The National Register. — London, England, 1809-12-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. CERTIFICATES, DEL. 23. Joseph. A tt , •ti , tturt,ley, Laueaster, cotton ?.pinner—Tootbas Cale% , Liverpool, merchant—John Havvksky, Arnold, Not merculot—Jenti Trudgett, John's-mew:-, Little James street, Bedford -tow, stable-keeper- 7 -Robert Law; entre, Pros p !et-row , Dock head, Bermondsey, cora and coat-dealer---Ro bert sratfe, Neweibile-upon-Tyne, .merchant—Csesar oindrevvi. Grp -:•n Hammertoe, Yorkshire, spirit-merchant—James Betts, IMlstey, Essex, ship-huilder—John Jones, John Oweu, aa Henry Abbott, Bucklersonry, merchants. The n ,zetle contains, a letter from Capt. Haste, of his Ma jest ' 5 *hi I ) the Atnphion, giving an a , count ofa very gallant and well con tueteo :work, made on the enemy's fort and vot-els tit Cortelaz7o, he'.%een Venice and Trieste, by the seamen any . marines landed from that ship, which so completely succeeded. that the fort was taken, and blown up, and all the vessels s bich were in the port captured or destroyed, %% ithout the loss of man, one only being wounded by accident s when employed in de itroying the works. Communications, scientific, classical, or miscellaneous infor mation, will be thankfully received. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LanDon, SUNDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1809. POLITICAL EVENTS OF TDB WEEK. The long expected dispatches from Lord COLLINGWOOD have been at length received. They were brought b) the Hon. Lieutenant WALDEGItAV E of the Ville de Paris, who is spoken of in very high terms of praise by his Lord- ship for the gallantry he &splayed during the glorious at tic ~.. the enemy's fleet of transports. We regret that our anticipatiot..; with regard to the number of the enemy's ships, which had been engaged, have not been fulfilled ; but the most ardent expectations, we might have enter tained of the ga!lantry, zeal, and undaunted bravery of our seamen, are cotapletfly realised. The enemy were afraid to give them an opportunity of performing all they could. and would have done; but the service they executed, is beyond all eulogy, and preserves, to its fullest extent, the ♦eueration which their grateful country feels for thcii prowess and patriotism. Every day, at the event of ever• new engagement, we find our admiration increase, our affection become more ardent, in favour of our gallant tars. It is not the s. him of novelty, or an enthusiasm ex cited by surprise ; but a strong and inextinguishable feeling, matured by reflection; warmed by sentiment, strength ened by gratitude, and supported by a repetition of the most brilliant success, and the most useful services. , The enemy it appears, had an intention of putting to sea with the whole of their fleet ; and had actually sailed` from the harbour of Toulon, with that intention. But the greater part returned, arer hating been four hours at sea ; whether they meant only to escort, to a certain distance, the squadron destined for the relief of Barcelona ; or that the wind proved adverse; or that they obtained intelligence of the neighbourhood of our fleet. It may have been in tended as a manoeuvre to decoy Lord CoLLINGwooI), and detract hisiutention from the former squadron. However nEc. 3. they. are disappointed, if that was their object; -for his Lordship had made his dispositions with so much skill, that he was prepared fur every possible event. He observed Barcelona; and directed his attention to the east. If the greater division of the enemy meant to sail, their desti. 'ration was, in all probability, the Seven Islands, and not Sicily, as was imagined. The squadron which sailed consisted of three sail of the hne, four frigates and twenty store ships. The convoy , aded en the List of .Oct. from Toulon, and were imme diately chased by Admiral MARTIN, who had the Canopus. Renown; Tigre, Sultan, Leviathan, and Cumberland rm. Jer his command. The enemy's ships of the hue and one Agate, after two days chace, ran ashore, between Cette '+nd' Frontignan. Two of the former were set on fire by their own crew, as soon as they observed the preparations made by Admiral MARTIN for their destruction; and that officer entertains the greatest hopes. that the remaining ship of the line and frigate will be lost. In the mean tiine, the transports separated from the ships of war, and attempted to escape under the protection of an armed store ship. They reached the Bay of Rosas, and sought shelter under the cannon of Trinity Castle, and some new newly erected batteries. In this formidable si tuation, they were attacked by the boats of the Tigre, Cumberland, Volontaire, Apollo, Topaze, Philomel, S'•ont, and Tuscan, ander the orders of Captain HALLO. WELL. The result of this arduous service, was the destruc tion of all the transports, with the exceptsou of one, which had the fortune to escape. Captain HOLLOWELL bestows the highest encomiums upon the officers and men who were employed on the occasion, particularly on Lieu. tenant TA ILOU ft, First Lieutenant of the Tigre. who led on the attack with the most distinguished gallantry and - skill. Our loss, we are happy to state, has been trilling, consisting of 15 men killed and 55 wounded. Among the former was Lieut. TAIT of the Volontaire, " an officer, who has distinguished himself upon many occasious, and Mr. CALDW ELL, master's mate of the Tigre, a youth of great promise." The latter has lel a mother behind him in distressed circumstances; and incerely do e.e thank Captain Ilsr.t.own.t., for mentioning this circumstance ; because she has now claims to the filial respect and support of every countryman of her me. ritorious and fallen son. Dutch Papers to the 22d ult. have arrived. Their con tents are important. in a number of respects; as they allude to the developement and maturity of those vast projects of ambition, with which the mind of BUONAPARTE has been long prcgnant ;—and because they give us every rea son to hope that the Tyroleans have made no offers of sub mission, as was reported in the French Papers. These in vincible mountaineers may be destroyed, but they cannot be conquered. How very little is their character known to our Journalists, who speak of their submission. The sim plicity of their lives ; the invigorating air of their moan tains ; the laborious and hazardous exercise of the chace, give them bodies as solid as their rocks, and souls worthy of such a mansion. Exclusive of the peculiarities of 768 • •'