The National Register. — London, England, 1811-10-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. The accounts 110 M the Helder come down to the 7th instant, and state, that on the sth, two days pre vious, five ships of the Texel squadron and the cor vette Venus had put to sea under the orders of Ad miral De WINTER, Commander in Chief of the Fleet; and, after manoeuvring all day, and per. forming various evolutions, anchored in the evening in 13reswyd, between the Sckulpe Gat and the Zuedwester Gat. During this operation the Bri tish Squadron, consisting of six ships of the line, a frigate, and two brigs, were in sight. As soon as they perceived the movement of the Imperial squa dron, they proceeded, with all sails set, towards the Zuedwester Gat, and dispatched a brig,of which the enemy lost sight, in a westerly direction. The next morning, at break of day, only three Britith ships of the line, two frigates, and one brig, were visible, and the French sqadron again sailed, and passed all the day in manoeuvring. Whither they sailed, how they manoeuvred, for what purpose they proceeded to sea, or what force they had to encounter or to awe, is not mentioned—they, however, manoeuvred, and if we are to form any opinidn from the silence of even their own account, their great merit and their still greater good fortune was to have escaped any serious interruption during their ostentatious manoeuvres from the British cruisers. An ar ticle. frcm Blankenberg, dated October the 4th, states, that three ships of the line, one frigate, and a corvette belonging to the Scheldt squadrdn (one of Which carried the flag of Admiral MissiEssy), had sailed to the entrance of the river to chase away an English frigate and some corvetes, which were separated from the Dutch squadron by a narrow bank. The whole of the British vessels were seen to Eire • upon the most advanced of the enemy's ships which replied by a volley that made them put before the wind. Admiral MISSIESSY having afterwards doubled all the banks with his three ships of the line, &c. pursued the British frigate, &c t till the evening. The merit of this exploit of Admiral MissiEssx, in chasing, with THREE SAIL OF THE LINE, &C. afrigate and afire corvettes, trans cends description ; and the account of the exploit consequently terminates with the bare recital of the the pursuit, without any the smallest mention of the result. Whilst the naval force of the enemy confines itself to such enterprises, and can accom plish only such results, little apprehensions Deed be entertained of the consequences of any of their maritime exertions. But, in their utter inability to succeed in any contest upon equal terms, they are glad to take advantage of any apparent superiority, however ascribable to superior strength and numbers, in order to prove to France, that the French Government is not wholly impotent at sea. Let them then enjoy their triumph,. and whilst the fleets of the enemy are compelled to skulk inactively and ingloriously in their ports, till some lucky chance may enable them to venture forth, we may safely allow them the little triumph of chasing away a very inferior force with an imposing squadron. The information received from . Windsor, last week, has been— , 6 that his Majesty remains in the same state."—Bulletins, for the future s will be is. sued on Sundays only. Some accounts wL from Jersey and Guernsey pectations of invasion seem to have subsided. But every necessary precaution was still taken. " IKRSEY, OCT. 12 —A 11 Frenchmen of the second class, far. mers, day-labourers, domestics, & c . wh o are now here, are ordered to appear at the office of Mr. Anley, Notary Public, at 10, A. M. on the 16th. " Advices, ou which we believe we may rely, state the return to Pails of the Cardinals sent by Buonaparte to the Pope. His Holiness would not accede to any of the demands submitted to • him. He spoke only tothe Italian Cardinals—he declined mak ing any reply to the Archbishop of Mechlin." Admiral Young has issued orders to the ships of his fleet in the Downs, that no Officer is to go on shore, except on duty, in order that they may he ready to sail at a moment's warning. The new Catholic Committee, or Convention, was to meet yesterday, at the Theatre, Fishamble street, Dublin—the Earl of Fingal in'the Chair.— Considerable anxiety, our private letters state, was felt respecting the conduct which Government meant to adopt. " DUBLIN, OCT. 16.—Public anxiety is wound up to the highest pitch respecting the course which the Government shall pursue on next Saturday, when the Catholic Convention will' assemble. It is supposed that the whole of the day will nut be sufficient for the formalities necessary for the Delegates to verify • their powers." Paris Paperrhave beqn received, which are filled with details of'Buonaparte's visit to Flushing. Mick dleburgh, Terveere, Terneuse, arid Batz. The strength of Flushing is dwelt upon in a very marked manner. it is now said to be a fortress of the first order : but the land fortifications have cost about . 400,0001. since we quitted the island. ." The quay which we wished to destroy, has been repaired This we shall not believe until we •see the thirty ships of the line, talked of in the French Papers; enter it. • Report says thatßuonaparte has returned to Paris. • The Eliza-Anne has arrived at Cork, with a cargo of staves, from Philadelphia. She bringi. accounts froth that city to.the 9th ult. ; nothing was expected ,until the' meeting of Congress. She has brought as passengers Mr. Thomas English and family, Consul from the United States to Dublin. By the last letters from Persia we learn that his Excellency Sir Gore Ouseley, and his Lady, *ocCu_ pied the Palace at Shiras, called the Takhti as being a royal residence of the. present reigning family, surnamed Casar. The other Gentlemen of the English embassy, with the escort of cavalry, the artillery, and servants, were encamped close . to the gardens of the ,Palace.. Sir Wi!liam Ouseley, was preparing to set out on a kuiney to parob." .gard (the ancient Cyropolis), and to explore the ruins of Passagarda, and the tomb of Cyrus ; after which, his intention was to trace the route of Alex ander, from Passagarda to Persepolis. Sir William hoped to perform this expedition (about 300 miles)' in thirteen or fourteen days ; and his brother, the Ambassador, had obtained for him a Royal Firman, and an Officer of the Prince's guards, to att••nd him, and insure his personal safety and accommo4 dation, in a quarter of Persia, which has not, pi 0. bably, been visited by any European for above an hundred years, and whic , is described by the na— tives as abounding in monuments of the most re• mote antiquity, as well as natural curioxies g.f very extraordinary kind, not noticed • hitherto by any traveller. 665 ?ere received yesterday morning uernsey of the 12th. The ex- fi t' :-,,::~ii 'VFW( PM