The National Register. — London, England, 1808-11-21 00:00:00

' r . l !N**Vf l 9NAL REGISTEIL 742 11111 - Yriii acid Irbsltina, Ilficrirlane; tiierclUtit st twelve, at Otrild hall. • • Dee. Ilk G. Davis, Cranhottrwstreet, Leicester4elds, linen or, itt (wave - , at Guildhall. Nov.o 22. W. P. Meeker, Basinghall7strect, merchant, at ten lit Guildhall. Jan. 28. G. Grimes, Great Warner-street, Cold Bath-fields, dpweil, at teh, itt Dec 17. W. 'Berridge, Maiden lane, Wood. 7 street, Cheapside, hosier, at ten, at Guildhall. Dec. 6. W. Absnlem, Leicester-street, Leicester-square, straw hat manufacturer; at tweive f at Guildhall. L''EitTIFICATES, Dec. 6. ' John Smith, Liverpool, 'merchant. Thomas Bishop, Bir mingham, Warwick, plater. Robert' Griffiths, Llewenj Farm, Denbigh,' farmer. Joslida Ambled, Leeds, York, timber-mer chant. Benjamin I.leAeltine, l3cech street, oil-merchant. Cu ltist; gall, Bow , streel, Covent- g arden, liquor mer th an t. . - . . • ders (forty-tiro pOunas Einglish) on ti 4 eight pounders on the forecastle.—Oa k of flour on board, beside known stores.--) turn of killed and wounded. A List of Seamen npd Marines killed and w Majesty's ship Aniethyst, Nov, ' SEA MEN, KILLED. , ---Peter Mills, Capfab John Scoffield * quarter-master. Michel HI ner. Robert Scott, able seaman. .Tames E Taylor, ditto. Matthew Jorden, ditt. Chi tutry.seatnan, Thomas Patterson * ditto. T man. MORT AI. LY WO UN D ED.—Mr. Richard mate. DA N GER OU SI. Y N'irouNnEn.—Robert master. Ezekiel Pilkington, quarter mast& M'llenry, quarter gunner. John Purchase, Pnrrott, able sealant!. Martin Conch, (litl vidson, ordinary seaman. Mag. Slater, dill ple, ditto.' John Pear*, ditto. John Ft! class. r SEVERELY WOUNDED.—Mr. 1,. Sparrow, quarter master. ' James Compbel Jos. Manfree, ordinary seaman. Charles Chcyne i ditto. John Forsyth, landuino. Christ. Landerbaugh, ditto. Peter M`Cassei SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. —Mr. Leonard Mr. Gilson, captain's clerk. Wiiiitttn Dohs( JamesWado,captain of the after t.,ltard. John crew. John Locke, able seaman. Anti)! Jamis Gould T ditto. • Atsnis Ade, ditto. Wi William Anderson, ditto. John Walker, Michacl'Caley, landnem. Peter Iburray, ditto. Michael ltrthintiiigli, "s"tiperitunte - raiy 1114 RI N t LLEM—Me. Bernard Kindar John Mail,' corporal. • Georga Littlejohn . , Ward, ditto. Joslinst Clayton, ditto. • Rol William Townson, ditto. Jacob Ilarrisos Dialling, ditto. Ntir.noust.v WOUNDED. Mr. Samuel lieutenant. James Jenkins, private. liens Garrett Kolch, ditto: 11.4 ac smith, ditto: Richard Prynce, ditto. St.! ctriTt.v vouNDEn —Samuel Packwo, Unto fever, private. William Crook, dittk ditto. James Harrison, ditto. John Whatle! Downing-street, NoLpnb,er 43, A divatch, of which the following is ac 4 reeeived' by Viscount CastlerCagh, from Li Beckwith, commanding his 11Iaije6ty's tsoops and Leeward Islands. Mr orr 1), Bar4ado, Intelligence having been received here of mouth, that the enemy had hazarded a lain lanle, w ith a detachment of regular troops ft three companies of the Ist West India regi command of Lieutenant-C.4;11cl Blackwell, of In a , proceeded from Barbadoe , , a c - xpresse4 No. 17, were landed in Marie Galante on the French trot.ps, in con;uurtion with the naval 30114, and, after a seriCs of operations in th country, the enemy . surrendared. a t d iseret ion m lone) Cambricl abandoned his command the tit render, and, it is imagined, escaped in a canoe The detachment returned to Barliadoes on thr three men onnded , one of te horn is since dew The perseverance and temper of the three • spectable ; and the fatigue they underwent al year unusually great. I inclose Lieutenant-Colonel Blackwell's rep. honour tp be, &c. - • • (Signed) Geo. BECKWI7 Sin, • Grand limirg, Marie Galante, I hare the honour to inform you, thnt the ti were pUtasett to • place under my commmtd arri ajeo v's ship Captain, on theY9tlt of August ; ; Capt. Yigut, that the French 4roops were strati; three Leila of Grand Bourg, I was immedi: the three conmauies of the Ist West India relit] obtained an In* reabe of my force, of about I ztonie sajim c : ingeth# nUb uG yowl* from 0 r S4TP4DAS"S' TGAZETTE. Admiralty Office, Nov. 19, 1808. cars oft! Letter from Contain Seymour, of his illajestis ship Amothist, to Admiral Lord Gambier. i lfr Lowy, ' Ainethyst, ifamoaxe, Nov. 15,1808. have the most sineere pleasure hi acquainting' you, that his Ntijesty i sallip the Amethyst, under my command, cap tured, the 19th last. at n i g ht, th e French, frigate La The tis, of 44 gims, and a crew of 33Q men, who had served year` together , and UN soldiers, from L'Orient fur Marti pique.. Being dose tar the N.W. poiat of Goa, she was seen quarter beton) seven PAL and immediately chased; and it closef action:began ifeliire ten o'clock, which continued With little iniermii4niii 1M twenty mintites after midnight. liavityrFallea on hoard fel. a short tirne; after ten and from • • ' l llll ecven, when she intentionally laid u; on hq ? • till she surrentlereil (about an hour), she :lay fast 4101104 , the duke of our hest hOwei anchor having en tereoUNer, kremost inainfdeeli.port,,andalte Was, after great Illatighter, boarded and taken possession of, and some pri • longrs reeei veil froit her, before we disengaged the ships. Sbprtiy after, a ship of warwis seen closing' fast under a presfol4il, which proved to be the which imme (Weil gave us the inosteheetual;miqanee Mat the anxious and Wing •mind 'of such an O ffi cer a s Si r Th o Mas H ar d y reek! suggest. At half. past one die ghannon joined, received prisoners from, mut 144.14 Thetis in tow. She is wholly dismasted, dfr.Ofuilt shattered, and had h er C omman d er, (Pinitnt. • Cain i ts4te e-Vaisseau,) and 1%5 Men, killed ; 102 wounded, amongst whom arc all her Officers except three. The A methYst lost 19 killed, am! 5; wounded amongst the former is Lieutenant Bernard Kindall, a inoA promis ing voting 'Officer of the Royal Marines, who suffered greaily ; and that invaluable Officer, Lieut. J. S. Payne, dangerously wounded ; the wizen mast shot away, and the ship much damaged and leaky. No language can convey an adequate idea of the cop! and determined bravery shewn by every Officer and man of this Ship; and their truly nob!e behaviour has laid rue under the geeiteiit obligation. The tisistance I rect:isied from my gallant friend the First Lien tenant, Mr. Gini4azd Bleimerhassett, an Officer of great merit tae 4 - ability: is beyond all Lieutenants nil' and Cietic;l4 'anti Mr. Fair th e M as t er , (whose adwi rab'le a ;.•ti particularly at the close of the action, *ben the erieniv .wa.l on fi re the bearciers employed,. a n d the Ship' h'ai su ddenly 'made two feet water, surmounted ar pre s erved 'to add Lustre to his Majesty.'s'Service. • ld psiire tb Monsieur Dede, the sur iiring Comminder of La Thrtis i rl'aiust observe, he sited Isiah singular firms ps, arid was the only Frenchman on thf fjuVrf . 7cleck *bin webo3rded her. -• • • • • • • ' / have the is4;onir to be. ice. " • Micu.i4 SO' .11047 R. 1 5c7 4; . .. 44'e. • • . .I.4' . Thetis—length t 142 feet ; 21 AiOiteen potteders (tweeq , tztlk-aeck j tit thirtyon; ktsuh- ~:;:~, 4 ,, :E44,&(Xerdt 16 1 . /4"A V4 4 . . k i int4*4 r I" • • * A th 4 . ? % A t_lk • a t • ..% P .... 4 4," • u!.. A . -•••.-." 1.0.4; NOV. 91, the quarter-deck tie thousand barrels —lnclosed is a re. wounded on board his 10, 1808. ain of the ForecaFtle. Bryan, quarter gun F.llintt, ditto. Colin ht rles Gordon, ordi-. Ttionnts Smith, laid. d Gibbing::, ma'ter's Leverick, quarter.. ter's mate. Andrew e, sailmaker. John tto. Alexander 1)a. Ito. Richard Chop. 'oley, boy of the 3d i, midshipman. John quarter -gu n ner, Slott, ditto. John John Dove, ditto. sell, ditto. Taylor, boatswain. ,son, quarter master. in White, carpenter's .bony Johan, ditto. rilliam Bruce, ditto. ordinary seannir, tto. fSeyce More;!, boy. 11 1 second lientenaot. , private. Richa! r: th e n Payne, ditto. In, ditto: Richard el John Payne, fir:: try Willi:tins, ditto. John Wells, ditto. and, serjeant. WU- to. William Ball, ey, ditto. r;FIAFL SEYMOLIE. 1808, copy, was this day Lieutenant-General s in the Windward 'ors, Sept. 14,150 R. In the 27th of last riding in Marie tia- from (;uadaloupe; gintent, tinder the of the ith West hi- ed in my dispatch `29tit, attacked tho ul gorri-ou, on the he fastnes:.es of Ito: on the :id inst. l'i)- lay before the slit- oc'to Guadaloupe. lie 1901, having ILA td. companies was IT it this season of the !pro, and have the !71(, Lieut. !e, Sept. 4,1 SIP". troops which you . r i ve d here, in 163 and finding, from ugly posted t% ithin lately landed mill, imeut ; and havi "i 140 marines, net. the ailny sets tote' • I I ..crt . ;.1 f.. tiar'