The National Register. — London, England, 1813-08-29 00:00:00

b5B ./ TT! 17, and &vets what-never, to my mother Bridget Nicholson. M wit veils my ktlld thi• 1 7 th day of August, 1613. Witne4a Titos. Wuttne., " PHILIP NICHOLSON," " L. HENsoN. " And I anthoriQe and empower Mr. Webbe to see that my above aod dire is carried into eNecotiOn " PHILIP NICHOLSON." On 'Aron'fay morninr, the gallows intended for the excrutkn of Massereux, who had been eons icted on the Friday before, at the Maidstone assizes, of Amu& ring a marine on hoard the Sampson prison ship, were cons eyed as early as three o'clock to Finn Point. in the Medway, off which Islaee the prison ships ale stationed ; and the exewitical took place in the fill view of all the priscort , . Mas Pereatix was taken ti lan tluj..ii heavily ironed ; and, tort:lnt r with the ecrilti• tier and his assistants, .and a clergywan took seat in a yost.earria....c, and was driven to the spot whi‘re lie paid the forfeit of his life for the crime he had committed. 'rile fortitude or ratle.r indifielence which Mi.ssereanx had assumed during his trial, quite tist.sook him in the awful moment, and it was found necessary to onpport him in ascending the fatal steps. He vas attended by a Unman C .tholie Clergyman. Friday the 2011 i inst. was eNecnted at Aylslinry, William Freeman, for setteng fire to his own house and two others, at Lavendon, Huck'. fie appeased resigned to his fate, which lie met with be come fortitude. He attempted to make Ids escape on the Wed honre awl had succeilled getting his irons olf, , n t was insCOVertNi while en . leavouring to get out of his cell. He denied guilt 19 the WO. nn Weduetalay,* 18th inst. John Urifain, for the murder of his %rife in April last, wI, found guilty, at the Warwick Assizes, mill weetcnee to he tai gcd and ftfterwurds delivered to the surgeons for dissection. oil 17.4.• Friday hi: was executed ill 0911 t 9t• the comity r:ol Warwick, in u.e presence of a large concourse of spectators. deelatud that he had im personal animosity against his wi:e hen he ‘yetii lu liel an the esening preceding the murder ; lint that. on a ratiltlen impulse, and witlvint any provocation, he joinped out nt tit ii, and perpetrated the' horrid died, with a liar of iron, abinit la Alter his total lunation he niatiitesti d an appearance of ca!miness and siirenity, He has left three children to bewail his litiockLig end, and the lamentable tide of their mother. TUESDArs LONDON GAZE TEt DISPATCH MOM THE NI %NM OF WpAAnTON. WAR DEPA RTMENT., DOWNING-STREET, AUG. ::13. 11313. dispatch of which the followi•.; is an extract, has been receivel by Earl Bathurst from F rluti Mai shal the Marquis of Wellingtcn, rlatt 41 Lez4ca, Atm 1:, 1813. • No part co m• ci)ange has taken pla^e in the position of either of the contending armies on this trotaier since I addressed your Lord .bip on vie 4tl. inctant. !save the picioire to Odium your Lordship, that the enemy's fin . - tifivu pot at Sarag. za by capitulation, to Geyeral Mina, vi the Seth nit He has taken Owe above 500 prisoners, 41 picee& of rAttion, a vast quantity of a" munition, arms, clothing. &e, w The 1441 accounts hick 1 have received fromLLutenant-Gencral Lord William Bentinck aic of. the Ist instant; he was then in the %rel. ItliouThood of . 1 atlegona. t eliebn.v a rourn of allied and wounded. Who were not included vetnrits trausmitted in my dispatches to your Lordship of the ht ...nd nr•tant. Supplementary Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing. Tol4l ftritisle evtatilis, I serjeant, 16 rank and file, I 1 orijor, 3 eaptaitu, 8 lientiinants, t Nil jail , 1 ,taft; B drummer, 153 rank and file, 1 horse, o lit itish l luaB Killtd. •-301,11 July.-3d or unii.4, Capt. Walsh.— "' i t,i Whiffing. ~ii- o tendeil,--3nthJuly.-I , t Hussars, King's German 1!•(..), -iightly.-31 or Buff , Lieut. Colrelotigli, 1 . 4121411.---31.0 Foot, tlatt. Capt. CvitliltiOne, Eii;ign W. Stittn, Ai pert i‘ -.4.)111 414.11 t,. Htinifre V , FtiVeruly.-06111 Foot, 2,1 "Vitt Kijor ; Cdpt Lieut. ilickin, t ruiv ; Lit 1... ,61. ly.-74%0 Foot, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. P. ii - eneit,,i4;; ; ;ly; Capt . Il(+o:e r..llijot), Lieut. Pattison, Lieut. thoseemil, ; • • Isl slugast.-00tli Foot 3.;1s Kcikt, slightly. NAT, REGISTER, lecausT 29, ADMIRALTY -OFFICE, AVG• V 4, 13L3. Extract of a Letter fr..in Captain Maples, Jf Hi M •, .sty's Sloop Pelican. to Vice AilmirAlTnornborouvli, awl tran,mitteci by the latter Officer to John Wil•on Croker, Eq. Hir Majesty'- 510 ,, p Pelican, St, David. Hi ;Al, East five I.4gues, Ail:: !4. I have the honour to inform you, o!at in o h edit fr'e tf , you wders to me of the 12:h inst•oit, to old •e in St George °, Cilaai C !, to:. tie protection el the trade, and to o:dain isikAstatioo of an Awe:wail sloop of war, I had the good fortune to boat d a brig, the n'asier of which 111:6tfill d 104, that lie kid ,een a ves , el, appiirchtly a mail of war, storing to the K. E.; at four o'clock this m•:rniog I saw a vessel on fire, and a ht i t : standing trout her, which ii'.-on! , made out to pea ernizer ; made all sail in chace, and at half past five came alongside ocher, (she having shortened sail, and made Ivt e:t clear obstioate rysistanee), apes', afirr giving her twee di cers , onr`action commenced, whirls was kola up with gi -pis it on hoth sides forty-three minutes, when we lay her we ie in the act of boarding, when she struck her colcurs. Sh pr vet to he the United States sloop of war Argus, of r6O tons, tv % • r:u r _ pounder earronades, and ‘.2 long 12 pouto!erk ; hail on lasani 0 b un she sailed from America, (two month' sire.) a compli loco or ie9 'men, but in the action 127, emenustAd Lieotenant-Coinmai.doi:t W. H. Allen, who, I re : 9-4 t to , say, was woo-nled eltly in the avtion, said has shit e suflered Ani put at ion of his left thigh. No eulogium I could itn e would do sothcleot justie4 to the merits of Inv gallant officurs anti crew (kvliAi vow:isle.? of 1 sti): the efi()l courage they:di-played, and the precision of their fire, (nosh; nilly be equalled by their zeal to distinguish them-elves: but I most beg leave to call your Aterision to the condom of my First Lie': ; of Mr. Williom 6h:ilk/Hie, acting one-ter; I=a. tV„ Ingram, the purser, who volunteered his services on deck and Mr. R. Scott, the bo:,t-wain. - Our loss, lam happy to say, is sinall ; one masters-lonic, Mr. W. Young, slain io the moment of vietsily, while atiimatilig, by his coorage and example, all around hilt ; and one Hle seaman. John Ewe! y, besides five seamen, wounded, who are all doisig Vc ll ; that of the enemy 1 have not yet been able to ascertain, hut it is con siderable i her offices's say, about forty killed and wounded. I have the honour to be, &r. (Signed) J. F. MAPLES, Commander. BANKRUPTS. C• Rum!, of B.lth, r, to •urretuler Sept. 1,7, at ten, an d oi l 5, at nine, at the. Riainner Tavel Bristol. Au niac, Mears Viz ird and Ilutchii son, Lnteoln's inn ; and Mr. Cox Mgli-,tf•eet, S. Cock Fte of 11141.ghall-street, merchant lig. 31, Sept. 18, and Oct 5, ut tw, IVP, at Chtthtt,:tll. Atto flies, ilcssrs. Cruder, Lavie, and Gard', Viederick p!ace, O d .f..ivry DIVIDENDS, Oct. 2. J. Ilornby, of Tottenham-court road, iron—ongcr, at twelve, at Guildhall —Sept. 17. S. Lineker, of Newgate-street, umbrella maker, at three. at Guildhall.—Oct. 2.5 W. Urther, late of Foaling. greea-line, Cletkenw ell, at twelve, at Guildhall.—Sept. 15. M. West, now or late of Colelioster, Essex, mei chaut, at . ele. eo, at the Angel l , Colchester.--Sept. 2.2. N Simpson, jun. hte of Ely, Cambridge shire, currier, at twelve, at the Aitgel Inn, Bury St Edmund,. —Sept. 17. R. R. Wi. ks, ot Broad-st,e e-t, St Giles's. 11(19e r-shop-keeper. at three, at Guildltall.—Aee. `2:3. J. Willis, G. M. Jokes. J, G. Jackson,' and J. Largle of salisioir v • square, Fleet-street, merchants, at ten; at Gaildhall.—sept. 17. G F. Stoll, of Ra cliffe-highway, v;ctualler, at two, at Guildh. ll.—Sept . 17. P. Matthews, of Copt hall court, merchant, at twelve, at Guild-alt.—Sept. J. Mears, of Fenchnrch-buildings, • Fenchurch.streer, at ten, at Gui!o!utll.—Sept. 28. C. Shatme, of the • Poultry, be,. kseller, at tell, at (;uildhali —Sept. ‘2B Coles, of eet, Oxford-street, jrweller, at tea, at Guild 17. P. Malin, of Beciford-scia.?., trotwiler halo, at ten, at Guildludl.- -- Sept. 17. R. Haester, of upholsteier, at two, at Guildhall. —Sopt. 17 E. Mee tam, of Aide remenhury, wholesale linen-draper, at tw(., at Guildila I.—Sept. 17. W. Res d, of Camberwell. carpenter, at two, at Guildhall. Sept 17. J. W ,rrets, <.f Coggeshall. Essex. dreper, at two. at Guildhall - Sept. 17. J. 11 , oford, of Whiteehapel-toad, earthenware-seller, at el- sen, at Gut dhat —Sept. 17. C Oippen. of Litueho se, hoop-bender, at nj..e, ast Guildhall.—Sept 17. N. Roe, of Birmingham, confectioner, at one, et Gutldhall I. -Won. - S pt. 17. I J. Harding, of 't Ja:oes's-street, boekse Iler, at nine, at t)tieinhall.— Sept. 17. P. roster, ofOx fori-struet, Ironmonger. at on., at GlVlti l 'ai l • —• Sept. 17. E. Ashng and J. Gloper, late of the Spa-road, Be rotondsey, tnerchants, at one, at Gutl,lll.4.—Sept. 17. J. Payne, late Wel. hngton-square, builder, at de% co, at Guildhall.—Sept. 17. J Mite, of Tonenhatu-court-road, Stalladshirti-warehotveman, it three, a{