The National Register. — London, England, 1813-01-03 00:00:00

MOST REMARKABLE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1813. JANUARY. 4. Arrived an account of the loss of the brig Fortitude, with the ' Master, Mate, and eight of the Crew. This melancholy accident oc curred in consequence of the extinction of the lights on the Smalls, ' upon which she struck in a very hard gale. 5. A General Court of Proprietors was held at the India-House, on the subject of the communication between his Majesty's Ministers and the Committee of Correspondence, relative to the Modification and Renewal of the Company's Charter. .8. Lord Wellington's Circular Letter to the Commanding Officers of Battalioris serving under him, for the better preservation of mili tary discipline. • 9. Appeared in the London Gazette his Royal Highness the Prince Regent's Declaration in answer to the American Manifesto, relative to the war between Great Britain and the United States of America. George Miller, William Thorpe, and Thomas Smith, executed at York for the murder of Mr. Horstall. 11. Arrived an account of a dreadful shock of an earthquake in the island of Jamaica, which occurred on the 14th of November. 16. Arrived Paris papers up to the 14th, containing an account of the secession of the Prussian General D'Yorck from the French force under M'Donald, and the Convention between the former and the Russian General Wittgenstein. Also containing a Senatus Consul turn for placing at the disposal of Buonaparte 150,000 men. Dispatches arrived from Lord Cathcart, dated St. Petersburgh, Dec. 22, containing an account of the operations of the Prince of Smolensk°, from the passage of the Beresina to the flight of the French army from %Vilna, during which it appeared that the French lost above QO,OOO men in prisoners, near 900 pieces of cannon, seven General Officers, a great quantity of Buonapartc's personal baggage, and all their rnapzines. The following persons executed at York, convicted of having ben Lu 'dites, viz. plin Hill, Joseph Crowther, Nathan Hoyle, Jonathan Dean, John Ogden, Thomas Brook. John Walker, John Sw.'llow, John Batley, Joseph Fisher, William Hartley, James Haieli, James Hay. and John Hay. A dreadful fire broke out in the St. James's Coffee-house, St, Jan-es's.strcet, which communicated with the adjoining premises, and did considerable damage before it was put down. Appeared in the Gazette, the Address of the University of Dublin to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, on the subject of the Catholic Claims. '25. Arrived the official intelligence of the capitulation of the Prus sian General D'Yorck. FEBRUARY. 2. The House of Commons having met for the first time after the recess, Mr. Grattan gave notice •f his intention to submit the claim - is of the Catholics to the consideration of the House 013 the 25th of this month. 4. Arrived French papers, containing an account of several inter views between the Pope and Buonaparte, and the signing of a Con cordat bet ween them. 6. A Meeting of the County of Kent took place at Mailstone. at which a Petition against the Catholic Claims was agreed upon, after considerable opposition. IJ. Arrived Cadiz papers, containing the official notification of Lord ‘vellington's appointment to the command of all the Spanish armies in the Peninsula. Also the Declaration of the Spanish-Cortes, that the Tribunal. comn.cilly called by the name of the Inquisition, was incompatible with the Constituticn. 12. Arrived Paris papers, containing the proceedings of the 2d and sth instant, relative to the appoititine , t and regulation of a Regency. 16. Arrived an account of the death of Mr, Joel Barlow, the au thor of the Columbiad, and American Envoy to Buonaparte, on his return from the North of Europe to Paris IS. An Address to his Rot al Highness the Prince Regent, on the subject of the war with America, was proprised in both Houses of Parli 4nent. by Earl Hathurst and Viscount Castlereagh respectively, and agreed to netti. con. 22. Arrived French papers, containing the Speech of Buonaparte to the Conservative Senate. on the 11th of this month. Also a copy of the Concordat signed between the Pope and Buonaparte. 23. Sir Francis Burdett's Motion for leave to la. ing in a Bill to pro vide againit the necessity of a Regency.—Negatived Dv 235 to 73. 25. Official intelligence of the taking of Konigsbetg, Elbing, Ma rienberg, and Mei denwerder, by the Russians: Discussion of the Catholic Claims in the House of Commons, on thy motion of Mr. Grattan. MARCH. 2. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales's note to the Speaker of the House of Commons, and the conversation thereon. 3. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Vansittart) brought in a series of Financial Resolutions, the object of which was to supersede the necessity of imposing . new Taxes, by applying, under specified regulations, part of the income of the Sinking Fund to the public service. 4. Mr. Cochrane Johnstone's Motion in the House of Commons re lative to her Royal Highness the Princes of Wales.—Strangers ex cluded during the discussion. 5. Report to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, made by Members of his Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, on several do. cuments relative to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. lit. The Marquis of Wellesley's Motion in the House of Lords re lative to the war in the Peninsula. 18. An order issued to the Custom Honse, authorising the clear. ance of vessels for Prussian ports, and the admission of Prussian ves sels into English ports. 19. Account of the capture of the Java frigate, by the United States frigate Constitution, after a desperate engagement. in which Captain Lambert, of the Java, with mos; of the officers and many seamen, were killed. The action took place on the 29th of December. :N. Captain Irby's dispatch, detailing the desperate action. on the 7th of February, between the Amelia frigate and the French frigate A rethusa. 25. Dispatches from Lord Cathcart, detailing the successes of the Russians, and communicatins the intelligence of a Treaty. offensive and defensive, having been signed and ratified between their Majes ties the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia. ■ 2111 MI APRIL. The first stone of the Episcopal Chapel in Bethnal Green-road, belonging to the Society for the Conversion of the Jews, laid by the Duke of Kent. 9 Arrived French papers, containing the appointment of the Em press of France to the Regency. 16. Dispatches from Lord Cathcart communicating the intelligence of an unlimited Armistice between the Austrians and Russians. MAY. 4. Discovery of the imposition practised by Anne Moore, corn. mouly known by the name of the Fasting Woman of Tutbury. 8, Account of the loss of the Peacock, in an engagement with Ow American brig Hornet, brought by his Majesty's ship Seahorse. 15. Arrived an account of the great battle of Lutaen. 17. Official account of the delamt of Marshal Suchet, by the Allied Troops under the command of Sir J. Murray, 20. judgment of the Court of Ding's Bench OR Mr. Creevey for 4 libel, contained in a published speech delivered by him in Parliament. 23. German papers, giving intelligence of a levy en masse in Prussia. 24. The Catholic Dill thrown out in a Committee of the House of Commons, by a majority of four, the numbers being 247 for, :251. against. 30. French papers received, communicating intelligence of an in, tended Congress at rrague. 4 II JUNE. S. French papers received, detailing the battle of Bautzen, Nitu,reh , ten, and Reisepbatch, on the 21st, and ‘22:1 of May. Marshal Mime killed nn the latter day by a cannon ball. il. The Trcaty between 4 reat Britain and Sweden laid before Par. liament. 16. Confirmation of the account of an Armistice agreed to, from the 4th of I iwe to thc god' of July. is. Debate in the liteti4e of Commons on the Swedipb,Trcaty. II JULY. 210 1 S. Intelligence of the great victory sear Vittoria, obtained by Lord Wellington over the French army commanded by Marshal Jourdan, in which the enemy completely routed, with the loss of 151 pie' e* of cannon, 445 .vaggons of ammunition, all their baggage, proviiions treasure, &c. and the French Commander's Baton of a Marshal of France. This glorious victory was gained on the '2lst of June. L• Wellington conti sued the pursuit, and on. the 25th took the eneri only relnaining gun. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE Or TILE