The National Register. — London, England, 1812-09-20 00:00:00

sEPT. co. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. but the Frenchmen ‘vere absolutely deaf to remonstrarces. A de tachment of the Cheshire militia, and the South Gloucester regiment, were drawn up on tiie walls surrounding the prison ; and, although they had loaded their pieces with ball, the prisoners appeared un datinted, and insulted them in the grossest terms : indeed, our brave men withstood the contumelious language 'A the prisoners with a pa. • iience beyond all praise. A sentinel on 'kitty, called tones, had his bayonet wrenched oil his piece, vet nobly reserved .liis tire : an officer, lriwever, however, tiallowed the Frenchman, struck hint over the :boulder with his sword, and brou.:,ht OF the bayonet. The Frenchmen even bared their breasts to the troops, and seemed regard b;,s ,b 1 danger. The number of pri s oners is about 7,500 ; and so me_ 11 ,, c i n g was their conduct, that an express was sent off to Plymouth D oc k, at eleven o'clock on Sunday night, soliciting immediate assist ance Three ',Tees of artillery, six-pounders, ‘N ere in consequence sent off, early on Sunday morning; and on their arrival at the princi pal gate (iron) the bars of which, of immense size, had been previous ly broken, by stones hurled against them by the insurgents, th..y were placed such directions as completely to command the whole of the circle which the prit.on describes. Tnis had the desired effect, and order was restored. It is to be noticed, that the allowance of bread, at tt hich these deluded men have so indignantly spurned, is precisely Vie same as that which is served out to our own gallant sailors and rnirines. The prisoners at Dartmoor have also been allowed to go out by parties to work in the surrounding country ; but their conduct at the depot, as well as on board the prison-ships at Hamoaze, has always been very irregular—complaining when there was no reason able grounl of complaint, insulting the English officers, throwing meat or vegetab!es to the ground or intolhe sea, which were of Kittle quality, and which would have been highly prized indeed by our own suffering peasant BOXING. A pitched battle, which excited more sporting attention than any which has occurred in the present year, took place on Thursday in the neighbourhood of Ealing, such having been previously announced for Uxbridge Common, whither the populace first started for. The combatants were a pro mising athletic young candidate from Lancashire, belonging to the Cregson school, who entered the list with the qualifi cations of the renowned Jem Belcher's weight, a mi'fing mug and fearless resolution. Many adventurers from La ncashire had failed in establishing themselves on the boxing list since Gregson's resolute combats; .and that pugilist knew too well the lack of a bit of science, to suffer such to be withheld from his adopted youth, and Carter, from native rusticity sent forth from the purring part of Lancashire, pro fitted by the lessons and advice of Messrs. Roland, fencing masters, and the first sparrers of the day. I [is antagonist, Bone, who has often displayed in pugilistic combats, had aspired to a more elevated notion of honour, by joining the ranks of the army, and he was alike a stranger to fear in the €e!d of either bayonets or marrowbonts. The men were of tolerably equal weight, and they set-to at one o'clock. Bet ting was even, but Carter had the turn : Round 1. Bone made good two hits, 'left and right, without re ceiving a return. The distance was not well judged, and the hits Ltiled of efkct • he, however gJt from the dose, and hit his adver sary down handsomely by a right-handed blow in the cheek, which also produced first blood. Five to four on Bone. 2. Carter evidently felt the e*cts of the hit, and sparred with great caution.. He commenced a rally by a left-handed hit, which told, but 45 returned with both hands. A sharp rilly ensued, in which Bone showed himself the best fighter, and placed most hits. He drove his a , lversary away, and Carter went dUNII, after having much the worst of the round, by a slip in getting his heel into a hole whilst retrelting, winch caused considerable irjury. Betting six to tour on Bone. 3. Both appeared confident, and Carter nit his man a lunging blow on the body, which was followed by a sharp rally. Bone 3howcd touch qu'c,kiless,. but lie was met often in this round by Carters's left hand ;it the head. After exchanging several hits, Carter was thrown in a close. The combatants were alike in want of wind, and each made play. Tlus was also a rallying, advantageous at intervals to both, but Car er had not t h e g if t o f t h row i ng i n I s i s r i g h t h an d w ith a ny destructive fume. An irregular close ended the round. This round turned the betting in favour of Carter, who had recovered his wind, and seemed to begin to feel that he was fighting. He met the rallies of his adver ,,,!y with the left hand very successfully at the head, and although his right was employed in a sort of chop, yet, troth the eagerness with waieliit was administered it told, and biJne was down. He had from 581 this lime his I:ad, and it was never wrested from him. In the fifth round he kept a sort of superiority ; and in the seventh be signalized himself with that sort of temperance and courage ‘Yhich could not tail to secure victory. After this, until the twelfth round, he carried every obstacle, ;!nd fou,:ht better in the twelfth round, which van quished his anversary ' than he had done in any precedin4 one. Bone, in the latter part of the fiJit, gave his head to his adversary's arm, and Carter gave hint same S74ARTING TASTkS of the BeLlierian FIRP.ING with the other band. The contest, which was sk i rp ac t ! resolute, lasted 17 minutes. Another battle was fought between two little genmen, de nominated Catsmeat and Suuji, and it was a merry one in fa vour of Mister Snuff when a :Magistrate did his duty in spoiling. the sports in propria perww, and his mandate of peace was instantly obeyed, by a diLpersion of the populace. The ring was thronged with the usual motley. Very few 1-f the pugilistic corps were present, it being unseasonable for fighting—they are reconnoitring upon country sounding, and, to the honour of the fraternity be it said, only one has got into a county gaol. TUESDAY'S LONDON GA.': ETTE WAR DEPARTMENT. DO W NI•• G-S1 Tt LT, SEPT. 1.1, 1312. A dispatch, of which the following is an extract, has been this day reetived at Earl Bathurst's Office, addressed to his Lordship by General the Marquis of Wellington, dated Madrid, August 18, 1612 : Joseph Buonaparte wit% d from Ocana on the 16th instant, wnd his army are in watch towards Valencia. The enemy have abandoned To which has been - taken p ssession of by a party of the guerillas of El Medico. Since the capture of the Retire, the gar►i,on of Gui;d:daxara, con sisting of seven hundred nett, has surrendered to the Empecinado by capitulation, on nearly the same terms as those which I wanted to the garrison of the itoiro. By reports from Major-General Clinton, I learn, that a pvrt. of the remains of the army or Portugal had moved from the oeiOntourhood of Burgos, aid some of their detachments weir understood to be at Val ladolid on the 1 I'h General Santocildes ;!ite Mg withdrawn the troops of the army to - Gallicia which occupied that town. Some of their detachments welt likrwise on the right of the Pistierga. I had expected they would make this movement as s oon as I should get the troops together, when I tinderrook the march MOM Madt id. By account• flout Lieutenant General Sit Rowland Hilt, of the 1.2111, it appears that General Dronet li,.tt diawn iu his "Wit front La Gua• rena, but he still held ll.):Joichoi. By accounts from Cadiz to the 6th irstaut, it appears that General Villante had returned to the hl eliadr.—tiencral BAllasteros had taken :.iot) prisoners at Ossuna ; aud by the reports of the po , ition of the troops, it appears that the road to Gtoraltar is again open to him. Aumin.u. - tv OFFICE, SLPT. 15. Fstract of a lletitrpoo Curtain J. 0. Bremer, q' his linjesty's Burinnia, datcil iroutogne, the 11th instant, trfinsinitted to john Wilson C.oker, Fsq. 1 have the honour to inform you, that this morning at daylight, 1 saw a lugger in the north-west, having French colours H, ing, eha ed by the Dwarf cutter and Pioneer schooner, the latter vLsscl far a,tern. At ten o'clock the lugger mtale an inelKetual atte!i!l>r ro css the Bermuda's bow, and did not surrender till he had let.eivad s_t eta' broadsides of grape from this vessel. The utmost gallantry was displayed by every Aker and in •n em ployed in the boats of the Dwarf and ; z••al a nd laborious exertions of Lieutenant Gurt,on and iho e w:to i:P.lat. eel on board the cutter, exceed all praie. The prize is the privateer Le Bon Gen , f•...t noolo . .:ne having on board sixteen guns, (f-utr only mounted,) Ch ; snit from Boulogne last night, and had not ma , •e ny captures. The enemy made a desperate resistance, :IA his loss has been seta rr, there being three killed and sixteen tvouneLd, most of ttient severely. BANEKUPTs. T. Clinch, Crooked.l.tite, C.innon-stre.:t, host and shoe.malcer, to surrender Sept. SS, Oct. 3, and `.:7, at ele‘.;ll, At GullCdtAil.—At torney, Mr. Dean-street, Sono. W. J. W. Lindsey, Iligh-sim.t, Borough. h-sicr, Sept. ‘2.!3, Oct. 3, and (27, at eleven, at Guildhall Attorney, 31r. l'opkin, I)Lan-street, Soho. W. Brown, Wo-(1-street, Ch-npo,!..k:4l,jc!.inaiitifaciurer, Sept. 19, so, and Oct. 27, at ten, at GuildliAili ? )itttoria.:), Mr. Crara, Union-court, Broad-street. v A" 511 /* iiIIII