The National Register. — London, England, 1808-01-24 00:00:00

~7~r.. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. JAN. 94. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. ,At the Court at the Queen's POace, the Bth of 1806, present, the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Whereas it is expedient in the present state of the subjects of her Nlnst Faithful Majesty, and during the interruption in com mercial correspondence between. Great Britain and Portugal, that claims should be permitted to he given for Portuguese pro perty brought in and detained by his Majesty's ships of war and privateers ; his 'Majesty is pleased, by and nkb the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that claims cot Portuguese property, given by perions duly authorised by the owners, or by the Consul or other person authorised by the Portuguese Minister resident at this Court, shall he admitted in the High Court of Admiralty; and it is further ordered, that immediate restitution shall pass of all such property as shall appear by the bills of lading or other documents found on board Portuguese ships, coming from Portuguese settlements to the ports of Portugal, or belong to her Most Faithful Majesty, or to any of her subjects residing, at the date of this order, in the Brazils, or in any foreign settlement belt/0.1,1in); to her Crown, or in England, or in any country in amity with his Majesty, upon a general claim for every such ship and goods, given by the Consul under the authority aforesaid ; and it is further or dered, that the property of the subjects of her Most Faithful Majesty, at the date of this order, residing in Portugal, either belonging to them separately, or jointly with subjects residing in the Brazils, or other places beforemeutioned, shall be pro zounced to belong as claimed, upon a general claim given for the same on hoard such Portuguese ships as aforesaid : and it is further ordered, that the property last mentioned, as well as all other property, under private claims already given, or to be given, and pronounced to be Portuguese property, and belong ing to persons resident in Portugal at the date of this order, shall remain subject to his Majesty's further orders ; and, in the mean time, shall be put into the joint custody of agents, to he named on behalf of his Majesty, and on behalf of the Portu guese Minister resident at this Court, or of any claimant ; and that such parts thereof as are perishable, or which it may he otherwise expedient to sell, shall he sold by the aforesaid Agents, under commissions to he issued by the High Court of Admiralty, and the proceeds thereof deposited in the said Court ; and the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of state, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the .ludges of the High Court of Admiralty and Courts of Vice Admiralty, ;ire to take the neressm.y measures herein as to them shall re spectively apppertai. W. FAWKENER. Anthony Davis, Stroud-Green, Middlesex, dealer iu cattle, lan. 21, at twelve, 2S, at one, and March 1, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Robinson, Charter-House-square. • DIVIDENDS. Feb. 15. Wm. Creed, jun. Finch-lane, Cornhill, taylor, ai one, at Guildhall. Feb. 14. Win. Middleton, John Holland Pemberton, and George 1:elton, Liverpool, merchant , , at one, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool. Feb. 10. Thomas Booker, Birmingham, button-maker, at eleven, nt the Swan Tavern, Birmingham. Feb. 15. ,lames Collins, Gosport, builder, at twelve, at the Crown Inn, Gosport. Feb. 27. Chrichton Horne, Portland-street, Rateliff-High way, glass-maker, at one, at Guildhall. Feb. 15. Alexanler Macauley, Loudoa, merchant, at eleven, at Guildhall. March 1. JohwlPClary, Calcutta, at twelve, at Guildhall. Feb. 13. John Cause, Great Wakering, Essex, shopkeeper, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. March 1. Guildhall. -....p.-. BAN K RU PTS. John Morris Elwnrthv, St. James's-street, Westminster, ,zoldiniith and jeweller, to surrender Jan. 26, Feb. 2, and March 1, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Davies, Warwick-street, Golden-square. Samuel Abrahams, Sandwich, linen-draper, Jan. 2S, 30, and March I, at ten, at Guildhall, Londna. Attorney, Mr. An : inns, Earl-street, Blackfriars. .10 , eph Tit!marsh, New County-terrace, New Kent-road, builder, Jan. 26, :30, and March 1, at ten, at Guildhall. Attor- Lie, Messrs. l'hillips aud Ward, Howard-strept, Strand. Anthony Thomas Bowles and Thomas Williams, Kent street, Southwark, grocers, Jan. 22, at twelve, Feb. 2, at one, and \larch 1, at eleven, at Guildhall ? Attorney, Mr. Speck, St. John's, Southwark, Thomas Pettitt, Witney, Oxfordshire. leather-dresser, Feb. 10, 11, and March 1, at twelve, at the Shakespear Tavern New -street, Bir m in g h am . Att oru i es , M essrs . B ax t ers an d Martin, Furnivars-lim, or Mr. Webb, New-street, Bir mingham. Houghton Spencer, West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, malt ster, Jan. 23, Feb. 2, and March 1, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. A ttornies, Mr. Cutting, Bargetes-buildings, Hol born, or Mr. Walton, Saffron-Walden Essex. James Betts, Mistley, Essex, ship-builder, Jan. 26, 27, and March 1, at ten, at the Thorn Inn, Mistley. Attorney, Mr. Ambrose, Mistley. Joseph Rodrigues Peynadn, Bevis Marks, merchant, Jan. 21, Feb. 2, and March 1, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Sudlow, Muninnent-yard. Thomas Max4eld, of (.ewes, grocer, Jan. 21, Feb. 2, and March I, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Sad- Munmaent-yard. Jarvis German, Aldermanbury, hosier, ut one, at Feb. 15. Richard William Ulruk Schnieder, White Lions eourt, Birchin-lane, merchant, at one, at Guildhall. a, 11l fl:1111111•1 Mir na Feb. 16. James Gulley, Frninc-Selsrood, Sumersetshire, inuholder, at eleven, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol. CERTIFIC.ATES.—F•eE. 9. James Crossley, llalifitx, merchant. Charles Mimed, Fenchurelt-street, Wine-merchant. Francis Paul Palmer, 11'orce•ter, money-scrivener. LON DON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. • Trit;I:SDAY, 21, 180,8. Downing-Strcet, Jan.. 20. Captain Murphy, of the 88th regiment, Brigade-Maim of his Nlajesty's forces at Madeira, has arrived at the Office- of Lord Viscount Castlereagh, one of his Majesty's Principal Se retaries of state, with a Dispatili, of which the following is an extract, from Major-General Beresford, dated Madeira, Dec. 29, 1807. Extract of a Dispatch front Major-General Beresford, to Vit. count Castlereagh, dated Madeira, Funchal, Dec. 29, 1807. . 1 have the satisfaction to communicate to your Lordship the surrender of the Island of Madeira, on the !4th inst. to bib Ma jesty's arms. We had, previously to the ships coming to anchor, sent to the Governor to surrender the Island to his Britannic Majesty, offering the terms we were authorised, which were acceded to. The troops were immediately landed, and before dark were in possession of all the forts, and had the 3(.1 and 11th regiments encamped, with their field-pieces, a little to the west of the town. In regard to unanimity and cordial co-operation, it j 5 suffi cient to ray, it was Sir Samuel Hood 1 had to act with ; and the object, the service of his country. His ardeut zeal commu nicated to all the same sentiments, and the utmost unanimity prevailed. I had the fullest reason to he satisfied with the zeal and ardour of all the officers and troaps under my orders. I have the hononr to inclose the Articles of Capitulation which have been agreed upon. Captain Murphy, of the 88th regiment, Brigade Major to the forces, will he the hearer, and communicate any further particulars your Lordship may be desirous of knowing; and I humbly recommend him to his Majesty's most gracious consi deration. Terms of Capitulation for the Island of Madeira and its De pendencies, agreed upon by his Excellency the Governor and Captain-General, Pedro Fagundes Racellar d' A ntas e M mere!, on the part of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Por tugal, and by Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, Knight of the Bath., and Major-General Lkresford, on the part of his Bri tannic Majesty. Article 1. That on the "siOning of the pre7.ent treaty, the lc land of Madeira and its depeedencics shall he delivered up to the Commanders of His Britannic Majesty's forces, and to be held and enjoyed by his said Majesty, with all the right and privi leges, and jurisdictions, which heretofore belonged to the Crown of Portugal. 11. It is agreed the said island shall he evacoatea and re-de livered to his Royal Highness . the Prime Regent of Portugal, - ...r -- PF • - .~