sap is in its full vigour, bruised with a hammer, and laid inn lititve, barn, granary, or any place fre quonted by rats and mice. those destructive animals immediately !I'M their quarters. The success of this method, M. Boreux says, is equally speedy aad iufallible. On Sunday se'nnight, a female child, who had straved from its parents eight days before, from the lodge leading, into Ditcham Woods, in the parish of Charlton, in Hampshire, in search of some companions who was gone to look for nuts, was found dead, kith one of his eyes picked out, about seven fields from its home. The poor little creature was about two pmrs and a half old; and having lost its way, worn out with anxiety and the want of food, it laid itself down on a fern cock and died ! It must have been exposed to the dreadful storm of thunder and lightning. on Monday se'nuight. L REGISTER. TUESDAY'S LON DON GAZETTE. CAPTURE OF A FORT IN SPAIN, BY LORD COCH RANE, FROM THE FRENCH. ddmirelty O f fice, Sept. 27, 1808. Copy of a Letter . frout Vire-Admiral Lord rollinprood, com mander in Chic,' of his Mojeshlv ships and revsets in the 41edi terranean, to tke Hon ;V. W. Pole, dated on board the Ocean, at Gibraltar, Aug. 17, ISOB. Sin.--T inclose, for the information of the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty. the copy of a letter I have received from Lord Cochrane, Captain of Iris Majesty's ship the Im pericus •, an account of the surrender of the Castle of Mongal (a fort on the coast of Catalonia, in possession of the French), to his Nlajesty's ship under his command, which his Loriship had subsequently destroyed, after having delivered the principal part of the military stores to the Spanish Militia. I :;;:ve great plea , ure in transmitting this information to their Lordships, as it points out one of the many iustances in which his NI •j!•!-ty'sship• on the Eastern ('oast of Spain have rendered efrctual aid to the Patriot Spaniards, in resisting and driving the enemy out of their country, and of the zeal and indefatigable industry w ith which Captain Lord Cochrane engages in that service. Captain ot►rnv of the Montane, landed at Rosas Bay a party of Marine , in aid of the Spanish Peasantry, to oppose a French force which was approaching to attack that fortress on tGe tid ult. and ohliged the enemy to retire. I am, &c. COLL! NG1,001). OCT. 0. His 1114espis ship Insperifuse, off Mongol, ./ ,;1. Mr Lunn—The Castle of Mongal, an important post, corn• pletely commanding a pass in the road from Barcelona to (;e -tom, which the French are now besieging, and the only one between those towns occupied by the enemy, surrendered this morning to his Majesty's ship under my command. The Spanish Militia behaved admirably, in carrying as out-post on a neigh bouring hill. Lieut. Hone, with the marines, took possession of the Castle, which, by means of powder, is now levelled with the ground. The rocks there are blown down into the road, which in many other places is rendered impassable to artillery w ithout a very heavy loss of men, if they determine to repair them. I inclose to your Lordship a list of the prisoners and of the. material part of military stores ; all that could be of the to ti. Spanish Militia have been delivered to them. I have the Ilononr to be, ti.c. Right lion. Lord Co'lingo:nod, Ca:mat:der in Chief, tic. 1 Captain. I Lieutenant, 2 Sedeants, S Corporals (7 wounded) 3 Gunners (2 killed), and 54 Soldiers.—Total 71. 5 Cannon, SO Al tr , kets, 80 Bayonets, SO Cavtouche: , , 500 Can non Balls, IS Barrels of Powder, and Cartridges, Sze. Coen n v E. S PARTN DISSOLVED. Wallis and Harding, Chenpside, linen-drapers.—Ellison and Co. Knaresborough, 'Yorkshire.—Marris, Brown, and Marri,, Barton-upon-If umber, Lincolnshire, solicitors.—Cunliffe and Rhodes, Rochdale, hat-manufacturers.—Gilpon, Oswestry, and Williams, Wrexham, linen-drapers.—J. and J. Wilson, Sur derland, soap-manufacturers.—lllarker and Robinson, Kitig street, theapside.—Wood and llodgkinson, Nottingham, rot ton-spinners.—Clifford, Ogden, and Whitley, Bingley, York shire, colliers.—E. Baron and T. Baron, Manchester, cabinet makers.—Swale and Alcsounder, Ipswich, tanners.—Ecroyd and Marriott. BANKRUPTS. Walter Visick, Medhurst, Sussex, draper, to surrender, Oct. 11, 18, and Nov. 8, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, 31s. Russell, Lane-street, Southwark. Robert Brenan, Threadneedle-street, factor, Sept. 2S, at eight, Oct. IS, and Nov. 8, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Bousfleld, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. John Carter, Sandwich, draper, Oct. 11, IS, and Nov. 8, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Gregson and Dixon, Angel-court, Throgmortnn-street. Thomas Shaw, Shepperd's-green, Saddlewnrth, clothier. Oct. 16, 19, at the Pack-Horse Inn, Huddersfield, and Nov. 8, at eleven, at the Yew-Tree Inn, Robert-Town, Bristall. At tiswies, Mr. Stephenson, Hohnfrith, Huddersfield; and Mr. Batty e, Chancery-lane. • DIVIDENDS. Oct. 23. G. Singleton, Pancras-lane, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. ....... Oct. 21. J. Battei•shell, Portsmouth, ship-chandler, at one, at the Royal Oak Itm, Portsea. Nov. S. J. Co!corn, .Bow-street, bricklayer, at elevca, at Oct. 21. D. Thomas, Llandilo-Vaur, Carmarthen, 'shop keeper, at eleven, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol. Oct. 31. 3. Lewis, ('ardigan, mercer, at eleven, at the Rose and Crown Inn, Huddersfield. Oct 22. T. Jenning s and D. Jenn;ngs, Spalding , Li ncoln, bankers, at ten, at the White Hart Inn,: Spalding. Oct. 18. 1). N. IVeeden, Whitecliapel-road, brush-maker , at ten, at Guildhall. OM IS. J. G. Caslake, White Horse-street, Stepney, tallow - chandler, at Guildhall. Oct. 18- W. Beck, Bishopsgate-street, dealer, at ten at Guildhall. • Nov. I. F. Champion, Beech-street, Barbican, boot-maker, at ten, at Guildhall. Nov. 5. R. Peacock, Thrnmill-strect, Clerkenwell, currier, at ten at Guildhall. Nov, 1. W. Wakefield, Manchester, warehouseman, at three, at the Palace Inn, Alanchester. Nov. 5. W. Goodenough, Hampstead-road, coach-maker, at eleven, at Guildhall. Oct. 25. J. Lacy, Whitby, ship-builder, at eleven, at the George Inn, Kingston-upon-Hull. Oct. 21. F. Parkinson, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant. at eleven, at the forge lug, Kingston-uvuu-Bull.