The National Register. — London, England, 1811-08-18 00:00:00

mighty racket produced so• Kttle effect, that our batteries at Chiclana scamelykleigned to return their fire. The infantry met a worse reception at the Arrecife. After a two-hours fire of musketry, the enemy was compelled to save himself in haste, leaving a great.many killed on the field of - battle, and carrying oira great number of 'wounded. Colonel.Bormemain hid been sent to reconnoitre towards Ta riffa, with 600 men. On the 9th of June he encountered at Sa porta, an enemy's party of the same force, c on s i st i ng o f E ng li s h • and some Spaotards, and posted on steep rocks. Col. Bonnemain took his dispositions so well, that the enemy. in spite of the ad vantage of,the ground, was route d an d forced to retire upon Al- Aresiras, abandoning some prisoners and a convoy of 100 bullocks. - being able to take Advantage of the the army of the south had marched to attack in force the town of Ronda, of three regiments of the camp of .4 of the vicinity, on the 4th of June, lockade of Ronda, which-w as d e f en d e d 43d of the lint-. The Duke of Belluno ot• from Seville a column of troops i ..int-Commandant Remond; a second General Pechettx, At the . same time set united at. Moron on the 15th.. The igth,drew up in order of battle, two was attacked with such impetuosity Moments he was broke and routed Carnage, followed; near 500 dead remained near the spot, with',9oo wounded ;. the regiments of 'Sigueima - and of Ronda were' almost entirely destroyed. The remains of the enemy's division escaped only by the help of rocks, where our cavalry could not reach them.' : Odr columns the same day entered Ronda, which . Was corn siletely re-victualled. _ 4 .: . • . ... : • . . -•....11110110.....-. . , „ • , - _ • . e . Ae. ANHOLT MAIL. b• :. . • , , VITNNA t JULN W.—Every eye is at "prenetit directed to the Hungarian Diet, which will open on the 25th August. We have no doubt but that noble nation will renounce some pre ,rogative contrary to, the spirit of the present age; we already know that the IN/Lignats (the Nobility of the first rank) have resolved to guarantee the Billets d'ilmortissemesit,to a consider able amount. • JULY 20.—The deputation from the Committee' of Neutra; in Hungary, which was sent to Vienna to make representations against the financial measures adopted by Government, had, last week, an audience of his Majesty. The Monarch firmly declared to the Deputies, that his orders must be followed; and that no person should contravene them. Let PZIC, Ju LT 10.—It was the day before yesterday intimated 'to all the merchants of this town, that they will have to pay 40 -per cent. upon all the colonial products which they have received with Prussian passports; which, it is said, will produce the sum oil 80,000 crowns. The intelligence from Silistria is very un • satisfactory fur commerce. The want of money is every where felt, and occasions a fatal lowness in the price of estates, and the productions of the earth. The proprietors every day see, with grief, their. revenues diminish, whilst their expellees in crease. • S i S BUR GH, JULY 22.—0 n the 20th of July the heat was so great in this city, that Reanntr's therniorneter stood at 30 de• • grees (99i of Fahrenheit). This is the some heat which was experienced in 1753 and 1737. The next day, after a storm that took place, the thermometer fell 12 degree (27 of Fah renheit.) T.EhtISEItG, JUNK 10.—On the 29. d inst. the town of Kamarno l in the circle of Sambox, was entirely ,consumed by fire. The fire broke out about nine' in Vie morning; 'in() by twelve, 250 hotlses were reduced to ashes. The inhabitants carried their effects into the m; rket place to save them, but they caught fire from the beat and were all consumed. 'Three childrea fell a sacrifice to the flames. ~.. s KREMNITZ, JULY S.,—On the Ist inst. a water-I,olBt sud denly burst, which carried away men and horses, hduses and .bridges, and did a prodigious deal of damage, especially in the • WARSAW, Ititv 22.—,.Fifty pieces of old cannon, buried in the *rth, were lately discovered accidentally near Maldin. I'hey art partly Polish and partly Swedish, and are supposed to have been buried there since the year 1657, in the war carried on by the King of Sweden (char/es Gustavus) against the King of Poland (John easimer). DRESD?N, JULY '22.—The heat here is very excessive. On She 16th it was so vioteut that several soldiers exercising between Pilnitz and Dresden, dropped down, and some have died. Some parts of Saxony have suffered much by hail-storms. The damage done by one of those in the suburbs of Ostra, near Dres den, is estimated a; 12,041) dollars. Similar storms have taken pine in the seighb9urhood od Freybourg. ..... • - Tie enemy rec k oned on hi .moment, when the bulk of tl into BetremAdura, in order to Gesserstl Beji*je, at the head St. Roch, and Of the peasants advanced to form the blockao by-sorneeompanies of the 434 idifilediatettatiscd to set on under the outer& of Adjutant. column, commanded by Gem _nut from the. i st . corps : ,they enemy confiding in his streng leagues from Ronda; lout he N by our troops, tiat in a few 'along ail hie line ; .a horrible I. 4• 17, - The Catholics, it appearsi continue, notwithstand the arrests in Dublin, to proceed with their • • elections in the different counties of Ireland. Except in the metrepolis,no steps have been taken to im pede or put down these elections. The Protestant gentry and Magistrates throughout the country seem to countenance and afford .protection to the Catholic Meetings. The state -of the country, therefore, is most critical and alarming. Nothing can be a more convincing proof of the precipitancy and impolicy of. - Proclamation, than that the Government cannot act upon, it throughout th e counties as they haye,,yentured to do in Dublin ; and that the..magistracy, the constitutional support ers of the Executive, are -no .loner, the ministers of its authority, but arrayed in resistance to it. nit'AvOst oF CATHOLIC GENTL4MEN. INMAN, -Au 0.-ie.—Early in the forenoon of yesterday, EL E. Taal'' , • Esq. partner in the Bank of Lord Wrench and Cu, and Mr. Kirwan, Merchant, of• Abbey-street, Were arrested; under a warrant from Lord Chief Justice Downes, for acting 'as ipele gates, • and Doctors Breen and Burke, and Mr. Scurlog, Men. chant, were also arrested; for acting as Electors of Delegates to the Catholic Committee. These Gentlemen having been brought in custody to the' bone of the Lord. Chief Justice, in Merrion square, and Mr. Carmichael having. attended there, on the part - of Mr. Kenunis, CroWti Solicitor, the Gentlemen so in custody reqoired, Mr-Carmichael to•stare to the Chief Justice, that they had been arrested withoutiny previous infOrmation ; that they • were deircnis or having en Opportunity of adVising with Coun sel as to the conduct they shnuld pursue; and that time shou:d be granted to them till this day for that porpoie. Mr. Cartnichael raid, he w00'.,: tummunlcare what he was so desired to tote Chief Justice ; and having gout Up btairi. ti.fne'il lb a few m i nutes with the Chief Justice's answer, which wai, 'that he could not give such time. They then desired Mr. Car michael to ask the Chief Justice iVit. w 4 bit intersticp to cons .‘init them to'prieen, in case they GI . not then proctire ball. Mr. Carhiichaer havlit4 again retired; returned boon after, and men tioned that the Chief Justice 1 1 44 desired him to say, if bail was not given, he woUltc then coi&uit theyersons in custody to 'pri • son. Bail was afterwards entered fur 100ft.andsWis sureties for 2001. each. • ' Upon-the hail being entered, Mr. Kirwan Crown Solicitor's Clerk, Mr. Carmichael, in the foltowitirwords . " Sir, I would wish to lave a copy of the inforthation, on oath, " under which .I • have linen arrested, .and am' now &tibia*. as I understand the law entitles it% to the • • , The Chief Justice replied—" It it tiot usual to 'give itytynti will take legal advice, and if yon are rtilitled - t it, the person : you emplpy will obtain it in a legal way." Mr. Taaffe made a.soni lar application, and received the same answer. • • ' Duatisr, Atm. 12.—This day Dr. Sheridan, svtio, It is alleged, had been chosen a delegate, was brought before the lord Chief Justice, and entered into bail to stand hii trial for the alleged offence. On Friday a numerous Meeting of= Roman Catholics was held in the city of Limerick, when several resolutions tor' peti tion Parliament fora redress of grievances were agreed to, and three gentlemen were appointed to . prepale the same, and to co-operate with the General Committee of the Catholics of Ireland. • On Thursday a rum:emus and respectable meeting of the Ca tholics of the count,/ of Tipperary took peace, in Clonmell. Tte Catholic Gentlemen received Twenty distinct intimation, from Magistrates, assuring thetti of theirdissent from the Pro clamation. Mr. Prirtie, Itepreserltative for the County, eras present ; and we understand Lord Lismore offered his support, should it he thought necessary. At a meeting of the Catholics of the county of Mayo, held at Castlebar, pursuant to public notice, on the 7th day of August, 1811, G. Browne, of Brownestown, Esq. in the Chair, the fol lowing Resolutions were unanimously entered into :- 6' Resolved, That we view with deep regret and apprehen, lion the late attempt of an unwise Government to destroy the long established and invaluable right of petitioning, vested by the law and constitution of the Lind in the subjects of these realms. " That to procure for ourselves a full participation in the bene. Its of that 'Constitution, bas been long the dearest object of our IPetr: ° 'gr" .• ='~.~,.~:7~~~ ~~a - 0 1P 0 111*-