The National Register. — London, England, 1809-09-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Castlereagh's house in St. James's-square, where he took 1 in that Noble Lord, and they proceeded together to.. Putney Heath, near the border of Wimbledon Common. Mr. Canning left Gloucester-lodge at five o'clock, for the same destination. He went in a currick, which was driven bv the servant . who accompanied him, Mr. George Rose Ellis attended on the ground as Mr. Canning's friend, and: Mr. Home as surgeon. It is said that the whole party went into the Earl of Yarmouth's house,.and remained there half an hour, for the purpose of concerting more effectually the objects of the meeting, and, if possible, to conciliate matters: The hostile result being ineivitable, the'parties passed through the gardens to the heath in the rear of the house. The ground was measured, and• the first shots ex changed by signal; without effect. After some fresh, but ineffectual attempts at conciliation, another fire took place, and on the exchange of the second shot, Mr. Canning re ceived the wound in the right thigh, which, we are happy to state, though serious, is not dangerous. We understand that Mr. Canning still,stood on his post, as if waiting for another shot; when the blood from his wound was per ceived flowing copiously through his dress (nankeen trowsers), when the SCCOPN immediately interposed, and he was taken off the ground. He was able to walk, with assistance,into Lord Yarmouth's house, where a temporary dressing and bandage was applied, and he was thence con veyed back, in the same carriage, by the same servant who • brought him to the Fround, to Gloucester Lodge, Bromp ton, where he continues, attended by Mr. Home, whose. replies to the constant and numerous inquirers respectAT the health of his distinguished patient arc, we are happy to state, of the most satisfactory nature. The ball passed , through on the outside of the hone, leaving the principal blood-vessels untouched. It was reported that a bit of cloth had entered with the bag, and remaine3 still unex tracted ; but this, we are assured. is untrue. Lord Castle reagh arrived in the course of the morning at his house in St. James's-square; accompanied by Lord Yarmouth. His Lordship was, shortly after his arrival, visited by the Earl of Liverpool, and in the afternoon went to join Lady Castlereagh at Stanmore. His Lordship, it is said, had a narrow escape, the button on the right lappel of his coat having been shot off. . TUESDAY'S LOXDON GAZETTE. GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, Sept. 18. It is his Majesty's command, that all Officers belonging to re giments stationed in the Island of Walcheren, shall immediately join their regiments; and they are positively ordered to repair fo►r that purpose forthwith to Deal, from whence the means will he furnished to them of proceeding to their respective corps. The only exceptions to this General Order are, those Officers who are absent oa a regular certificate of 111 health. By command of the Right lion. the Commander in Chief. HARRY CA Lir CRT, Adjutant-General. admirally-Ofice, Sept. 19. Ii is Majesty's sloop Rnnne Citoyeone, Halifax, Aug. 1, 1809. Ste---I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Cotninivdoners of the Admiralty, that on the 18th day of June, having sailed from Spit head in compan with his 'Majesty's ship Inflexible, and the Quebec trade, on the 2d of July. in 1at..1.1, deg. North, lung. 27 deg. We.t, I had the mis fortune to lose sight of the convoy in reconnoitring a strange sus. pirious sail astern, and by traversing between the parallels of 43 and 44 otei;rees North, edging to the West ward in priportion to the distance 1 supposed they would sail wirh such w in order to regain the fleet, I had the good fortune, on the sth, at three P. M. in lat. 4S deg. 41 minutes North, and long. n 4 West, to fall in with a French frigate in the :let of Inking possession of a large English merchant ship. which they shortly relinquished on! our approach, and steered to the Northward under tt press of 6 ; 11 1. Finding they did not answer the private signal, l imme diately bore up in pursuit, and, after a chime 0 . 18 hours, at 25 ITC9 minutes past nine A. AI, on the 6t a, had the satisfaction W lzy his Majesty's sloop alongside n 'thin pistol-shot of the enemy, who bud brought-to to ettinge us. A brisk cannonade with Tirana and grape immediate?) . errs menced, and the combat continued with ana2itoe..l fury. gra dually closing until sixteen minotes past foot-, I'. M. when oer powder being nearly all ex pended,'l determined to carry her by boarding with all haeds, and at the instant of Saying her aboard for that purpose, they called out they - had stirrend!.red, and struck their colours to his Majesty's slovp. Thus ended a con flict ishstinately maintained for six boors and fifty minters, tier ing which the enemy fired away more than ~eventy broast,sides, whilst his Majesty's sloop, not less sparing, discharged one hun dred and twenty-nine destructive broadsides, alternately fr , ort the starboard and larboard sides, as circumstances wrath: permit me to charter. her position with advantage, s as to avoid the necessity of slackening our fire from the guns being over-heat: of, three of which were d4moneted and rendered•useless early its the action. She proved to be La Furicuse, a French frigate of the largest class, that escaped from the Saintes on the IA April, r:1 commandel"y Captain be Nlarant Ker Daniel, pierced for 48 guns, but having only te..elve42-pound carronades and two leog 24-pounders on the main deck, with six of smaller cnlibr'; 40 soldiers at small arms, her full proportion of otfieers, and a com plement of 200 men, besiAes the Camel, two Lieutenants, and a detachment of the 66th regiment of the line; rarity loaded with sugar and coffee, and sailed from Basle Terre the Juue, bound to France; is seven years old, and sails very fast. After a hard contested action, a most arduous duty still re. mained to be performed. On taking possessing, we found the frigate in a most perlinusstate, with 14 shot-holes between wind and water, and five feet water in her hold; her topmasts, and • , all her yards (except the cross-jack and spritsail) shot away, and her lower masts so badly wounded as to render it almost im possible to prevent them from falling, with more time 70 men killed and wounded ; whilst his Majesty's sloop was reduced to a mere wreck, having all her lower masts badly wounded in several places, as well as the fore and main .to,plitasts and mizen topmast shot away, nearly all the standing and every imrt of the running rigging, sails, boats, &c. cut to.pieces. After securing tiv prisoners (the weather being very favourable during the night), by the exertions of Mr. Sandom, Second Lieutenant, and Mr. Atwater, the carpenter, several of the most eangi.srous shut holes were stopped, so ,as to enable them to keep the ship free; hut all their etforts to save her masts proved ineffectual, as the main and mizen-masts went over hoard the next day, leaving the bare foremast standing, wounded in three places. The indefatigable exertions of every Officer and man in the Bonne Citoyetme in fishing and securing her masts, so as to he able to take the frigate in tow, and surmounting every other difficulty, merits my warmest praise and admiration; and I .fen 1 highly gratified io reporting to their Lordship, that nothing could exceed the animated•zeal and unwearied intrepidity of the officers, seamen. and royal marines, w horn 1 have the honour to command, in a contest with an enemy apparently of so great a superiority of force; and 1 beg particularly to mention the able assistance that 1 received from Mr. Sy Ines. the first, Mr. Sa adorn, the second Lieutenant, and Mr. IV illiateson, the Master, which contributed. greatly to the success of the action. Mr. Scott, the Purser, Mr. John Black, and Mr. M`Auley, pa s sengers, in the handsomest manuer volunteered their services, assisted at the guns, and a herever they could make themselves m os t use f o i ; and Mr. Stewart, the surgeon, deserves much praise fur his humanity and great attention to our own as well as the v. ounded prisoners; indeed the patience with which all hands have borne the extreme fatigue and privation of being constantly On deck for 25 days and nights, does them infinite credit, and urges me to so long a detail. Thus circumstanced, I was induced to make the best of my way to this port, where I arrived with the prize nu the Ist i nst . ; the Bonne Ciwynne requiring three lower masts, to i s. u4a , l ., eze. to enable her to proceed ia the prosecution of their Lord shipg's or d ers . 1 have the homier herewith to inclose a tist of we killed and wounded, and 1 am happy to say our loss has he eu inconceivably small, which 1 can attri hu t e Orly to the l owoess of the Bonne Citoyenne's hull, mid heillg gu ClI1St! Wider the, enemy's guns. 1 have the honour to be, 54c. . Mot/Nati. . A List of the Kilted and Wounded on board ills rajosty'a.slonp Bonne Citoyonne , William Monnvy, Ohm:v :tuber lat he Action with La Turieuse, on the. 6th July, 1609, William Palo's, sennnin, killed ; Jaooh Anderson, sraima badly wounded ► Robert cart s ssastaaa, ditto 1 ILlbtli LAW 011(4 SEPT. Q 4. 14 ;)f a- ice be 7 11 i es of ) sc )rei