The National Register. — London, England, 1817-09-15 00:00:00

THE EARL OF ST. VINCENT. The last Tricolor Won By the Naval Flag of Britain— The Colours Of L'Etoile, captured by the Hehrtts, March 27, Isld: Most respectfully dedicated To JOHN, EARL of ST. VINCENT: The offering Of a grateful Pupil To au illustrious Master. ti This Nobleman, having► lately been on a visit to his I friends in the county of Staftiwd, was on his return to his seat near Brentwood, in Essex, surprised by a pre sent of a novel but agreeable . kind. In his hall his Lordship found placed a French revolutionary flag, and near it a marble tablet, with the following in cription, which sufficiently explains the motive for de positing the flag in that place: Tt was after a chase of 120 miles, and a well-fought action of two hours and a quarter under an incessant fire from a French battery, that the Etoile French frigate vas captured by the Hebrus, under the command of ; Captain Palmer, by whom the flag of the captured ves sel has boon placed as above stated. The official ac count of the battle is to be fimnd in the Gazette of April 2, 1814. Next to the satisfaction which Lord St Vincent would feel from conquering his country's enemies in his own person, is that of seeing them sue cessfully combated by others who had learned the art of victory under kis eye, and from his example. The present was therefore a most grateful one. Extract of a letter front New Orleans, dated the Ist of August, says :—" Lieutenant J. S. Cunningham ' commander of the United States schooner Firebrand, arrived in town yesterday morning from Vera Cruz, having brought with him, from that place, Wyat, charged with the murder of Captain Driscoll, of the schooner Fox. The Firebrand sailed front the Balize • on the 2nd ult. and arrived at Vera Cruz the 14th ; saluted the Fort, having first ascertained that it would be returned gun for gun, which was done ; received the prisoner Wyat on board, and sailed on the 20th. During Lieutenant C's stay at Vera Cruz, he was treated with marked civility by the officers of the Go vernment and by the citizens. On the '2lst spoke the American brig Charles, Captain l'riett, of and from New Orleans for Vcra Cruz ; her commander informed him, that on the 14th he was boarded anti taken pos session of by a small schooner, which her crew called by the fietitioas name of Incommuna, the Captain of which went by the name of Bon Ami. She was under the Mexican flag, and had a crew of 25 negroes, and three white officers; overhauled the cargoes of the Charles, broke open all the letters, detained her twelve hours, and then suffered her to proceed. On the 18th the Charles fell in with the privateer Mexican Con gress (formerly the Calypso), Captain Piinett, was ordered to seal his boat and papers on hoard, with the chief mate; after some hours detention the boat was bent back, with orders to the Captain to fidlow the pri vateer; in three hours she ran out of sight, with the mate and papers of the Charles on board. On the third day afterwards, the Firebrand fell in with her, destitute of all her papers, and liable to be treated as a pirate by the first vessel she might meet with ; being then within a day and a half's sail of Vera Cruz, con veyed her back within sight of that port." The Western Luminary says—" A respectable woollen manufacturer at Crediten, of capital and ex perience sufficient to gautnunee pertimmance, has sub suitted an offer to the principal landholders and ma gistrates of that neighbourhood, which is likely to flum a precedent to other places :—it is to contract for stated nuutbe•r of years ,three to seven we believe) to Maintain the poor and keep the roads in repair, for 5001. a year less than their average cost of the last seven years. Of course he calculates upon employing many of them in the various branches of the woollen manufacture, and on the roads, according to their age, sex, and ability ; and the Guardians of the Poor, if they close with the offer, will take security for their prcixr treatment." - - - - - A letter from Dominitm, dated July 19, states,— 1 " That flour was thirteen dollaN per barrel, and fidl log, much. There were from six to 9000 barrels of it in the market. There bad lately arrived about 1000 hokr.ima•ls of tobacco, and that the markets had been overstoc:ill with all kinds of American produce ; sugar eight dollars to nine per cwt. They also mention that all the exportation of sugar in foreign vessels was pro hibited on the Ist of July.—Two French store-ships had arrived there from liovhfort." The Duke of Wellington, we understand, become a Collector of Painting and Sculpture. Ills ample for tune will afP , rd him the means of gratifying his taste ; and a m.likt gallery the the reception of the works of the most celebrated Masters, both of ancient and mo dern art, is to form a rart.of the national mansion to be erected for him. Ills Gr.tce ha; lately added to his coll'AAion a very tine cast in bronze, from the celebrated • of the G/a dirdi Lich '- for the THE NATIONAL REGISTER; TALMA AND OXBERRE The following article merit, notice, as it thews the different cha racters of a French and an English actor, and as the contrast is at evidently in favour of our countryman. It seems that Miss Penley, a :cry interesting actress and amiable young woman, was performing with en English company of cetnedianb at Valenciennes, and was to have a benefit on the Tuesday. All her boxes were let, and she had reason to expect a very profitable night. On the Monday the French troop of comedians arrived, and the hopes of Miss Penley were ex tingaished by a refusal to let the theatre be opened, except for the French company. With a laudable impuLse of humanity and British Oxberry addressed the subjoined letter to Tahoe. The Tragic Hero, however, was too lofty to condescend to write an answer him self, and therefore sent an Ambassador and Plenipotentiary, to ex plain and adjust matters, but particularly to demand an apology of Oxberry hoc that passage in Ins letter, which as one part of an alterna tive, intimated the possibility that 'Palma had not improved by his ' travels. Oxberry, however, though not a tragic Hero, sus disposed to spew that he possessed more than mere entitle spirit, Mr he declared to the Ambassaulor and Plenipotentiary, that it was a rule with an Eng lishman, never to make an apology when he was in the right, and therefore ridiculous in a Frenchmanto require one. The Ambassador and Plenipotentiary seemed to be struck with this emphatic trait of British character, and retreated with such an abundance of cour teous gesticulations and grimaces, that Oxberry was enabled to sapply his comic treasury with additional stores fur the true gro tesque.— "Valenciennes, August 1. • .• On Tuesday. July the lftth, Messrs. Oxberry anti Penley, from the Theatre Royal, Dmry-lane, were announced to perform at this Theatre; but M. Telma, arriving late on the Monday evening, the English company were compelled to give way to the French one, as there is but one theatre for both companies, and Telma made his first appearance on this stage, in the tragNly of • Manliu s C a pit o li nus ,' by Ko.se. Messrs. Oxberry and Penley, I am informed, waited. she whole of Wednesday expecting some apology from the French Man ager, for his illiberal and unjust conduct to them and the English company of comedian,: but not receiving any, the annexed letter was tiowarded to M. Talmu, who on reading it, solicited an interview with the English Manager, informed hint that two English Generals haul just called m pay their respects, anti after amusing hint with in numerable trifles equally vain end ridiculous. requested he would in form Mr. Oxberry, that he was ignorant of the whole proceeding, wished hint a good morning. declared nothing would give him greutzr pleasure titan to see him in Paris, anti that he would there skew him what a grateful recollection he entertained of the hospitable and ge nerous conduct he had experienced in England." " M. TALMA, " Valenciennes, July 16. "I shall not atedogise for addre,,ing you in English, knowing you arc well acquainted with the language, but proceed to ask whether it u as consistent with the liberal character report had given you, after the spirited and generous manner in which my countrymen, partial lady the theatrical part of them, received you when in England, to lend yourself the Very moment you re.commeneed your professional dudes in France, to the commission elan act,tuiparallelled, I believe, in the annals of histrionic art ? The Saturday previous to your arrival the English company of comedians announced me and Mr. Penky of the Theatre Royal, Drury-l.ane, to perform in a play and farce oo the Thursday following, and though you did not arrive till nine o'clock on the Monday evening, by the same hour the next morning the French play-bills were posted over the English, and M. Le Ware, very politely (leaving justice out of the question) sent to inform the English Manager you had arrived, and be must give up the Theatre for your use. My friend Mr. Penky and myself have certainly grounds for complaint, were our talents much more !mull& than your liberality can estimate them; but whilst honoured by approving toices on the other side of the water, we can smile at every slight that may be east upon them on this. You surely must know the performances in question were for the benefit of a lady of no mean talent, and I be lieve of irreproachable mord character. In England, M. Telma. ' such a diameter is entitled to, and receives the protection and sup port of every liberal mind. Surely the boasted g a ll an t r y o f the , French nation is on the decline, or M. Tatham is not impnwtsl by travel. When I shall tell this tale in the Green-Room of Drury. my brothers and sisters will scarcely credit my story, my friend Dow ton must censure his credulity, and regret that such things have been. I am, Sir, your humble servant. " English Hotel. W. Oiagnay." I ant i que statue o f th e Giaiiaior, whi c h i s for the pre- ;;;; 1A:1444ml ilk t'ut L.trtlen of Ins house in Piccadilly. en t CH [NINE Y SWEEPERS. The following plan to sweep chimneys has been suggested by a physician is Edinburgh, who has very lately had an op. porlanity of examining the recently invented sweeping-ma chines, buth in London and in Bath lie believes they can. not answer the humane purposes intended :—At the top of the vent, place an iron liar moveahle at each extremity: in the middle of that bar place a cast-iron wheel, or the bar and wheel may be one fixed piece; from this wheel let a c h a i n , similar to a jack's chain, be suspended, extending nearly to the fire place, so as to be easily caught by a person in the boom. This chain remains 'berm:minty in each vein. A bun dle of straw or broom fastened to this chain could at any time sweep the vent in five minntes. By this plan the following advantages might heetreetually gained, and gained with very little trouble, with little or no inconvi nience.--t. The danger which men and boys encounter 14 mounting upon chimney tops each time a vent is swept might be easily pt evented.- 2. The practice of sending boys up vents would not hit neces sary--3. If a vent caught lite, a bundle of wet straw fastened to the chain, and hoisted rapidly up, would extinguish the flames instantly.---1. A Imbibe of dry bay or straw fixed to the chain, and hoisted half way up, would etfeetnally prevent the'smoke of neighbonring vents fr o m annoying the room to the vent of which the chain was placed. The chain armed with a handle of hay, hoisted half way up and properly se cured below, might prevent thieves from getting down the vent. The only oujection Met can be offered to this plan is the expence of the chain to each vent, lint upon inquiry be flints, that each vent, upon an average, even in Edinburgh, might be furnished n ith it fur front eight to ten shillings. This certainly is no object when compared with the comfort and safety of our poor fellow-creatures. Gviris:nnt sr. tlic aeronaut, has been condemned to 15 days' im prio.nownt in Paris, thr endeavouring t Mrce his way into the money.oftice, at a :'rein the •;itrilen :ri, given for the benefit of the poor. TOe elarge of taking any part of the reeeiptz was abandoned. Mademoiselle Eli za , w h o h a d g i ven the police offi cers Yn it. blows with her fist, was not pro. coned, as it was held that her conduct might have procciAled from filial affection. MIR ACCI.OIs Est". PH.—A short time since, :is J. Durban, a workman at the colliery of Mr. Young, at Wrasall, was leaning over the mouth of the pit, to receive a basket °Croat, drawn up by the engine, the rope by which be Mid soddenly broke, and Durban was precipitated heal hirt most into the pit, w hick is about 40 fathoms deep : those aft4lllllll SAIV his heels the last. Every one is NA herrn, stricken ; they natu rally CIPIICIIIIIC , I lie would lie dashed to utoms, and his atm, a lad oil the premises was ft antic! Butt, w lerrOl to relate, nut a bone was broken, nor even bia akin lacerated. In his fall be pros i tinrially grasped the descending rope, m Mehl took him safely to the bottom ! had lie caught the ascending rope, he tunst have met certain dealli. li e was dr ag ii up and went about hia tianal occupation, wit nothing had oc curred. ADDRESS, SEPT. 15. DELIVERED TO TILE YOUNG PERSONS MAO WERE COY: TIERED AT TIIE LATE VISITATION OF THE DIOCESE OP CHESTER, IN JULY AND AUGUST, 1817. BY GEORGE HENRY LAW, D.D. F.R. AND A.S. LORD BISHOP OP CHESTER. As we arc always anxious to devote some portion of our columns to the amendment of the heart, as well as the head, we think we cannot do our youthful Readers a more essential piece of service than by presenting them with the following Address. We have seldom read a discourse so well suited to the octstsion. The nu. ture of that solemn obligation which we lay upon mt.. selves by the act of Confirmation is clearly explaine,l, and the Religious anti Moral duties of youth in their future career in life are pointed out in language at once plain and forcible. In our next number we shall pro. lxtbly present our Readers with some portions of the very excellent Charge delivered by the same Learned Divine at the late Chester Visitation. In the mean time we recommend to them, both old and young, the fhllowing Address, as well deserving their serious attention. " My YOUNG Flews os.J-The ceremony of Confirmation being now over, I am anxious to address a few worth to you, before you depart. And Ido so with this view. The ad monition of u friend—of one who can have no wish or object hut your happiness present and eternal,—the advice •f your Bishop, may,at this peculiar season, make a mute than ordi nary impression on your hearts, may afterwards, as I hope and pray, occur to your recollection, amid those scenes and temptations, to which all, and more particularly the young, are sure some time or other, to be exposed. 0 It is unnecessary for me, I. well know,to expatiate to you, on the nature, the end, and uses of the ceremony you have just gone through. These things have been, lam sure, al ready, and at large explained to you, by the officiating Mi. nisters. I need therefore only remind you, that you have now taken upon yourselves the vow, which, at your baptism, your Godfathers and Godmothers made fur you—that you have promised by the blessiog of God, to continue his for ever. •• Now this engagement from you, has been wisely delayed by our Church, till you were arrived at years of discretion : until that period of your age, when you might understand the nature of the obligation under winch you place yourselves.-- Another cause for deferring it until this time,is, that entering now upon the more dangerous season of your lives, you may he induced to pause—to reflect—and to make virt good resolutions for the future. In order then to render Confir mation, as far as in me lieth, not a mere formal ceremony, but a solemn and an useful rite, I will in as few words, and as clearly as I possibly can, point out to you, what it is which you have undertaken to be, and what most probably will be the present, but, assuredly, what will be the future COMP queneev, of your breaking or keeping, the vow and promise you have now made. " You have then, in the face or God and of tit' t7^ll^rega tion declared, that you will, with thw assist.:nee if • to• Spirit,cudeavuor to continue to be Christians, out.. your live. cud. It behoves you therefore to consider and understand what is meant by the words—to be a Christian. To be a Christian, then, is first, to have faith in Jesus Christ—to be. lieve that be is the Soo of God, that he came down from Hea ven for Its miserable sinners, to reconcile man to the Father through his blood shed en the CiONS. It is also to believe, that he roseagain from the dead, in order to assure us, that we shall all, ou the last day, rise front our graves, and that the dead, both small and great, will stand betbre the throne of God, to be judged out of the book of Life, according to their works. If sun have thi• faith, and it be a lively - faith, you may ' by I)i% Grate, continue to be, what y o u h ave thi s dav under. taken to be, true Christians—the children of God, aud inked tio s of everlasting Glory. " lint remember, that to have a lively faith in Jesus Chris; you most also obey his commandments : that is, you must no our duty to God, your neightiour, and yourselves. Nut% in order thus to do your duty, you must take pains to know it : and to know it, you must go where it may be learnt. You must therefore regularly anti devoutly attend your Church. 'l'h-re I trust you will hear the word of God, both laid down and enforeed. If you constantly attend the place where his honour dwelleth, yon are in the tight road at least, wheilaer you proceed, or nut, to your journeys end : but Wyatt hence forth rtaitivly neglect the house of God, there is little hope that you will elsewhere learn your duty; and if you do not know, how can you practice it ? •' Yon must, in the next place, show your reverence and fear of your Maker—of that Being, who hears every word you say, who sees every secret thing that you do, who knows your very inmost thoughts—by never taking his name in Sant —by never using it in profane cursing and sweat ing.- 1 would also most soleutuly advise on, to take the first 0 1 1- portimity, now that you are confirmed, of proceeding to the table of the Lord ; that you may there receive the spiritual aid and cumin t, which are promised unto all them, who duly partake ot• the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ. " Worship them if you are wise, your Creator on his Sab. baths. You will thus fi n d the seventh day to be oat Duly a day of lest, but a day of satisfaction. The practice Will by use grow more easy, and more delightlid : it will procure you alas the respect ut man, the approval of y our own conscieuce, and what should be the main end and object of our lives, it will afford you just grounds for hoping, that you ❑re rucommend. ing yourselves, to the favour and protection of your Father and y our God. The discharge of this first and st important duly, will be a likely means of inducing you, in the SCCOIIII place, to do your duty to your Neighbour, that is, to be kind-h-loted, and charita oh. as ral as yon eau ; to be conscientious and Du llest in all your dealings with every one. In short, to do unto others, as, you would have reason to wish and expect, that others should du unto you. " The third and last duty which I pointed out to yon, is your duty to youtselves. You must thesiMre, in the lir •t place, ue sober. lA uakeouras is a hcutoo a the patent of many utters: and will 11111 Si assured, if in dulged in, ruin your u,i.dace, your ii:salth, and y our C1141:14:- ter. " Yon must also be. chaste. The commonness of the breach of this e :indolent, is the great my mg sin of the Nation but y nt must one day 14. r every violation of it, -rave Scripture has declared, that those who transgress to 1111 S 110101, (it/li w,lt judge. " YoU must moreover, if you wish to be good